Punjab Kings will square off against Rajasthan Royals in the 27th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Saturday.
Punjab Kings lost their previous match against Sunrisers Hyderabad and they will look to turn the tables. Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, could not defend 197 against Gujarat Titans and they will be looking to come up with a better bowling show.
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Liam Livingstone needs 89 runs to complete 1000 runs in the tournament.
Sam Curran needs two more scalps to complete 50 wickets in the IPL.
PBKS vice-captain Jitesh Sharma needs two more boundaries to complete 50 fours in the lucrative tournament.
Jonny Bairstow needs six boundaries to reach 150 fours in the tournament.
Yashasvi Jaiswal needs one more six to complete 50 sixes in the tournament.
Sanju Samson needs eight sixes to complete 200 maximums in the IPL.
Yuzvendra Chahal needs three more wickets to reach 200 wickets in the IPL and he will become the first bowler to reach the milestone.
Riyan Parag needs six more sixes to complete 50 maximums in the tournament.
RR SQUAD FOR IPL 2024
Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Adam Zampa, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger.
PBKS IPL 2024 SQUAD
Wicketkeepers: Jonny Bairstow (ENG), Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma.
Batters: Shikhar Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw (SA), Shashank Singh.
All-rounders: Liam Livingstone (ENG), Atharva Taide, Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran (ENG), Sikandar Raza (ZIM), Shivam Singh, Chris Woakes (ENG), Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Harshal Patel.
Bowlers: Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada (SA), Nathan Ellis (AUS), Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Prince Choudhary.