NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals (RR), now again underneath the management of Sanju Samson, will tackle an in-form Punjab Kings (PBKS) in a high-stakes Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 conflict on Saturday.
A giant focus of the match shall be on a struggling Yashasvi Jaiswal, who shall be desperate to shift consideration again to his batting. Jaiswal has had a turbulent few weeks — switching home allegiances from Mumbai to Goa amid reported inside rifts and posting underwhelming scores of 1, 29 and four on this IPL season. The 22-year-old southpaw, hungry for management roles, now finds himself needing runs greater than ever, particularly after being neglected for the Champions Trophy squad.
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Samson’s return as captain comes after RR’s inconsistent run underneath stand-in skipper Riyan Parag, whose management did not encourage regardless of a slender win over Chennai Tremendous Kings. The Royals’ batting stays closely reliant on Samson, with Shimron Hetmyer anticipated to supply the ending firepower. Nevertheless, Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel’s kind shall be key in placing up or chasing an enormous rating.
Punjab Kings, in the meantime, are available scorching — led impressively by Shreyas Iyer, who has scored back-to-back half-centuries and already smashed 13 sixes in two video games, equaling his tally from all of final season. Iyer’s tactical nous has stood out too, with sharp area placements and sensible bowling modifications, together with efficient use of Glenn Maxwell the spinner, who’s appeared sharper than even Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan’s bowling assault — with Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, and Tushar Deshpande — is stable however not fearsome. Towards a power-packed Punjab batting line-up, they may want a minimal of 210 on the board to really feel protected.
Squads
Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer (c), Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Aaron Hardie, Marco Jansen, Glenn Maxwell, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Arshdeep Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Harpreet Brar, Kuldeep Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur.
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain), Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Rana, Yudhvir Singh, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Sandeep Sharma.
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