Punjab Kings to face Rajasthan Royals in their reverse fixture meeting. In the first meeting Samson's Royals were slightly missed their target by only 4 runs. Will they can full fill the revenge or other hand Rahul's Kings can snatch the recent fifth place on the table ? These are the things to watch.
"Hustling for the fourth spot has become a regular endeavour for both Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who once again find themselves precariously placed at the halfway stage of IPL 2021. With only three wins apiece - none of those being successive - both sides will be eager for some consistency to get their campaign up and running in the UAE leg of the tournament.
The Kings have played eight matches so far - one more than their opponents on Tuesday - and currently occupy the sixth spot on the points table. They started off with a victory against the Royals in what was an epic game way back in April this year, just about managing to defend 221 despite Sanju Samson's majestic 119 on his captaincy debut. Since then, both teams have blown hot and cold, with the Royals only marginally better in terms of win percentage.
Both sides have a plenty of international replacements forced due to non-availability of players, and some of those could work in their favour looking at the current form and calibre of these players. The No. 1 ranked T20I bowler in the world - Tabraiz Shamsi - enters the Royals setup with a lot of confidence and wickets. The Kings have roped in Adil Rashid who has bowled effectively in both powerplays and the middle overs (while he was also the joint-highest wicket-taker in The Hundred), and could have a big role to play considering the conditions in the UAE." _Crickbuzz
Here is our predicted XI :-
Predicted XI(by Raja Noor) :
Punjab Kings :
1) KL Rahul (C & WK)
2) Mayank Agarwal
3) Chris Gayle✈️
4) Nicholas Pooran✈️
5) Deepak Hooda
6)Shahrukh Khan
7) Adil Rashid✈️
8) Ravi Bishnoi
9) Arshdeep Singh
10) Nathan Ellis✈️
11) Mohammed Shami
Rajasthan Royals :
1) Evin Lewis✈️
2) Yashasvi Jaiswal
3) Sanju Samson (C & WK)
4) Liyam Livingstone✈️
5) Riyan Parag
6) Shivam Dube
7) Rahul Tewatia
8) Chris Morris✈️
9) Chetan Sakariya
10) Kartik Tyagi/ Sreyash Gopal
11) Mustafizur Rahman✈️
Date & Time : Tuesday, September 21 at 7:30 PM IST
Place : Dubai International Cricket Stadium
Toss Prediction : Win and Fielding first.
Score Prediction : 165+
Winner Prediction (%) : PBKS 45% - 55% RR
5 players to watchout for :
1) KL Rahul
2) Sanju Samson
3) Chetan Shakaria
4) Universe Boss, Chris Gayle
5) Evin Lewis
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_Rajesh Mallick
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