This article will talk about the probable XIs for both teams and continue with the Dream11 predictions and the winning fantasy team for the 32nd game of the IPL 2021 between the Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals that is scheduled to take place on the 21st of September 2021.
Punjab Kings(PBKS) led by KL Rahul had a tough start to their campaign in the 1st half of IPL 2021 winning 3 of their 8 games and are placed 6th in the table. They will take on Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals who have also won 3 games but played a game fewer. In the return game that happened between the sides earlier in the tournament, PBKS won a close game by a margin of 4 runs
The sides met in the 4th game of the IPL 2021 at Mumbai and as expected it was a high-scoring contest with over 440 runs being scored. Batting first, PBKS made 221/6 with KL Rahul top-scoring with 91 from 50 balls while Deepak Hooda piling up 64 off just 28 balls. A century on captaincy debut from Sanju Samson(119 from 63) wasn’t enough for the Royals to go past Punjab Kings.
Just before the tournament was halted, the teams had contrasting results in their respective last fixture. A KL Rahul less side lost to Delhi Capitals by 7 wickets, despite a captain knock of 99 from Mayank Agarwal while the Rajasthan team secured their 3rd over of the season courtesy of a 55-run win over SRH.
Match Details
Venue: Dubai international stadium, Dubai
Pitch and Weather: The 1st match of the UAE leg saw the run making was difficult and if the indication of the past edition to go by, the average score is likely to be between 150-170. Pacers might get some assistance with the new ball, while spinners also will be handy. The weather is likely to be sunny with the temperature touching to the late 30s even though it is a 6.00 PM start.
Date & Time: September 21, 6.00 PM Local time, 7.30 PM IST
Probable Playing XIs
KL Rahul will be back for the Punjab Kings after missing out in their last league game and is set to lead the side. He had a good Test series under his belt and the team will look to make a winning start to the 2nd half of the IPL so as to progress to the next stage. They have a couple of personnel changes as far as their overseas contingent is concerned and it will definitely be a changed XI from the last game.
The Royals too will want much better beginning to the second half as the first didn’t go as they wanted. Now they have all 8 of their overseas players with them and a lot of options available than they did in the India leg of the IPL. Though Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler won’t feature in the IPL, the likes of Glenn Phillips, Evin Lewis have been signed for the Samson-led side.
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson(C & WK), Evin Lewis, Liam Livingstone, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Anuj Rawat/ Yashasvi Jaiswal, Chris Morris, Chetan Sakariya, Jaydev Unadkat, Mustafizur Rahman/ Tabraiz Shamsi, Kartik Tyagi
Punjab Kings
KL Rahul(C & WK), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Adil Rashid, Mohammad Shami, Harpreet Brar, Chris Jordan, Akshdeep Singh/Ravi Bishnoi
Match Prediction
Punjab Kings will look to make it 2 on 2 against the Rajasthan Royals this season, but on paper, both sides are equally matched. So this will be a keenly contested match-up.
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Fantasy Tips
Batsmen: Mayank Agarwal scored a superlative 99* in the last game for the PBKS and though he doesn’t have much match practice behind him. Evin Lewis had a great CPL and West Indies home season behind him, so he is a must in the fantasy XI. Along with them, a middle-order batsman from PBKS, Shahrukh Khan can be selected.
Wicket-Keeper: 2 prolific batsmen and captains from either side KL Rahul, Sanju Samson can be the keeper-batsman in the XI. They had an outstanding leg 1 of the IPL in India.
All-rounders: Hard-hitting batsman Liam Livingstone has had a sensational few months in white-ball cricket and he is a sure-shot pick in the fantasy. Chris Morris is another utility player who can be selected in the fantasy XI along with PBKS’ middle-order batsman cum spinner Deepak Hooda.
Bowlers: Mohammad Shami can be one of the bowlers who can be chosen in the fantasy XI along with impressive Chetan Sakariya from the Rajasthan Royals. The last pick can be no.1 ranked T20 bowler Tabraiz Shamsi.
Captaincy Choices
Fantasy Team: KL Rahul, Evin Lewis, Mayank Agarwal, Sanju Samson, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Chris Morris, Mohammad Shami, Chetan Sakariya, Tabraiz Shamsi
Captain – KL Rahul
Punjab skipper is the leading run-scorer for his team and is expected to be amongst runs in this game as well.
Vice-Captain – Chris Morris
The South African all-rounder was amongst wickets when the IPL was suspended and won RR a match with the bat. So he can be trusted as the vice-captain of the fantasy side.
Dream11 Team
