Indian Premier League Match-4 Prediction
Match: RR vs PBKS Fantasy Team Prediction
Time: 12 April, 07:30 PM (IST)
Series:: Indian Premier League 2021
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Head to Head Stats
Matches Played 21
RR Won 12
PBKS Won 09
No Result/Tie 00PBKS Won 09
Recent Form:
RR: L, W, W, L, W❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
RR:
L, W, W, L, W
❌ ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅
PBKS: L, L, W, W, W❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
PBKS:
L, L, W, W, W
❌ ❌ ✅ ✅ ✅
Info:
- Rajasthan and Punjab are both led by Indian internationals. Sanju Samson takes over from Steve Smith for the Royals in this year’s tournament with KL Rahul leading the Kings for the second successive year.
- There will be plenty of international stars on show in this game. In the Rajasthan Royals squad there is Liam Livingstone, David Miller, Chris Morris, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Andrew Tye, Mustafizur Rahman and the injured Jofra Archer who is expected to miss a large proportion of the season. For Punjab Kings, they can call upon Chris Gayle, Dawid Malan, Moises Henriques, Fabian Allen, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Jordan, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith.
- But the key to a successful team is being able to blend the overseas internationals alongside the local players. Compared to other sides, both teams are not blessed with many India internationals. For Rajasthan, only Shivam Dube, skipper Sanju Samson, Mayank Markande and Jaydev Unadkat have been capped at international level. For Punjab Kings, they have Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, KL Rahul and Mohammed Shami. This will mean many opportunities for up and coming players to get plenty of game time.
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming: Fans in India can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
TV Channels:
The match can be watched live on Star Sports in India, Sky Cricket in the UK and Willow TV in the USA.
Toss Predictions:
Once again we expect the captain who calls correctly to insert the opposition and chase a target later on in the game.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
Highs of 34 degrees earlier in the day, the temperature may still be above 30 during the game.
🏟️ Pitch:
Games at the Wankhede Stadium often favour the batsmen. We expect the big name hitters to enjoy this surface.
Team NEWS:
Rajasthan Team News:
This is a new era for Rajasthan Royals without Steve Smith and under the stewardship of Sanju Samson. However, from a standings perspective, the only way is up and they will be looking for their batsmen to make up for the loss of Jofra Archer with the ball.
Punjab Team News:
A new brand but the same captain. Last year’s Kings XI Punjab will hope for another avalanche of runs from skipper KL Rahul as Punjab Kings in IPL 2021.
Predicted Line-ups:
Rajasthan
Robin Uthappa
Ben Stokes
Jos Buttler
Sanju Samson (c) (wk)
Rahul Tewatia
Liam Livingstone
Chris Morris
Shreyas Gopal
Kartik Tyagi
Varun Aaron
Jaydev Unadkat
Punjab
KL Rahul
Mayank Agarwal
Dawid Malan
Nicholas Pooran
Mandeep Singh
Sharukh Khan
Jhye Richardson
Mohammad Shami
Ravi Bishnoi
Riley Meredith
Murugan Ashwin
Players H2H Battle:
Ben Stokes Against Chris Jordan
3 balls 6 runs 01 out
Ben Stokes Against M Shami
11 balls 16 runs 01 out
Ben Stokes Against Arshdeep Singh
9 balls 18 runs 00 out
S Samson against M Shami
9 balls 21 runs 01 out
S Samson against R Bishnoi
20 balls 26 runs 00 out
Jos Buttler against M Shami
20 balls 25 runs 01 out
Jos Buttler against Jhy Richardson
12 balls 8 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against J Unadkat
43 balls 72 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against Chris Morris
23 balls 41 runs 01 out
David Miller Against M Ashwin3 balls 02 runs 01 out
Mayank Agarwal against C Morris
14 balls 16 runs 01 out
Mayank Agarwal against R Tewatia
04 balls 17 runs 00 out
L Livingstone against R Meredith
09 balls 10 runs 01 out
C Morris against M Shami
04 balls 17 runs 00 out
N Pooran against Ben Stokes
05 balls 01 runs 02 out
N Pooran against K Tyagi
03 balls 09 runs 00 out
Mandeep Singh against S Gopal
13 balls 17 runs 00 out
M Henriques against A Tye
21 balls 20 runs 03 out
Ben Stokes Against Chris Jordan
3 balls 6 runs 01 out
3 balls 6 runs 01 out
Ben Stokes Against M Shami
11 balls 16 runs 01 out
11 balls 16 runs 01 out
Ben Stokes Against Arshdeep Singh
9 balls 18 runs 00 out
9 balls 18 runs 00 out
S Samson against M Shami
9 balls 21 runs 01 out
9 balls 21 runs 01 out
S Samson against R Bishnoi
20 balls 26 runs 00 out
20 balls 26 runs 00 out
Jos Buttler against M Shami
20 balls 25 runs 01 out
20 balls 25 runs 01 out
Jos Buttler against Jhy Richardson
12 balls 8 runs 01 out
12 balls 8 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against J Unadkat
43 balls 72 runs 01 out
43 balls 72 runs 01 out
KL Rahul against Chris Morris
23 balls 41 runs 01 out
23 balls 41 runs 01 out
David Miller Against M Ashwin
3 balls 02 runs 01 out
Mayank Agarwal against C Morris
14 balls 16 runs 01 out
14 balls 16 runs 01 out
Mayank Agarwal against R Tewatia
04 balls 17 runs 00 out
04 balls 17 runs 00 out
L Livingstone against R Meredith
09 balls 10 runs 01 out
09 balls 10 runs 01 out
C Morris against M Shami
04 balls 17 runs 00 out
04 balls 17 runs 00 out
N Pooran against Ben Stokes
05 balls 01 runs 02 out
05 balls 01 runs 02 out
N Pooran against K Tyagi
03 balls 09 runs 00 out
03 balls 09 runs 00 out
Mandeep Singh against S Gopal
13 balls 17 runs 00 out
13 balls 17 runs 00 out
M Henriques against A Tye
21 balls 20 runs 03 out
21 balls 20 runs 03 out
RR Key Players:
Ben Stokes:
England’s all-rounder with a never say die attitude averaged 40.71 in last year’s IPL. He hit a 60-ball 107* against Mumbai Indians but only took 2 wickets across the tournament. In Archer’s absence, RR will need more with the ball from Stokes.
Jos Buttler:
England’s multi-format keeper-batsman didn’t have the best of times in the white ball tour of India earlier this year. However, it is a mark of his ability that he still contributed two half-centuries during the T20I series and he will be ready from the off.
England’s multi-format keeper-batsman didn’t have the best of times in the white ball tour of India earlier this year. However, it is a mark of his ability that he still contributed two half-centuries during the T20I series and he will be ready from the off.
Sanju Samson:
Taking over from Steve Smith will not be an easy task but Samson has the knowledge that expectations are at an all-time low after taking the wooden spoon in the 2020 tournament. Samson hit three half centuries last year but will be looking to bring up three figures this time, something he did in the 2019 and 2017 tournaments.
Taking over from Steve Smith will not be an easy task but Samson has the knowledge that expectations are at an all-time low after taking the wooden spoon in the 2020 tournament. Samson hit three half centuries last year but will be looking to bring up three figures this time, something he did in the 2019 and 2017 tournaments.
PBKS Key Players:
KL Rahul:
The man is a run machine at the top of the order and has averaged over 50 in each of the past three IPL seasons. He hit his highest ever IPL score and the fourth highest in the competition last year, striking an unbeaten 132 from 69 balls against RCB.
Dawid Malan:
World number one ranked T20I batsman but a player who is constantly having to prove himself. He comes into his first IPL with question marks against his batting to spinners but with an average of 50.15 in T20Is.
World number one ranked T20I batsman but a player who is constantly having to prove himself. He comes into his first IPL with question marks against his batting to spinners but with an average of 50.15 in T20Is.
Mohammad Shami:
Mr Consistent with the ball, it follows that he will take 21 wickets in this year’s IPL after taking 19 in 2019 and 20 in 2020. Punjab will be hoping to see a repeat of last year when he regularly picked up early wickets.
Mr Consistent with the ball, it follows that he will take 21 wickets in this year’s IPL after taking 19 in 2019 and 20 in 2020. Punjab will be hoping to see a repeat of last year when he regularly picked up early wickets.
Team Forms:
RR Team Form:
Rajasthan have been consistently poor after their win in the maiden IPL of 2008. They have failed to qualify for a final since then and have finished 7th and 8th in the last two seasons.
PBKS Team Form:
They ended the group stage with two big defeats last year when a win in either of the games would have resulted in a top four finish. Can Dawid Malan provide consistency to an inconsistent side?.
SQUAD:
Rajasthan Royals:
Punjab Kings:
Sanju Samson (captain), Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Andrew Tye, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, David Miller, Manan Vohra, Christopher Morris, Shivam Dube, Chetan Sakariya, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone, K.C. Cariappa, Akash Singh, Kuldip Yadav.
Punjab Kings:
KL Rahul (c/wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen , Saurabh Kumar.