IPL 2025: RR vs PBKS Match Prediction Today, Dream11 Prediction Match 59

RR vs PBKS Match Prediction: The IPL 2025 is back after being halted for a week amid the Indo-Pak border tension. This is the second game after resumption. Match 59 of the tournament will see the Rajasthan Royals play host to the Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

While RR are out of the playoffs race, PBKS are right into it; in fact, Shreyas Iyer’s team is vying for a top-two finish in the league stage, having secured 15 points in 11 games so far. Three wins in their remaining three matches will see them secure one of the top two spots, given both GT and RCB don’t win all their three games too!

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RR vs PBKS head-to-head:

RR have a positive match-up against PBKS. RR have defeated PBKS 17 times and conceded 11 losses. These two sides were involved in a tied game as well in 2015, which was won by Punjab in the Super Over.

RR vs PBKS date and time:

Date: May 18, Sunday

Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Time: 3:30 PM IST / 10:00 AM GMT / 3:30 PM LOCAL

RR vs PBKS injury and availability news:

Both teams will be without the services of some of their crucial overseas players. RR’s Jofra Archer has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. In the PBKS camp, while all overseas players are set to return, Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis will be available from their next game onwards.

Further, PBKS have roped in New Zealand’s lanky pacer Kyle Jamieson as the replacement for the injured Lockie Ferguson, who has a hamstring injury.

Also Read: RR vs PBKS Dream11 Prediction

Predicted RR vs PBKS Playing 11 (plus impact sub):

PBKS predicted XII:

Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer (c), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Xavier Bartlett, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh

RR predicted XII:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kunal Rathore, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Maheesh Theekshana, Akash Madhwal

RR vs PBKS pitch report:

The Sawai Mansingh Stadium has offered plenty of runs and boosts to the batsmen this season, even though the home team has struggled this season in Jaipur, managing just one win in four games. RR would like to turn that around. There is some swing and seam movement available for pacers.

RR vs PBKS Top Captaincy Picks:

The top captaincy picks in the RR vs PBKS match will be Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, and Riyan Parag.

Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals: 3 players to watch out for:

The 3 players to watch out for in RR vs PBKS are Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Arshdeep Singh.

RR vs PBKS Match Prediction: Who will win today?

For the RR vs PBKS prediction, we predict that PBKS will defeat RR in match 59 of the IPL 2025.