RR vs PBKS Match 59 IPL 2025: The 59th match of the 18th season of IPL will be played on May 18 between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. The match will start at 3:30 PM IST. Riyan Parag will be captaining the Rajasthan Royals, while Shreyas Iyer will be leading the Punjab Kings. In this article, we will talk about the head to head records, pitch report, weather forecast and playing XI of both teams.
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RR vs PBKS Match 59 IPL 2025: Head-To-Head Records
In the last 15 seasons of IPL, 29 matches have been played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings so far. Out of these, RR has won 17 matches, while PBKS has emerged victorious in 12 matches. During these matches, RR’s highest score against Punjab has been 226 runs, while PBKS’s highest score against Rajasthan has been 223 runs. On the other hand, RR’s lowest score against the Kings is 112 runs, while PBKS’s lowest score against the Royals is 124 runs.
RR vs PBKS Match 59 IPL 2025: Pitch Report at Sawai Mansingh Stadium
The pitch of Sawai Mansingh Stadium has been consistently benefiting the batsmen and in some matches the fast bowlers have also got help. So far four matches have been played here in the current season and all of them have proved to be high-scoring matches. If we talk about the last match which was played here a few days ago between Rajasthan and Punjab, in that match, Punjab Kings batted first and scored a big score of 217 runs for the loss of 2 wickets, but Rajasthan Royals could not do anything amazing and got out for only 117.
From which it becomes clear that on this pitch the bowlers will have to be very careful with the batsmen. So far in the four matches played here in IPL 2025, the team chasing the target has won in two matches, while the team batting first has won in two matches. Host Rajasthan has managed to register only one win at home in these four matches. So far in the history of IPL, 61 matches have been played on this ground in which the team batting first has won 22 times, while the team batting later has won 39 matches.
RR vs PBKS Match 59 IPL 2025: Weather Forecast in Jaipur
According to the weather forecast, the temperature in Jaipur is expected to be 42 degrees Celsius during the day on Sunday, while it is likely to drop to 31 degrees Celsius in the evening. Players may feel the heat in Jaipur during the day’s match. There is no possibility of rain. In such a situation, the match is expected to be completed without any interruption.
This season, Rajasthan Royals has played 12 matches, out of which they have won 3 and the team is at the ninth position in the points table with 6 points. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have played 11 matches so far, out of which they have won 7 matches and the team is at the third position in the points table with 15 points.
RR vs PBKS Match 59 IPL 2025: Probable Playing XI
Rajasthan Royals Probable Playing XI: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Kunal Singh Rathore, Riyan Parag (captain), Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh.
Impact Player: Akash Madhwal
Punjab Kings Probable Playing XI: Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Mitchell Owen, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shashank Singh, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.
Impact Player: Vijaykumar Vyshak
RR vs PBKS Match 59 IPL 2025: Full Squads of Rajasthan and Punjab
Rajasthan Royals Squad for IPL 2025
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Singh Rathore, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Maheesh Theekshana, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Akash Madhwal, Sanju Samson, Tushar Deshpande, Kumar Kartikeya, Nandre Burger, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Ashok Sharma
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Punjab Kings Squad for IPL 2025
Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Harpreet Brar, Yash Thakur, Kyle Jamieson, Xavier Bartlett, Vishnu Vinod, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Mitchell Owen, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyla Avinash