The second game of the double-header this Saturday, April 5 will be played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at 7:30 PM. The Kings are playing at home for the first time this season after having won their first two games. On the other hand, the Royals, after losing their first two games, won their previous game against CSK.
PBKS vs RR 2025 Playing 11 : Predicted
This is the best possible playing XI for the match. The playing XI is expected to be the same unless the pitch demands other players to be included. However, there is an impact player rule which makes one of these players be replaced during the game.
| Punjab Kings XI | Rajasthan Royals XI |
|---|---|
| 1. Priyansh Arya | 1. Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| 2. Prabhsimran Singh (WK) | 2. Sanju Samson |
| 3. Shreyas Iyer (C) | 3. Nitish Rana |
| 4. Shashank Singh | 4. Riyan Parag (C) |
| 5. Marcus Stoinis ✈️ | 5. Dhruv Jurel (WK) |
| 6. Glenn Maxwell ✈️ | 6. Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ |
| 7. Suryansh Shedge | 7. Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️ |
| 8. Marco Jansen ✈️ | 8. Jofra Archer ✈️ |
| 9. Lockie Ferguson ✈️ | 9. Maheesh Theekshana ✈️ |
| 10. Yuzvendra Chahal | 10. Sandeep Sharma |
| 11. Arshdeep Singh | 11. Akash Madhwal |
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PBKS vs RR Squad
| Punjab Kings | Rajasthan Royals |
|---|---|
| Shreyas Iyer (c) – Top-order Batter | 1. Riyan Parag (c) – Top-order batter |
| Arshdeep Singh – Bowler | 2. Jofra Archer ✈️ – Bowler |
| Priyansh Arya – Opening Batter | 3. Ashok Sharma – Bowler |
| Pyla Avinash – Batter | 4. Tushar Deshpande – Bowler |
| Azmatullah Omarzai ✈️ – Allrounder | 5. Shubham Dubey – Middle-order batter |
| Xavier Bartlett ✈️ – Bowler | 6. Fazalhaq Farooqi ✈️ – Bowler |
| Yuzvendra Chahal – Bowler | 7. Wanindu Hasaranga ✈️ – Allrounder |
| Praveen Dubey – Bowler | 8. Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ – Middle-order batter |
| Lockie Ferguson ✈️ – Bowler | 9. Yashasvi Jaiswal – Opening batter |
| Aaron Hardie ✈️ – Allrounder | 10. Dhruv Jurel † – Wicketkeeper batter |
| Harnoor Singh – Batter | 11. Kumar Kartikeya – Bowler |
| Harpreet Brar – Bowler | 12. Akash Madhwal – Bowler |
| Josh Inglis ✈️ – Wicketkeeper Batter | 13. Kwena Maphaka ✈️ – Bowler |
| Marco Jansen ✈️ – Bowling Allrounder | 14. Nitish Rana – Middle-order batter |
| Glenn Maxwell ✈️ – Batting Allrounder | 15. Kunal Singh Rathore – Wicketkeeper batter |
| Musheer Khan – Allrounder | 16. Sanju Samson – Wicketkeeper batter |
| Prabhsimran Singh † – Wicketkeeper Batter | 17. Sandeep Sharma – Bowler |
| Kuldeep Sen – Bowler | 18. Vaibhav Suryavanshi – Batter |
| Shashank Singh – Batting Allrounder | 19. Maheesh Theekshana ✈️ – Bowler |
| Marcus Stoinis ✈️ – Batting Allrounder | 20. Yudhvir Singh – Bowler |
| Suryansh Shedge – Batting Allrounder |
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PBKS vs RR: Injury Updates
Punjab Kings: The team is free of injuries and all their players are available to play.
Rajasthan Royals: The team is free of injuries and all their players are available to play.
