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In this prediction, get PBKS vs RR fantasy 11 prediction, cricket tips, playing 11, pitch report & injury updates for Match 18 of Indian Premier League 2025. Punjab Kings will take on Rajasthan Royals. This match will be played at Maharaja Yadavindra International Stadium in Mullanpur. 74 matches will be played across 13 cities over the next two months as the IPL fever kicks off. Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively. Qualifier 2, on May 23, and the final on May 25, will be in Kolkata.
Punjab Kings have two wins in two matches and are at the top of the points table. They beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets in the previous match and will be high on confidence coming into this game. They will also be playing at home and will look to entertain the fans.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals have one win and two losses in three matches. They are ninth in the points table. RR beat CSK in the previous match and will be keen to put up another good performance. Sanju Samson is expected to be back as captain. This promises to be a thrilling match.
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Match Information- PBKS vs RR Fantasy 11 Prediction
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 18
Indian Premier League, 5 Apr 2025, Sat, 7:30 PM IST, Chandigarh
Probable PlayingXI
Punjab Kings
S Iyer(C), MP Stoinis, N Wadhera, P Arya, GJ Maxwell, Shashank Singh, M Jansen, P Simran Singh, LH Ferguson, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Bench: Harnoor Singh, Pyla Avinash, Vishnu Vinod, JP Inglis, Suryansh Shedge, AM Hardie, Azmatullah Omarzai, Musheer Khan, P Dubey, Harpreet Brar, KR Sen, Vijaykumar Vyshak, YS Thakur, Xavier Bartlett
Rajasthan Royals
Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, R Parag, N Rana, W Hasaranga, SV Samson(C), DC Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, TU Deshpande, M Theekshana, Jofra Archer
Bench: Kunal Singh Rathore, V Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Yudhvir Singh, K Kartikeya, Akash Mandwaal, Kwena Maphaka, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ashok Sharma
Pitch Report
Yashasvi Jaiswal RR | bat
Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the batting and scored 435 runs in 15 matches in the previous edition. He will be a good captaincy pick for this match.
Shreyas Iyer PBKS | bat
Shreyas Iyer has been in sublime form this season scoring 97 runs in the opening match and 52 runs in th previous game.
Tushar Deshpande- RR | BOWL- 7.5