PBKS vs RR Match Preview: Advertisment Punjab Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in the 18th Indian Premier League 2025 match, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. With two consecutive wins, Punjab Kings is having a great start to their IPL 2025 campaign. To get their first win this season, they defeated the Gujarat Titans by 11 runs after reaching 243/5 in their opening game. The IPL 2025 saw the Rajasthan Royals have a mixed start, winning one of their opening three games. They played a high-scoring game against Sunrisers Hyderabad to start the season. PBKS vs RR Team Analysis: Punjab Kings: With two victories in their first two games, Punjab Kings are now ranked first in the competition and are one of the two teams yet to lose a game. They entered the season with the expectation of doing better, and they haven't let anybody down. With eight wickets remaining, they defeated LSG in the most recent match. Rajasthan Royals: Rajasthan Royals have so far had difficulty making an impression. After losing their opening two games against Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders, they defeated Chennai Super Kings in the last game to record their first victory. Also Read: PBKS vs RR Match Prediction, Match 18 Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match Details: Match: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Indian Premier League 2025, Match 18 Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Chandigarh Date and Time: 5th April 2025, 7:30 PM Live Coverage Details: Star Sports (TV), Jio Hotstar (WEB and OTT) Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report: The pitch is batting-friendly and we may see a high-scoring match. While spinners become successful later, pacers receive some early movement. A new ball may get a good bounce, and carry should be made available. Perhaps the dryness will help the spinners. With a well-balanced combination of pacers and spinners, teams may opt to bat first. PBKS vs RR Predicted Playing 11: Punjab Kings: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (WK), Shreyas Iyer (C), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh Impact Player: Nehal Wadhera Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (C), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande Impact Player: Kumar Kartikeya Suggested playing XI No. 1 for PBKS vs RR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket S. Samson (VC), D. Jurel, S. Iyer (C), Y. Jaiswal, S. Hetmyer, G. Maxwell, R. Parag, N. Rana, A. Singh, J. Archer, Y. Chahal PBKS vs RR Dream11 prediction Photograph: (X) Suggested playing XI No. 2 for PBKS vs RR Dream11 Fantasy Cricket S. Samson (C), D. Jurel, S. Iyer (VC), Y. Jaiswal, S. Hetmyer, G. Maxwell, R. Parag, N. Rana, A. Singh, J. Archer, Y. Chahal PBKS vs RR Dream11 prediction Photograph: (X)