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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Could 15, 2024, 17:30:49 IST
RR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Reside Rating: Riyan Parag, the most well liked cricketing property to emerge from India’s north-east, is anticipated to get a grand welcome from his dwelling followers when Rajasthan Royals attempt to make sure a protected passage into the IPL play-offs in opposition to the ousted Punjab Kings of their penultimate league sport on Wednesday.
Positioned second within the 10-team desk with 16 factors, Royals want to make sure one win of their subsequent two ‘dwelling’ video games in Guwahati. That can be sufficient to seal a final 4 berth.
For the previous few years, Guwahati has been Royals’ second dwelling base and it was a strategic transfer by the franchise having invested six years in tapping Parag’s potential.
Panned for being inconsistent on social media platforms, Parag’s homecoming this yr is particular as his efficiency of 483 runs at a strike-rate of 153 regardless of not being an opener is just excellent.
A steady core and improvisation as per match conditions have already made Parag an India contender for the subsequent T20 sequence the place he’s anticipated to make his worldwide debut.
As and when it occurs, Parag will develop into the primary cricketer hailing from the north-eastern a part of the nation to put on the senior staff’s iconic blue jersey.
Parag’s emergence because the cricketing face from the area makes this and the RR’s subsequent match in opposition to KKR extra important.
The assist for the 22-year-old can be natural and that will even assist Sanju Samson and his males in opposition to Punjab Kings, which unearthed two T20 gems in Shashank Singh and Ashutosh Sharma however as soon as once more failed to fireplace as a staff.
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan’s absence because of harm for the higher a part of the season made issues worse as his stand-in Sam Curran did not precisely look the half.
Samson, however, has grown in stature as a frontrunner in what is anticipated to be his finest season as a batter.
He already is his staff’s top-scorer with 486 runs. The dynamic opening duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal (344 runs) and Jos Buttler (359 runs) have had a median season by their requirements however Parag and Samson have ensured that batting remained strong and in keeping with he low-scoring sport in opposition to CSK being an aberration.
RR’s strongest facet is their bowling unit that has by no means been taken to the duty as such throughout the entire season.
Sandeep Sharma (Economic system Fee 8.07) on the demise and Trent Boult (ER 8.38) at first have executed plans to the ‘T’.
Ravichandran Ashwin has solely develop into sharper because the event has progressed and Yuzvendra Chahal can at all times produce that magic ball in opposition to the run of play.
Squads:
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Punjab Kings: Sam Curran (c), Matthew Brief, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Abid Mushtaq, Avesh Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Jos Buttler (wk), Kuldeep Sen, Kunal Singh Rathore, Nandre Burger, Navdeep Saini, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Rovman Powell, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tanush Kotian.
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