In the 38th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, Ajinkya Rahane -led Rajasthan Royals and R Ashwin’s Kings XI Punjab will face each other at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore.
So far, Punjab have won five matches and lost three and are at the fourth spot on the IPL table just behind Dinesh Karthik-led Kolkata Knight Riders. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are at the bottom of the table, with three wins and five losses.
With just six points in their kitty, Rajasthan are in a must-win situation with the league just about past the midway point.
Although both teams have suffered two straight defeats each, Punjab have a better chance to book a play-off berth.
Punjab’s batting mostly relies on opener Chris Gayle, who has accumulated 302 runs from just five games, averaging 100.66.
KXIP vs RR head-to-head:
KXIP has 6 wins and 9 losses against Rajasthan so far.
At the venue, there have been five clashes so far. MI has won 3 matches, RR 1.
Ahead of the clash, here is everything you need to know:
Date: 6th May (Sunday) 2018
Venue: Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Telecast: Star Network
Time: 8 pm IST
Live streaming: Hotstar
Teams:
Kings XI Punjab (From): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Yuvraj Singh, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar
Rajasthan Royals (From): D Arcy Short, Sanju Samson, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Rahul Tripathi, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Ish Sodhi, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera, Heinrich Klaasen
-With IANS inputs.