RR vs PBKS Prediction: Who Will Win Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings IPL 2023 Match 8

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Rajasthan Royals will be taking on neighbours Punjab Kings in the 8th match of the IPL 2023 season on Wednesday (April 5). The Royals were the finalists last year while Punjab Kings couldn't qualify for playoffs.

Both Rajasthan and Punjab have made winning starts to their IPL season this year. The Royals decimated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their first match, while Punjab managed to pull off a victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2023 Match 8 Details

Match Time and Venue: The IPL 2023 match between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings will be played at theBarsapara Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday (April 5). The match will start at 7.30 pm IST.

Live Stream and Telecast: The IPL 2023 Match 8 between RR and PBKS will be broadcast live on Star Sports network in multiple languages. Indian viewers can also enjoy the live stream of the match through the JioCinema app and website. The viewers can enjoy the commentary in 12 Indian languages in the live stream, namely in English, Hindi, Bengali, Odiya, Bhojpuri, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi and Gujarati.

Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings Squads

Rajasthan Royals Squad: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donavon Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, M Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul PA, Joe Root, Sandeep Sharma (replacement for Prasidh Krishna)

Punjab Kings Squad: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Shahrukh Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh, Matthew Short (replacement for Jonny Bairstow)

RR vs PBKS IPL 2023: Match Prediction

Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings both have made a winning start to their IPL season, which is a rare instance in IPL. Both teams played decent cricket, but the Royals were much more dominant in their win. It will be a battle between two Indian skippers - Sanju Samson and the veteran Shikhar Dhawan.

The match will be played at the Barsapara stadium in Guwahati as Royals have chosen it as home ground for two of their matches. It is to be seen how things pan out at Assam's capital given it is yet to host an IPL game in its history.

Both squads have some top players, but Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson take the Royals up a notch over the Kings. The Royals have firepower in their top four, while Punjab have a decent all-around squad.

But the significant advantage of the Rajasthan side will be their spinners. Blessed with Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal, the 2008 IPL champions have a sublime spin duo, who can play a pivotal part in the match.

Rajasthan also have a better H2H record against Punjab, winning 14 of the 24 meets between these two teams.

RR vs PBKS Win Probability

Rajasthan Royals Win Probability - 60%

Punjab Kings Win Probability - 40%

N.B. The win probability is based on the previous meeting history, current form and squad strength of the two sides. No such mathematical method has been used here and it is only an assumption of the writer.