Rajasthan Royals will be without Jofra Archer for this match, he forced opposing batsmen to play a false shot 39% of the time last season; the highest rate of any bowler to log 20+ overs.
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Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul was the highest scorer during the last edition of the IPL, he scored 670 runs at an average of 55.8 in 14 innings.
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Punjab Kings lost their final two matches in the Indian Premier League last season, with one of those losses coming against Rajasthan Royals (seven-wicket margin); however, they had won five IPL matches on the spin prior to this run.
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Rajasthan Royals have registered victories in their last two IPL matches at the Wankhede, having lost four matches in succession prior to this run; Punjab Kings have tasted two defeats on the spin at the Mumbai venue.
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Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings have each won two of their last four encounters against one another, with the Royals winning the two most recent encounters (both in 2020); Rajasthan Royals had won the toss and opted to field first on all four of those occasions.