Pre-Match Analysis

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals

Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mullanpur

Wed, 29 Apr, 2026 · 01:00 am IST · T20

Punjab Kings — Ideal XI

AI-generated selection · 5-factor scoring

  • Shreyas IyerCBat · 8.7
  • Prabhsimran SinghWK · 8.2
  • Harnoor SinghBat · 7.8
  • Marcus StoinisVCAR · 8.5
  • Azmatullah OmarzaiAR · 8.1
  • Shashank SinghAR · 7.9
  • Marco JansenAR · 8.3
  • Yuzvendra ChahalBowl · 8.6
  • Arshdeep SinghBowl · 8.4
  • Lockie FergusonBowl · 8.0
  • Harpreet BrarBowl · 7.7

Unlucky 12th Man

Cooper Connolly (7.5/10) — Talented young all-rounder but loses out due to overseas player limit and strong competition

Impact Player — if batting first

Vijaykumar Vyshak (BOWL · 7.2/10) — Fast bowler who can provide extra pace option if Punjab Kings bats first

Impact Player — if bowling first

Nehal Wadhera (BAT · 7.4/10) — Middle-order batsman who can accelerate if Punjab Kings bowls first

Experienced leader with proven IPL captaincy record and tactical acumen

Rajasthan Royals — Ideal XI

AI-generated selection · 5-factor scoring

  • Yashasvi JaiswalAR · 9.1
  • Shimron HetmyerBat · 8.3
  • Dhruv JurelWK · 8.5
  • Riyan ParagAR · 8.7
  • Ravindra JadejaCAR · 9.0
  • Donovan FerreiraAR · 7.9
  • Dasun ShanakaAR · 8.1
  • Jofra ArcherVCBowl · 9.2
  • Ravi BishnoiBowl · 8.4
  • Sandeep SharmaBowl · 8.0
  • Kuldeep SenBowl · 7.6

Unlucky 12th Man

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (7.3/10) — Promising young all-rounder but team balance favors more experienced options

Impact Player — if batting first

Tushar Deshpande (BOWL · 7.0/10) — Pace bowler who can add extra bowling depth if Rajasthan Royals bats first

Impact Player — if bowling first

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AR · 7.3/10) — Young all-rounder who can provide batting depth if Rajasthan Royals bowls first

Experienced all-rounder with leadership skills and match-winning ability

Match Preview

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Registered Squads

Full squad — Ideal XI is selected from these players

Punjab Kings

25 players

Wicket-Keeper

  • Prabhsimran Singh
    IndiaWK
  • Vishnu Vinod
    IndiaWK

Batsman

  • Shreyas Iyer
    IndiaBAT
  • Pyla Avinash
    IndiaBAT
  • Harnoor Singh
    IndiaBAT
  • Nehal Wadhera
    IndiaBAT
  • Priyansh Arya
    IndiaBAT

All-Rounder

  • Azmatullah Omarzai
    AfghanistanAR
  • Cooper Connolly
    AustraliaAR
  • Musheer Khan
    IndiaAR
  • Mitchell Owen
    AustraliaAR
  • Shashank Singh
    IndiaAR
  • Marcus Stoinis
    AustraliaAR
  • Suryansh Shedge
    IndiaAR
  • Marco Jansen
    South AfricaAR

Bowler

  • Xavier Bartlett
    AustraliaBOWL
  • Yuzvendra Chahal
    IndiaBOWL
  • Praveen Dubey
    IndiaBOWL
  • Ben Dwarshuis
    AustraliaBOWL
  • Lockie Ferguson
    New ZealandBOWL
  • Harpreet Brar
    IndiaBOWL
  • Vishal Nishad
    IndiaBOWL
  • Yash Thakur
    IndiaBOWL
  • Arshdeep Singh
    IndiaBOWL
  • Vijaykumar Vyshak
    IndiaBOWL

Rajasthan Royals

25 players

Wicket-Keeper

  • Dhruv Jurel
    IndiaWK
  • Lhuan-dre Pretorius
    South AfricaWK

Batsman

  • Aman Rao
    IndiaBAT
  • Shimron Hetmyer
    West IndiesBAT

All-Rounder

  • Riyan Parag
    IndiaAR
  • Shubham Dubey
    IndiaAR
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal
    IndiaAR
  • Ravi Singh
    IndiaAR
  • Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
    IndiaAR
  • Donovan Ferreira
    South AfricaAR
  • Dasun Shanaka
    Sri LankaAR
  • Ravindra Jadeja
    IndiaAR

Bowler

  • Jofra Archer
    EnglandBOWL
  • Brijesh Sharma
    IndiaBOWL
  • Nandre Burger
    South AfricaBOWL
  • Tushar Deshpande
    IndiaBOWL
  • Adam Milne
    New ZealandBOWL
  • Vignesh Puthur
    IndiaBOWL
  • Ravi Bishnoi
    IndiaBOWL
  • Sandeep Sharma
    IndiaBOWL
  • Kuldeep Sen
    IndiaBOWL
  • Yash Raj Punja
    IndiaBOWL
  • Yudhvir Singh
    IndiaBOWL
  • Kwena Maphaka
    South AfricaBOWL
  • Sushant Mishra
    IndiaBOWL