Three reason Punjab might win RR Vs PBKS

RR Vs PBKS

The fourth game of the new season of Indian Premier League will be between Rajasthan Royals & Punjab Kings. The reason this game will be looked forward to is because of two young captains, Sanju Samson of RR & KL Rahul of PBKS.

Onhand hand, one time IPL trophy winner Rajasthan Royals will be trying their best to win this game & on the other hand PBKS will be trying to use their rebranded image to win this game. Punjab has completely revamped their team by buying new names like Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith and Shahrukh Khan.

In this article we will look at three reasons why Punjab might win this game.

1) Punjab’s intimidating top order

KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran are four big names & top order batsman for PBKS. Not only their top order is like a wall, in middle, Shahrukh Khan can be used as an explosive finisher who impressed in the pre-season practice matches, while Mandeep Singh and Deepak Hooda notched up fifties in the limited opportunities they got last season. Punjab can change or adjust their batting line up whenever they want & whichever way they want.

2) The absence of Jofra Archer

Because of a finger injury earlier this year & a troubled elbow issue in recent patches, Jofra Archer is expected to miss the first half of the IPL. He is the only wicket taking & the most dependable bowler with Rajasthan Royals. None of the other pacers or spinners were able to provide regular breakthroughs, while death bowling was also an issue apart from the Englishman. Archer, who won the MVP award in IPL 2020 as much for his handy lower-order batting as his penetrative bowling, is irreplaceable for RR.

3) Rajasthan Royals uncertain batting line up

RR has a lot of options when it comes to their batting & bowling line up but the only problem is that none of the players is a game changer or even dependable. Last year it was Ben Stokes who excelled as an opener for RR & Yashasvi Jaiswal has proved his worth in domestic cricket very well & can open for the team. At the same time positions of Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler also aren’t determined, while the plethora of all-rounders at RR’s disposal can bat anywhere in the middle order.

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