Rajasthan Royals will lock horns against Punjab Kings in the 59th match of the ongoing IPL 2025 at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on Sunday. While the inaugural champions have been knocked out of the tournament, a win could help PBKS seal their playoff spot.
PBKS openers – Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya – have been the knight in shining armors for the franchise as the duo have delivered at the top of the order. The middle order has also done a decent job for the Mohali-based franchise and they would want to carry the winning impetus at this crucial phase of the tournament.
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PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer needs two fours to complete 300 boundaries in the tournament.
Nehal Wadhera needs one four to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.
Shashank Singh needs two fours to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.
Marcus Stoinis needs one six to complete 100 maximums in the IPL. The all-rounder also needs seven wickets to complete 50 scalps in the tournament. The Australian needs 52 runs to complete 2000 runs.
RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal needs six fours to complete 250 boundaries in the IPL.
Shimron Hetymer needs 41 runs to complete 1500 runs in the IPL. The left-hander needs eight sixes to complete 100 maximums in the tournament.
Tushar Deshpande needs two wickets to complete 50 scalps in the IPL.
Dhruv Jurel needs four fours to complete 50 boundaries in the IPL.
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Sanju Samson, Dhruv Jurel(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Shubham Dubey, Kumar Kartikeya, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma.
Punjab Kings Squad: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer(c), Josh Inglis(w), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Praveen Dubey, Musheer Khan, Vishnu Vinod, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Mitchell Owen
