Rajasthan Royals (RR) will take on Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 59 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Sunday (May 18). Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat first.
RR vs PBKS Team News
Sanju Samson, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande and Fazalhaq Farooqi have been named in the playing 11 for the Royals. Nitish Rana and Jofra Archer are unavailable. Meanwhile, Mitchell Owen and Xavier Bartlett replaces Josh Inglis and Marcus Stonis for Punjab Kings.
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Today’s RR vs PBKS Playing 11
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (wk & c), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kwena Maphaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Mitchell Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Today’s Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Impact Subs
Rajasthan Royals: Kumar Kartikeya, Shubham Dubey, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Singh Rathore, Yudhvir Singh Charak
Punjab Kings: Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Musheer Khan
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Head to Head
Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings have faced each other 29 times thus far in the Indian Premier League. Punjab Kings have won 12 matches, while the Rajasthan Royals have 17 wins to their name. At Sawai Mansingh Stadium, the two sides have played six matches, with RR winning five and losing one to PBKS.
During the last meeting between the two sides, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 50 runs. Batting first, the Royals posted a massive total of 205/4 in their allotted 20 overs with contributions from their top three batters, Yashasvi Jaiswal (67), Sanju Samson (28) and Riyan Parag (43*).
In response, Punjab Kings could score only 155 for the loss of nine wickets. Nehal Wadhera top-scored in the second innings with 62 runs off 41 balls at a strike rate of 151.21. Jofra Archer picked up three wickets, while Sandeep Sharma and Maheesh Theekshana bagged a couple of wickets apiece.
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