IPL 2025: Punjab Kings (PBKS) vs Rajasthan Royals (RR), Match 18: Squads, Probable Playing 11, Impact Player, Fantasy Picks, Live Streaming & Telecast, Head-To-Head, Match Timings in IST, Match Prediction, Best Batter, Best Bowler, Tickets, Pitch Repor – Cricket.com

Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings (PBKS) have won both their games so far in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and will next take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, on April 5 (Saturday).
Rajasthan started the season with back-to-back defeats but got their first win of the IPL 2025 in their last fixture against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Sanju Samson, who played the first three games as Impact Sub, has recovered from his finger injury and will lead the team against PBKS.
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Praveen Dubey, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (capt), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Kumar Kartikeya, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (capt), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera (IP)
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (capt), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey (IP)
You can catch live streaming of PBKS vs RR and every other IPL 2025 game on Star Sports Network (TV) and JioHotstar (Digital).
The PBKS vs RR match will kick off on April 5 (Saturday) at 7:30 PM IST.
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Safe options: Shreyas Iyer (PBKS), Arshdeep Singh (PBKS), Sanju Samson (RR), Riyan Parag (RR)
Risky options: Prabhsimran Singh (PBKS), Glenn Maxwell (PBKS), Jofra Archer (RR), Tushar Deshpande (RR)
PBKS have played 28 games against RR in the IPL, winning only 12 of those matches. RR have won 16 of those 28 encounters. 
PBKS vs RR head-to-head
RR might have a better record but it’s PBKS who are the in-form side. Under Iyer, Punjab have been ruthless in the IPL 2025 and would be the clear favourites to win this match. 
Shreyas Iyer has led PBKS from the front, with scores of 97* off 42 and 52* off 30 in the first two matches. The right-hander is yet to be dismissed in the IPL 2025 and has gone about his business at a strike rate of 206.9. 
Arshdeep Singh has claimed five wickets so far in two games at an average of 15.8. The economy rate (9.9) is on the higher side but the left-arm seamer has bowled tough overs for PBKS, and done whatever has been expected of him. 
The Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur hosted five games in the IPL 2024 and the batters here scored runs at an average of 21.2 and a scoring rate of 8.5. The fast bowlers operated at an average of 15.1, while spinners were a lot more economical (7.1). The average first innings winning score was 187. 
There’s no chance of rain in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, on April 5 (Saturday), with the temperature likely to be around 24-31 degrees Celsius during match hours.
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