PBKS vs RR Prediction, Match 18, IPL 2025 Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Punjab Kings (PBKS) will lock horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 18th match of the IPL 2025 season at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, on Saturday, April 5.

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Led by Shreyas Iyer, PBKS are currently holding the top spot on the table with four points. On the other hand, RR would be having Sanju Samson as the skipper from this game, with Riyan Parag stepping down from his duties.

PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Match 18 Details

Match: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 18, IPL 2025

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Saturday, April 5

Venue: Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh

PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Match 18 Pitch Report

This is the first match of the season at this venue. We can expect a good track, assisting both batters and bowlers equally. Any score above 200 would be a bit tough for the chasing side.

PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Match 18 Probable XIs

Punjab Kings

Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Suryansh Shedge, Marco Jansen, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh.

Rajasthan Royals

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c), Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande.

PBKS vs RR IPL 2025 Match 18 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings, led by Shreyas Iyer, have been excellent so far in the ongoing IPL 2025 season, registering two consecutive wins to secure the pole position on the points table. On the other hand, RR is reeling down at the ninth rank with one win and two losses. With Samson coming back as the captain, we can expect them to put up a fight.

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However, PBKS has an exceptional batting and bowling unit to overpower the RR franchise in this game with yet another comfortable win.

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