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After returning to the IPL with a half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday on David Warner, it will be time to return to Steve Smith's action when the Rajasthan Royals will take Kings XI Punjab to the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur on Monday (March 25). . ).
Beyond that mini talking point, Monday's skirmish is one between two sides, which is known for inconsistency. In the tournament, Punjab is a player who has made the final place in the finals only once. After the first season, the start of Rajasthan has been poor and since then he has not reached the final. These are the parties who have often taken the lower half of the points table.
However, both Punjab and Rajasthan never left to try. He has constantly tampered with his combinations and has finally reached such squads which can go up to the distance.
There were also signs in the previous season. Rajasthan made it to the top four, while Punjab got a place in the lower half after the start of the spectacular start.
The biggest reason for this was the lack of depth after the poor middle order and Chris Gayle and KL Rahul. Punjab has got great hit Nicolas Puran for this season and how it goes in the middle of the series can prove to be important for them.
Their top order will once again be the greatest hope for Sam Curen, due to the lack of all-rounders; If Punjab has to go deeper then Gail, Rahul and Mayank Agarwal need to set fire.
With the help of Varun Chakraborty to go with Mushfiqur Rahim and Captain R Ashwin, Punjab's bowling has received a lot of 'secrets' about it. His speed unit has the highest wicket-taker in the previous season, Andrew Ti as well as Mohammed Shami and Ankit Rajput.
Rajasthan's bowling strength is in their pace. All good choices for Joefra Archer, Ocean Thomas, Varun Aaron and Jaidev Unadakt grounds are known for the help of speed. Shreyas Gopal and Ish Sodhi are under-guard but useful legpieces, while K Gautam did a good job with his off-spin last year.
There is a lot of batting in Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes, and now Steve Smith is very firm. Captain Ajinkya Rahane will also be expected to improve his strike-rate, which was slightly lower in the previous season.
PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR
Rahane: The Rajasthan captain had a forgettable season to fight in the past with his strike-rate last year. Even he had to push himself down in the form of a butler and a D'arcy short as early as possible. Rahane believes that he has a chance to make a place in the World Cup if he has a good IPL. Other batsmen - Smith, Stokes and Butler - could leave early due to the preparation of the International Assignment / World Cup, and Rahane's role could have been more important.Chris Gayle: The universe owner is in amazingly friendly form. Ask England. He has already announced his retirement from ODIs after the World Cup, and probably also on his last leg in T20 cricket. Whatever their future, their form is important for Punjab. No batsman has more IPL centuries than Gayle, and this season will give Punjab a boost.
Team News / Availability Update
Punjab: David Miller will miss the game because he is a specialty of the T20I series against Sri Lanka in South Africa. Nicholas Puran could make the IPL debut Andrew Ty is left to join the team. Varun recently missed Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy due to a shoulder injury and may not be available for immediate play.
Rajasthan: Steve Smith recently hurt in elbow, but it looks like he has completely cured. He has been training with Rajasthan team from last one week and should be available from the first game.
PROBABLE XI
Rajasthan: Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi / Stuart Binny, K Gautam, Joefra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni / Varun AaronKings XI Punjab: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair / Sarfaraz Khan, Mandeep Singh, Nicholas Puran, R Ashwin, Sam Curran, Mujib ur Rehman, Ankit Rajput, Mohammed Shami
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Rajasthan Royals: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Steven Smith, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Rahul Tripathi, Ben Stokes, Joefar Archer, Stuart Binny, Shreyas Gopal, Krishnappa Gautam, Shashank Singh, Living Living , Shubham Ranjan, Ashton Turner, Ryan Parag, Mahipal Lomar, Ish Sodhi, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Ocean Thomas, Sudhesh MadhudanKings XI Punjab: Ravichandran Ashwin (Capt.), Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Simran Singh, Nicholas Puran, Sarfaraz Khan, Mujib ur Rehman, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Andrew Tie, Andrew Tie, Ankit Rajput, Hardas Wilogen, Arshdeep Singh, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakraborty, Sam Curran, Darshan Nalqande, Agnivesh Ayachi
