MATCH NO – 65th MATCH
SERIES – Indian Premier Leagues – 2024
DATE – 15th May, 2024
TIME – 07:30 PM IST
VENUE – Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati
INTRODUCTION
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India, contested during the months of March and May every year. It was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007 and is considered one of the most prestigious and popular cricket leagues in the world.
The IPL features franchise teams representing different cities and regions of India. Each team is composed of a mix of domestic and international cricketers, and they compete in a round-robin group stage followed by knockout playoffs to determine the champion. The league has seen significant growth in terms of viewership, sponsorship, and revenue since its inception.
Apart from its cricketing significance, the IPL has also become a cultural phenomenon, attracting celebrities, business tycoons, and fans from all walks of life. It has revolutionised the sport by introducing innovative concepts like player auctions, strategic timeouts, and cheerleaders, which have added to its entertainment value.
However, the IPL has also faced controversies over the years, including allegations of match-fixing, corruption, and conflicts of interest. Despite these challenges, the league continues to thrive and remains a major event in the global cricket calendar, showcasing top talent and providing a platform for emerging players to shine.
Indian Premier League 2024 has started from 22nd March.56th match of Indian Premier League will be played between one of the most popular teams of IPL, Delhi Capitals & One of the most popular teams and one time winner Rajasthan Royals.
MATCH PREVIEW
The 56th match played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Delhi Capitals (DC) is going to be an exciting contest. Both teams have a strong line-up. In this Season Rajasthan Royals team won 8 matches and lost only 2 out of 10 matches and first position in the points table.Whereas Delhi Capitals team have won 5 matches and lost 6 out of 11 matches and sixth position in Point table.
Last time when both teams Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals played between each other, Rajasthan Royals team scored 185 runs and Delhi Capitals team failed to chase and Rajasthan Royals team won the match by 12 runs.
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals
PITCH REPORT
The Barsapara Cricket Stadium, also known as the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium located in Guwahati, Assam, India.
The Barsapara Stadium pitch is dry and hard with no grass, making it ideal for batting first. In recent T20I, ODI, and IPL matches, we’ve seen high scores on the board in the first innings. The pitch provides balanced help to both bowlers and batsmen. Fast bowlers can find some assistance early on, while spinners come into play as the match progresses. Batting first is the preferred choice here. The outfield is good, and well-timed shots can reach the boundary quickly. Dew can affect the outfield during night matches.
- 1. Short Boundaries: One notable characteristic of Barsapara Stadium is its relatively Short boundaries, especially square of the wicket. This makes it easy for batsmen to clear the ropes and score boundaries, leading to high-scoring contests.
- 2. Weather Conditions: Weather conditions in Delhi experience extreme weather conditions, with hot summers and cold winters.
Overall, Barsapara Stadium is known for producing entertaining and average-scoring matches, with something in it for both batsmen and bowlers. It’s a venue where fans can expect exciting cricketing action, particularly in limited-overs formats like T20 and One-Day Internationals.
GROUND STATS (IPL)
| TOTAL MATCH | 02 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 190+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 02 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 00 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 150 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 150 TO 169 | 00 |
| BETWEEN 170 TO 189 | 00 |
| ABOVE SCORE 190 | 02 |
BOWLERS STATS ON BARSAPARA STADIUM (IPL)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 02
PACER WICKETS – 15
SPINNER WICKETS – 08.
RR TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Rajasthan Royals team performed really well in this season. They have won 8 matches and lost 4 matches out of 12 and are in second position in the points table.
- Last match played between Rajasthan Royals & Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals successfully chased a total of 147 runs and won the match by 3 wickets.
- Riyan Parag has scored 483 runs in just 12 innings with a 60+ average in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Sanju Samson has scored 486 runs in 12 innings with a 60+ average in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Jos Buttler will not play in this match due to the T20 world cup preparation..
- Yashasvi Jaiswal has scored 344 runs in 12 innings with a help of 1 century in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Trent Boult has taken 11 wickets in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Avesh Khan has taken 11 wickets in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Nandre Burger has taken 7 wickets in 5 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 15 wickets in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- In the last match Rajasthan Royals team failed to defend a low score of 141 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets against Chennai Super Kings.
- Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 24 runs and Riyan Parag scored 47 runs and Jurel scored 28 runs in the previous match against Chennai Super Kings.
- Ravi Ashiwn took 2 wickets and Yuzi Chahal & Nandre Burger took 1-1 wicket in the previous match against Chennai Super Kings.
- Both teams played 27 matches and Rajasthan Royals won 16 matches and lost 11 matches against Punjab Kings.
SQUADS
Batting – Jos Buttler (wk), Sanju Samson ©, (wk), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Donavan Ferreira (wk), Tom Kohler-Cadmore (wk), Shubman Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaislwal, Rovman Powell, Kunal Singh Rathore.
Bowling – Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Abid Mustaq.
All Rounder – Riyan Parag, Ravi Ashwin, Tabus Kotian.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson © (wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Ravi Ahswin, Dhruv Jurel, Avesh Khan, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger.
Substitutes -: Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Rovman Powell, Kuldeep Sen, Shubam Dubey.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 24r, 4r, 67r, 24r, 104r. |
| Sanju Samson | 15r, 86r, 0r, 71r, 38r. |
| Riyan Parag | 47r, 27r, 77r, 14r, 34r. |
| Shubhman Dubey | 0r, 25r, 8r, 0r, 3r. |
| Rovman Powell | 13r, 27r, 26r, 11r, 2r. |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 13r, 0r, 27r, 13r, 11r. |
| Dhruv Jurel | 28r, 1r, 52r, 2r, 6r. |
| Ravi Ashwin | 2W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 0W. |
| Trent Boult | 0W, 1W,0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Avesh Khan | 0W, 0W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Sandeep Sharma | 0W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 5W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BARSAPARA STADIUM (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 2 INNINGS – 77 RUNS. |
| Sanju Samson | 2 INNINGS – 42 RUNS. |
| Riyan Parag | 2 INNINGS – 27 RUNS. |
| Shubhman Dubey | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rovman Powell | 1 INNING – 2 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 2 INNINGS – 75 RUNS. |
| Dhruv Jurel | 2 INNINGS – 40 RUNS. |
| Ravi Ashwin | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Trent Boult | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 3 INNINGS – 4 WICKETS. |
| Avesh Khan | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Sandeep Sharma | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS PBKS (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS PBKS |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 39r, 50r, 11r, 68r, 49r. |
| Sanju Samson | 18r, 2r, 42r, 23r, 4r. |
| Riyan Parag | 23r, 20r, 20r, 0r, 4+0W. |
| Shubhman Dubey | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rovman Powell | 11r, 2r. |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 27r, 46r, 36r, 31r, 16r. |
| Dhruv Jurel | 6r 10r, 32r. |
| Ravi Ashwin | 1W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Trent Boult | 1W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 0W. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 1W, 0W, 1W, 3W, 3W. |
| Avesh Khan | 2W, 0W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Sandeep Sharma | 0W, 1W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS PBKS (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS PBKS |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | 5 INNINGS – 217 RUNS – 43.4 AVG. |
| Sanju Samson | 22 INNINGS – 720 RUNS – 40 AVG. |
| Riyan Parag | 7 INNINGS – 92 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Shubhman Dubey | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Rovman Powell | 2 INNINGS – 13 RUNS. |
| Shimron Hetmyer | 7 INNINGS – 173 RUNS. |
| Dhruv Jurel | 3 INNINGS – 48 RUNS. |
| Ravi Ashwin | 20 INNINGS – 20 WICKETS. |
| Trent Boult | 13 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 20 INNINGS – 30 WICKETS. |
| Avesh Khan | 8 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Sandeep Sharma | 7 INNINGS – 9 WICKETS. |
PBKS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
KEY POINTS
- Punjab Kings team performed not good in this season and won only 4 matches and lost 8 out of 12 matches and 10th position in point table.
- Last match played between Rajasthan Royals & Punjab Kings, Punjab Kings failed to defend a low score of 147 runs and lost the match by 3 wickets.
- Sam Curran has scored 185 runs and also taken 13 wickets in 11 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.But he will miss the match due to International duty.
- Jonny Bairstow has scored 257 runs in 9 innings with a century in this season of Indian Premier League.But he will miss the match due to International duty.
- Shashank Singh has scored 351 runs in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Prabhsimran Singh has scored 257 runs in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Ashutosh Sharma has scored 170 runs in 7 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Arshdeep Singh has taken 16 wickets in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Harshal Patel has taken 20 wickets in 12 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- Rahul Chahar has taken 8 wickets in 7 innings in this season of Indian Premier League.
- In the last match Punjab Kings failed to chase a big total of 247 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore and lost the match by 60 runs.
- Rilee Rossouw scored 61 runs in just 27 balls and shashank singh scored 37 runs in 19 balls in the previous match against Rajasthan Royals.
- Harshal Patel took 3 wickets each, Vidhwath Kaverappa took 2 wickets and Rahul Chahar took 1 wicket in the previous match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Both teams played 27 matches and Punjab Kings team won 11 matches and lost 16 matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
SQUADS
Batting – Shikhar Shawan ©, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Shivam Singh, Atharva Tade, Asutosh Sharma, Vishawanath Singh, Prabhasimran Singh (wk), Jonny Bairstow(wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk).
Bowling – Rahul Chahar, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Prince Choudhary, Harpreet Brar.
All Rounder – Liam Livingstone, Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Rishi Dhawan, Chris Woakes, Tanay Thyagarajan.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Shikhar Dhawan ©, Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Ashutosh Sharma, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Rahul Chahar.
Substitutes – : Shashank Singh, Rilee Rossouw, Ashutosh Sharma, T. Thyagarajan, Harpreet Singh.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 6r, 30r, 13r, 54r, 35r. |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 14r, 1r, 70r, 45r, 22r. |
| Rilee Rossouw | 61r, 0r, 43r, 26r, 9r. |
| Shashank Singh | 37r, 27r, 25r, 68r, 8r. |
| Jitesh Sharma | 5r, 0r, 13r, 9r, 29r. |
| Ashotosh Sharma | 8r, 3r, 3r, 61r, 31r. |
| Harpreet Brar | 0W, 17+0W, 2W, 0W, 29+0W. |
| Harshal Patel | 3W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 3W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 0W, 2W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 1W, 2W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Rahul Chahar | 0W, 3W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | 2W, 6W, 4W, 1W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON BARSAPARA STADIUM (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 1 INNING – 60 RUNS. |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 1 INNING – 86 RUNS. |
| Rilee Rossouw | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| Shashank Singh | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Jitesh Sharma | 1 INNING – 27 RUNS. |
| Ashotosh Sharma | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Harpreet Brar | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Harshal Patel | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Nathan Ellis | 1 INNING – 4 WICKETS. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 1 INNING – 2 WICKETS. |
| Rahul Chahar | 1 INNING – 0 WICKET. |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS RR (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS RR |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 10r, 3r, 60r. |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 17r, 86r, 12r, 8r, 9r. |
| Rilee Rossouw | 14r. |
| Shashank Singh | 9r. |
| Jitesh Sharma | 29r, 44r, 27r, 38r. |
| Ashotosh Sharma | 31r. |
| Harpreet Brar | 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Harshal Patel | 1W, 3W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Nathan Ellis | 1W, 4W. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 1W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 5W. |
| Rahul Chahar | 1W, 0W, 0W, 2W, 0W. |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS RR (IPL)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS RR |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 3 INNINGS – 72 RUNS. |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 24 INNINGS – 679 RUNS. |
| Rilee Rossouw | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| Shashank Singh | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
| Jitesh Sharma | 4 INNINGS – 138 RUNS. |
| Ashotosh Sharma | 1 INNING – 8 RUNS. |
| Harpreet Brar | 3 INNINGS – 0 WICKET. |
| Harshal Patel | 11 INNINGS – 19 WICKETS. |
| Nathan Ellis | 2 INNINGS – 5 WICKETS. |
| Arshdeep Singh | 8 INNINGS – 16 WICKETS. |
| Rahul Chahar | 8 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Vidwath Kaverappa | NOT PLAYED YET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 27
- PBK WIN – 11
- RR WIN – 16
- NO RESULT – 00
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Samson, P. Singh.
BATSMEN – R. Rossouw, S. Singh, Y. Jaiswal.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Parag, R. Ashwin.
BOWLERS – Y. Chahal, H. Patel, S. Sharma, A. Singh.
GRAND LEAGUE(GL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – S. Samson, P. Singh.
BATSMEN – R. Rossouw, S. Singh, Y. Jaiswal.
ALL-ROUNDERS – R. Parag, R. Ashwin.
BOWLERS – Y. Chahal, T. Boult, H. Patel, A. Singh.
BACK-UPS – S. Dhawan, S. Hetmyer, N. Ellis, N. Burger.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – S. Samson, R. Parag.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – Y. Jaiswal, H. Patel.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
RAJASTHAN ROYALS MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.