Rajasthan Royals Vs Punjab Kings IPL 2024 Match 65: Preview And Predictions

Rajasthan Royals (RR) will face Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 65 of the IPL 2024 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, May 15. The match is set to begin at 7:30 PM IST and will be available for live streaming on the JioCinema app and website, with television coverage on the Star Sports Network.

Rajasthan Royals have already secured a spot in the IPL 2024 playoffs, having won eight of their 12 matches. However, they are currently on a three-game losing streak, with defeats against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Despite this, RR aims to finish in the top two positions.

On the other hand, Punjab Kings have been eliminated from playoff contention. They are at the bottom of the standings with only four wins in eight games. PBKS have also lost their last two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and CSK.

PBKS Squad IPL 2024: Jonny Bairstow (wk), Sam Curran (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Chris Woakes, Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Tanay Thyagarajan, Shikhar Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Shivam Singh, Prince Choudhary, Vishwanath Singh

RR Squad IPL 2024: Sanju Samson (c & wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rovman Powell, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Tanush Kotian, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Shubham Dubey, Kunal Singh Rathore, Navdeep Saini

Wicket-keeper: Sanju Samson

Batter: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Shimron Hetmyer

All-rounder: Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin

Bowler: Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Harshal Patel

Captain: Sanju Samson

Vice-captain: Riyan Parag

RR vs PBKS Playing 11 IPL 2024 Match 65

RR Playing 11 vs PBKS: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR Impact Substitute Options: Nandre Burger, Rovman Powell

PBKS Playing 11 vs RR: Jonny Bairstow(w), Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran(c), Ashutosh Sharma, Harshal Patel, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh,Vidhwath Kaverappa

PBKS Impact Substitute Options: Harpreet Brar,Nathan Ellis

RR vs PBKS Head-to-Head

Matches: 27

PBKS Won: 10

RR Won: 16

RR vs PBKS Match Prediction

The Rajasthan Royals are favoured to win against Punjab Kings in this fixture. While Punjab is out of the playoff race and may lack motivation,Rajasthan will be keen to regain their winning form before the playoffs. Despite their recent losses,Rajasthan has managed to score over 200 runs twice during this period.

RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Match 65 Details