Rajasthan Royals (RR) will be up against the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 59th match of IPL 2025. This article provides details about the Rajasthan Royals’ Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings for match 59 of IPL 2025.
Rajasthan Royals Playing 11 vs Punjab Kings- IPL 2025, Match 59:
Openers: Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal
Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the innings along with 14-year-old hard-hitting batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The duo will look to get the team off to a solid start, like they have done in certain games.
Vaibhav, who broke onto the scene with a breathtaking hundred, hasn’t been able to make a significant contribution in the last few games and will look to put on a strong performance.
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Yashasvi, on the other hand, has been one of the few batters who have scored runs consistently for the inaugural champions and will look to replicate that in the next match against PBKS on Sunday.
Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Kunal Singh Rathore, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga
RR are expected to be without the services of their regular captain, Sanju Samson, who is nursing an injury. Riytam Parag will continue to lead the side in Samson’s absence.
RR’s middle order has dealt a major blow as in-form batter Nitish Rana was ruled out of this year’s IPL before the league was suspended and will be replaced by Kunal Singh Rathore in the playing XI.
Riyan Parag, who has captained the Rajasthan Royals in the last few matches, was able to finish the game against GT and guide the team to an important win.
The right-hander will look to lead from the front like he did against KKR, courtesy of an attacking half-century.
Dhruv Jurel is all set to keep wickets in the absence of Sanju Samson and will also look to make a decisive contribution with the bat.
Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Singh Charak
Rajasthan Royals would want their bowlers to give good support to Jofra Archer, who has looked the only bowler in the fast bowling department with some sort of rhythm.
Jofra has been bowling with pace and control but has lacked support from the other end, which was evident in the game against RCB.
Along with the batting, RR will have to rejig their bowling lineup as well due to the unavailability of Sandeep Sharma, who has also been ruled out after picking up an injury.
Sandeep has been replaced by South African pacer Nandre Burger, who was a part of RR in the 17th season of the league.
The Spin duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga will look to get things right after the resumption of IPL.
The Sri Lankan spinners have looked short of plans if a batter has decided to take them on in the middle overs.
