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The double-header Sunday on May 18 is packed with two super-duper clashes and the first one is between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. The clash will take place at Jaipur and will be live from 3:30 PM IST.
After IPL's brief hiatus, both teams are ready to roar again. While Shreyas Iyer led Punjab Kings and is set at the third position eyeing their playoff spot, the Royals on the other hand have been knocked out of the tournament. With pride on the line, Sanju Samson's team will be giving it their best to defeat a confident Punjab.
RR vs PBKS Head-To-Head Overview
Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other 29 times in the IPL. Out of these encounters, Punjab Kings have emerged victorious on 11 occasions, while Rajasthan Royals have won 17 matches. One game ended in a tie.
Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings Probable Playing XIs
Rajasthan Royals
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh, Akash Madhwal
Impact Player Option - Shubham Dubey
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Punjab Kings
Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Josh Inglis, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Prabhsimran Singh,
Impact Player Option - Vyshak Vijaykumar
Top Run-Scorers In RR vs PBKS in IPL 2025
We are considering the players currently present in both the squad.
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 67 Runs
Yashasvi Jaiswal has been the top-scorer between RR and PBKS in IPL 2025 with his tally of 67 runs at a strike rate of 148.89.
Riyan Parag - 43 Runs
Riyan Parag seconds the top-scorer list for this season with his 43 runs at a strike rate of 172. Heb managed to get 3 boundaries and 3 sixes in the process.
Sanju Samson - 38 Runs
Though Samson had fewer appearances this season because of his injury, he played the match against Punjab Kings and managed to get 38 runs under his name at a strike rate of 146.15
Top Wicket-Takers in RR vs PBKS in IPL 2025
We are considering the players currently present in both the squad.
Jofra Archer - 3 Wickets
Jofra Archer managed to bag 3 wickets against PBKS, being the top wicket-taker in their last encounter.
Sandeep Sharma - 2 Wickets
Sandeep Sharma took 2 wickets at an economy rate of 5.25 in his 4 overs against PBKS this season, seconding Archer in the list.
Maheesh Theekshana - 2 Wickets
The Sri Lankan pacer also managed to get 2 wickets under his name for Rajasthan Royals. He bowled at an economy rate of 6.50 in his four overs.
RR vs PBKS Key Stats
Rajasthan Royals' Key Records
- RR has managed to win 5 matches against PBKS out of 6 matches that have been played in Jaipur.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal has an average of 77.33 in IPL 2025 matches in Jaipur - 4 innings, 232 runs, 3 50s.
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi is striking at 225 in Jaipur this season.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Arshdeep Singh: The batter has managed to bag 36 runs in 29 balls and was dismissed twice.
- Arshdeep Singh vs Nitish Rana: The pacer conceded only 13 runs off 6 balls and managed to dismiss him once.
Punjab Kings' Key Records
- Punjab Kings have a poor record at Jaipur as they managed to win only one game out of the six they have played there.
- Prabhsimran Singh is 3 boundaries away from being the batter with most boundaries against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL.
- Prabhsimran Singh has an average of 45 in Jaipur in his 3 innings.
- Nehal Wadhera has a strike rate of 204.2 in Jaipur.
- Shreyas Iyer vs Jofra Archer in IPL: The batter has managed to score 22 runs off 18 balls and was dismissed once in IPL.
Records Which Could Be Broken In RCB vs KKR Match 59 Of IPL 2025
- Yashasvi Jaiswal needs 6 fours to complete 250 fours in IPL.
- Dhruv Jurel needs 4 fours to complete 50 fours in IPL.
- Tushar Deshpande needs 2 wickets to complete 50 IPL wickets.
- Shreyas Iyer needs 2 fours to complete 300 fours in IPL.
- Marcus Stoinis needs 1 six to complete 100 sixes in IPL.
- Nehal Wadhera needs 1 four to complete 50 fours in IPL.
- Shashank Singh needs 2 fours to complete 50 fours in IPL.
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