Rajasthan Royals (RR) will play Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati in the 8th match of IPL 2023. Both teams will try to keep their winning streaks going. The team led by Sanju Samson had won their first game by 72 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). PBKS won the first game between PBKS and KKR by 7 runs. (DLS method). If they win tonight, they will be in the top four of the standings so far. The Gujarat Titans (GT), who have won both matches so far, are at the top of the IPL 2023 points table.
This is also the first match to be played in Guwahati, the capital of the state of Assam, and the Royals’ second home ground. All day long, the weather in Guwahati will be good for a game of cricket. The game, on the other hand, begins at 7.30 p.m. IST. According to AccuWeather, there is a 10% chance of rain at 9 p.m. and a 47% chance of rain at 10 p.m. At 11 o’clock, the chances go up to 51%. Most IPL games end at 11:30 p.m. Conditions will stay cloudy, and if it rains in the second half, the groundskeepers will be ready.
A look at essential goals to be reached and player battles:
Yuzvendra Chahal, who won the Orange Cap for IPL 2022, has taken 28 wickets against Punjab. He started the new season by taking 4 wickets for 17 runs against the SRH. He has taken 28 wickets against Punjab, the third most after Umesh Yadav (34) and Sunil Narine. (33). Chahal will be on the same level as Umesh if he takes six wickets, which doesn’t often happen in T20 games. The match between Jos Buttler and Rahul Chahar will be fun to watch. Since 2019, Buttler has only hit 152 runs on 190 leg-spin balls. Six times, leg-spinners got him kicked out of the game. In his career, Rahul Chahar has picked him twice.
