Match Information: PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction

• Match: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 66

• Venue: HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

• May 19, 2023

• Time: 7:30 PM IST

 

Key fantasy pointers

• Punjab Kings lost their last game against the Delhi Capitals by 15 runs. 

• Rajasthan lost their last game against RCB by 112 runs.

• Both sides are mostly out of the playoffs race but will be eager to end their league stage with a win. 

• Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma need to step up with the bat for Punjab.  

• Jos Buttler needs to score some runs and Samson also needs to do well with the bat. They have been very inconsistent with the bat until now.   

• Rajasthan will depend on their spinners in the bowling department. Trent Boult will be a key bowler if he plays.

• Punjab needs to improve their power play bowling. They have been average with the new ball.   

 

Venue Pointers

• Average 1st innings score: 213

• Highest run-chase in last three years: NA

• Average 1st innings: wickets: 2

• Average 2nd innings wickets: 8

• Win % of the team batting first: 100%

• Win % of team batting second: 0%

 

Last Match at the venue: 

• PBKS vs DC, IPL 2023

Innings record 

PBKS (bat first 5 games, bowl first 8 games)

Bat first runs: Dhawan (327), Prabhsimran (233), Jitesh (177)

Bat second runs: Livingstone (159), Taide (138) Prabhsimran (123)

Bowl first wickets: Curran (7), Arshdeep (4), Rabada (4)

Bowl second wickets: Arshdeep (12), Ellis (11), Brar (6)

 

RR (bat first 7 games, bowl first 6 games) 

Bat first runs: Jaiswal (374), Buttler (333), Samson (182)

Bat second runs: Jaiswal (201), Samson (178), Hetmyer (132)

Bowl first wickets: Sandeep (7), Chahal (7), Boult (6)

Bowl second wickets: Chahal (14), Ashwin (10), Boult (6)

 

Form alert (last 4 games)

PBKS

Most runs: Livingstone (235), Prabhsimran (146), Dhawan (122)

Most wickets: Chahar (5), Ellis (5), Brar (5)

 

RR 

Most runs: Jaiswal (271), Samson (143), Buttler (103 runs)

Most wickets: Chahal (9), Zampa (6), Sandeep (2)

 

Poor form alert (PBKS)

• Arshdeep Sing has gone wicket-less in the last 3 games. 

• Shahrukh Khan’s highest score in the last 5 matches is 21 runs.

Poor form alert (RR) 

• Jos Buttler has 2 ducks in the last two games.

• Ravichandran Ashwin has gone wicketless in the last 2 matches.

 

Risk-Reward Alert

• You can consider dropping Ravichandran Ashwin as Punjab doesn’t have any left-handers in the middle order.

• Punjab’s new ball bowling has been below par so you can go with Jaiswal and Buttler as C/VC even in small leagues.  

• Shikhar Dhawan will be a good captaincy choice as well despite his failure in the last game.

• Consider dropping batters who bat below number 4 from the team batting first. 

• Atharva Taide will be an excellent differential pick. 

• Prabhsimran’s selection will go down if Punjab bats second as he’ll be the impact sub. Pick him. 

 

Probable PBKS Playing XI:

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh 

Probable Impact Sub: Prabhsimran Singh

 

Probable RR Playing XI:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Joe Root/Donavon Ferreira, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult/Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

Probable Impact Sub: Devdutt Padikkal

 

Low to medium-risk small leagues 

• High risk to avoid players with high ownership (try to fit in most players with more than 60% ownership with not more than 2 differentials)

 

Best leagues for safe play

• Rs 36 - 10 spots (top 5 get 60)

• Rs 60 - 10 spots (top 5 get 100)

• Rs 119 - 10 spots (top 5 get 200)

• Rs 590 - 10 spots (top 5 get 1000)

• Rs 7777 - 7 spots (top 4 get 10k, 5th gets 7777)

 

*Same team can be used for other multiplier leagues

*Same team can be used for multiple joins in three-team leagues or head-to-heads

 

PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Base fantasy team safe + medium risk (irrespective of toss)

 

 

 

Spots left: 3

Highest ownerships from the outside base team: Ravichandran Ashwin and Arshdeep Singh 

 

Jitesh vs Ashwin

• Pick Jitesh Sharma if Punjab bats first. He is a good player of spin bowling and can take down Rajasthan’s spinners.  

• There aren’t any left-handers on the Punjab side except Shikhar Dhawan and Atharva Taide. Ashwin may go wicket-less if he bowls in the middle overs.  

 

Arshdeep vs Rabada/Ellis 

• Pick Rabada and Ellis if Punjab is bowling first. 

• Pick Arshdeep and Ellis Punjab bowls second. 

 

If PBKS bats first

• Complete team with the inclusion of Arshdeep, Taide and Jitesh

• Captaincy choices: Dhawan, Livingstone and Buttler

• Do not captain: Prabhsimran

 

If RR bats first

• Complete the team with Ellis, Rabada and Hetmyer

• Captaincy choices: Jaiswal, Livingstone and Samson

• Do not captain: Dhawan

 

Medium-risk leagues to join

• Rs 72 - 20 spots (top prize 300)

• Rs 75 - 50 spots 

• Rs 165 - 11 spots (top prize 500)

• Rs 329 - 35 spots (top prize 2.7k)

• Rs 777 - 11 spots (top prize 3k)

• Rs 1999 - 11 spots (top prize 7.5k)

• Rs 2477 - 7 spots (top prize 7k)

 

High-risk small leagues

Best leagues to join 

• Rs 1390 - 25 spots (top prize 10k)

• Rs 3999 - 30 spots (top 10 get 10k each)

• Rs 2999 - 20 spots (top 5 get 10k each)

 

Base fantasy team

 

Spots left: 3

 

PBKS bat first

• Avoid picking Curran

• Pick Ellis and Hetmyer

• Captaincy Picks: Dhawan, Jaiswal and Samson

 

RR bat first

• Can drop Prabhsimran

• Zampa and Taide will be good picks.

• Captaincy picks: Livingstone, Chahal and Buttler

 

Grand league Tips

• Try to fit in 7 players with more than 70% ownership leaving 2 big players out who have potential risks

• Have three differential picks with ownership less than 25% 

• Join with more than 5 teams and alternate differentials 

• Change 2 out of the 7 players with 70% ownership (in team 6 onwards)

• Pick one player who was brought in for this game

 

Choices for this game

• Drop Jitesh if Punjab is chasing. 

• Make Arshdeep captain in 2-3 teams when Punjab is bowling second. 

• Atharva Taide will be an excellent differential pick. 

• Captain Trent Boult if he plays. 

• Can avoid Sam Curran in a few teams. Make him captain in 2-3 teams. 

• Make Sanju Samson captain in 5-6 teams.

 

Base team for T1-T5 

Buttler, Samson, Prabhsimran, Jaiswal, Dhawan, Livingstone, Curran, Chahal

Other picks in order: Boult (if he plays), Rabada, Taide, Jitesh and Sandeep.  

One major differential pick: Atharva Taide (In 3-4 teams), Jitesh Sharma (if Punjab bats first), Hetmyer (If Rajasthan is chasing)

 

PBKS vs RR Dream11 Prediction: Who will win the battle between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals?

Punjab Kings are in good form with the bat compared to the Rajasthan Royals but in a do-or-die game, expect big players like Jos Buttler, Sanu Samson and Shimron Hetmyer to take responsibility. Rajasthan is lacking behind in middle-order batting and pace bowling. They will have to be on their toes if they are to defeat the Punjab Kings.