The 27th match of IPL 2024 will be played today. The Punjab Kings and the Rajasthan Royals will meet in the newly built stadium in Chandigarh. Both teams will compete against each other for the first time this season. Find out here whether rain can spoil your fun in this game.
This match between Punjab and Rajasthan will be played at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. It will probably be mostly cloudy here today. However, there can also be sunshine during the day. The weather office has predicted 10 percent rainfall here today. It is believed that rain could disrupt play. However, there is hope that the full game will take place. Talking about the temperature, today the maximum temperature in Mullanpur may be up to 37 degrees while the minimum temperature is expected to be 21 degrees.
The pitch of Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur is suitable for the batsmen. Plus, batting here becomes even easier in the second innings. The new ball also helps the fast bowlers in the beginning on this surface. There have been two games here this season where the fast bowlers took 23 wickets. The team that won the toss may choose to bowl first.
In the history of the IPL, the teams Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals have faced each other 26 times. During this time, Rajasthan has won more often. While Rajasthan has won 15 games, Punjab has won 11 games. Rajasthan batsmen will play in a different style against Punjab.
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (captain, wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Impact Player – Rovman Powell.
Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone/Jonny Bairstow, Sikandar Raza, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel and Kagiso Rabada.
Impact Player – Arshdeep Singh.