The explosive batting of Liam Livingstone and Evin Lewis will compete on the strength of Chris Gayle and the ingenuity of KL Rahul when Rajasthan Royals clash. Punjab Kings to improve their mid-table position in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday. two IPL The teams have been consistent under-achievers in the league and would be desperate to turn their fortunes around after disappointing everyone with their stellar performances over the past few seasons.
For Punjab Kings, it is the only team that lacks any consistency in the 14 seasons of the IPL, with the captains and coaches being replaced like musical chairs.
For skipper KL Rahul, who has been a dominant performer in the IPL, it will not only be about the runs he scored, but also how he leads the team under the guidance of Anil Kumble, a franchise coach. Want to prove your worth. .
However, Tuesday’s match will be more about how the top-order starts.
What: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, IPL 2021 Match 32
When: September 21, Tuesday
where: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
start time: 7:30 PM IS
team news
Liam Livingstone has been popular in the shortest format for the past few years and is coming into his own with some great performances in ‘The Hundred’. His potential opening partner is likely to be West Indies player Lewis, who has often been an enemy of the Indian cricket team in various sports.
If Livingstone and Lewis can be explosive in the powerplay overs, the Royals will expect more consistency from skipper Sanju Samson in that number three position.
Mohammed Shami is expected to partner Chris Jordan or Nathan Ellis. Apart from Shami, what will be the advantage of the Royals from Punjab’s weak Indian bowling as they have to depend on Adil Rashid or Ravi Bishnoi for wrist spin. Their pace line-up doesn’t look the strongest with left-hander Arshdeep Singh as the home pick.
Royals’ third and fourth overseas player in the playing XI will be interesting choices as Chris Morris is a definite as an all-rounder, while fourth place will go to David Miller in the middle order or world No. 1 T20 spinner Tabrez Shamsi. .
However, it is the Indian players like Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Jaydev Unadkat and Chetan Sakaria who will be looking to step up their game over the next four weeks to ensure a play-off berth for the Royals, considered by many to be the weakest unit . In the absence of Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Jos Buttler.
Similarly, Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are expected to open for Punjab Kings alongside Chris Gayle at the age of 41, which will put the Rajasthan bowlers on tenterhooks.
In the middle order, Nicholas Pooran, who had a terrific performance in the first leg, would like to have a better account of himself with M Shah Rukh Khan.
full squad
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (captain), Liam Livingstone, Evin Lewis, David Miller, Chris Morris, Oshane Thomas, Mustafizur Rahaman, Tabraiz Shamsi, Glenn Phillips, Chetan Sakariya, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Akash Singh, Anuj Rawat, KC Cariappa, Yashashvi Jaiswal , Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Markande, Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldip Yadav, Mahipal Lomror
Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Shahrukh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Nathan Ellis, Adil Rashid, Murugan Ashwin, Harpreet Brar, Moises Henriques, Chris Jordan, Aiden Markram, Mandeep Singh, Darsan Nalkande, Prabhsimran Singh , Ravi BIshnoi, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar, Jalaj Saxena.
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