RR vs PBKS Head to Head Record, Stats & Results in Barsapara Stadium Guwahati Ahead Of IPL 2024 Match 65

Rajasthan Royals will look to do the double and seal the second spot when they host Punjab Kings in match 65 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at their second home ground – Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on Wednesday (May 15).

Sanju Samson’s RR will look to stop a two-match losing streak after suffering a 5-wicket loss to Chennai Super Kings in their most recent outing, while PBKS, who may welcome back skipper Shikhar Dhawan, head into the match on the back of a 60-run loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

RR vs PBKS head to head record and stats ahead of IPL 2024 match 65

In their last outing, RR failed to defend a paltry total of 141 against CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, while PBKS fell way short of a 242-run target against RCB at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.

RR, however, will take confidence from their reverse fixture result and the overall record against PBKS when the two sides clash for the 28th time in IPL. Here is a look at the head to head record, stats & results ahead of PBKS vs RR IPL 2024 Match 65:

RR vs PBKS Head to Head Record & Results

In the 27 PBKS vs RR head to head matches in IPL so far, it’s Rajasthan Royals that hold the advantage with 16 wins against Punjab Kings, who have won 11 times against the inaugural champions.

In the last 6 meeting as well, RR has a 4-2 edge against PBKS, including the most recent meeting earlier this season in Mullanpur, where Rajasthan Royals rode on Shimron Hetmyer’s late cameo of 27 not out from 10 balls to chase down 147 in the final over.

The two sides are set to lock horns for the second time at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, which has hosted only 2 IPL matches so far with those game played in the 2023 season. Now, let’s take a look at the top performers and stats in the earlier RR vs PBKS fixtures:

RR vs PBKS Head To Head Stats

Stats	For RR vs PBKS	For PBKS vs RR
Wins Batting 1st	7	8
Wins Chasing	9	3
Highest Total	226	223
Lowest Total	112	124
Highest Successful Chase	226	193
Lowest Total Defended	158	139
Most Runs	Sanju Samson (596 runs)	KL Rahul (490 runs)
Highest scorer	Sanju Samson (119)	Shaun Marsh (115)
Most Sixes	Sanju Samson (27 sixes)	Chris Gayle, KL Rahul & Shaun Marsh (17 sixes each)
Most Fours	Sanju Samson (48 fours)	KL Rahul (43 fours)
Most Fifties	Jos Buttler (3 fifties)	KL Rahul (5 fifties)
Most Hundreds	Sanju Samson (1 hundred)	Shaun Marsh & Mayank Agarwal (1 hundred each)
Most wickets	Siddharth Trivedi (11 wickets)	Arshdeep Singh (15 wickets)
Best Bowling	Kevon Cooper (4/26)	Arshdeep Singh (5/32)

RR vs PBKS head to head record in Guwahati

The two sides will meet at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium for the second time. In the first meeting, PBKS rode on a 92-run opening stand between Shikhar Dhawan (86 off 56) and Prabhsimran Singh (60 off 34) to post 197 and then restricted RR to 192 to seal a 5-run win.

For RR, Shimron Hetmyer (36 off 18) and Dhruv Jurel (32* off 15) late cameos went in vain, but the Royals bounced back in the next fixture at the venue against Delhi Capitals. Here is a look at RR and PBKS’ record in Guwahati: