Punjab Kings will take on the Rajasthan Royals in match 52 of IPL 2022. Currently both teams are still in race for the playoffs. Punjab Kings are currently placed seventh in the points table while the Royals are third in the points table with 6 wins and 4 losses in 10 matches.
The match will be played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium which is a good batting surface and assists the fast bowlers as well.
For Punjab, Shikhar Dhawan has scored 369 runs in 10 matches at an average of 46 and a strike rate of 124. Shimron Hetmyer and Liam Livingstone are the other two batsmen to watch out for. Hetmyer has 260 runs in 10 matches while Livingstone has 293 runs in 10 matches at a strike rate of 186.
But all eyes will be on Jos Buttler, who is the leading run-scorer this season with 588 runs in 10 matches at an average of 65 and a strike rate of 150.
Among the bowlers, Yuzvendra Chahal and Kagiso Rabada will be the key. Chahal, who holds the Purple Cap, has picked up 19 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 15.32. Rabada, on the other hand, has 17 wickets in 9 matches at an average of 16.
Predicted playing 11
Punjab Kings
Mayank Agarwal (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
Rajasthan Royals
Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
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