In the 40th match of the 11th season of Indian Premier League (IPL), a struggling Rajasthan Royals will face a confident Kings XI Punjab at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, on Tuesday.
So far, Ravichandran Ashwin-led Punjab has won six matches and lost three in their nine outings and are placed at the third spot on the IPL table. On the other hand, Ajinkya Rahane’s Rajasthan is at the bottom of the table with only three wins in their nine matches.
On Tuesday, while consistent Kings XI Punjab unit would look to consolidate their position in the top four, Rajasthan will fight for survival.
KXIP vs RR head-to-head:
KXIP has 6 wins and 9 losses against Rajasthan so far and one tie.
At the venue, there have been four clashes so far and RR has won all of them.
Ahead of the clash, here is everything you need to know:
Date: 9th May (Tuesday) 2018
Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Telecast: Star Network
Time: 8 pm IST
Live streaming: Hotstar
Teams:
Kings XI Punjab (From): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar
Rajasthan Royals (From): Jos Buttler(w), D Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Anureet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Ankit Sharma, Ish Sodhi, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera