PBKS vs RR Match Prediction : IPL 2025, 18th Match – Who Will Win Today’s IPL Match Between PBKS vs RR?

PBKS vs RR Betting Tips

Punjab Kings have started in terrific fashion with two wins from two matches. Not only have they won their matches but they have also been dominant with both bat and ball. They will hope to continue that winning form as they travel to their home venue and take on the Rajasthan Royals. After two losses to start IPL 2025, the Royals managed to get their first win against CSK in the previous match.

Both teams will be confident heading into this match.

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Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Head-to-Head Record

There have been 28 matches between the Punjab Kings and the Rajasthan Royals. 12 of those have been won by the Punjab Kings while 16 have been won by the Rajasthan Royals.

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Live-streaming and Broadcast

PBKS vs RR can be viewed on the JioHotstar streaming platform or on the Star Sports network of channels.

PBKS vs RR Team Previews

Punjab Kings

We knew that the Punjab Kings had a strong squad after the auction but it looks like they have done better than anyone expected. Priyansh Arya has been aggressive at the top and is forming a strong partnership with Parbhsimran Singh.

Shreyas Iyer is in the form of his life and seems to have gotten over his short-ball troubles as well.

Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, and Shashank Singh form what is possibly the most dangerous middle order in IPL 2025. Oh, and we saw a glimpse of what Nehal Wadhera can do against LSG as well. The PBKS batting lineup has incredible depth with Marco Jansen at number 8.

The bowling unit has also performed quite well for PBKS. Yuzvendra Chahal is a canny spinner and one of the most successful in the history of the IPL. Glenn Maxwell also chips in with the ball but perhaps PBKS would have liked another quality spinner.

Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, and Marcus Stoinis are four world-class bowling option to round out the side very nicely.

Punjab Kings Expected Playing 11

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

A tense victory against CSK in their previous match would have lifted the spirits of the Rajasthan Royals camp. The team has struggled so far and has looked one of the weakest team of IPL 2025. It took a brilliant inning from Nitish Rana to get them to a winning total.

Rana was well-supported by Riyan Parag in the middle as well. Concern over the lack of runs fro Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sanju Samson would be rising. Both of these players are Indian T20 regulars and the bulk of the runs has to come from them.

If they cannot turn their form around very quickly, IPL 2025 will end up being disastrous for the Royals. Dhruv Jurel and Wanindu Hasaranga have been quite unconvincing in the middle order so far. This lack of depth is not an issue for most squads but RR seems to have got its calculations wrong.

Jofra Archer roared back with a brilliant bowling performance against CSK. Wanindu Hasaranga also picked up four wickets while Meheesh Theekshana kept a lid on the scoring. At its best, the RR bowling attack will ask some tough questions but just one good performance is not enough to convince us.

We have seen RR be very expensive and ineffective with the ball int he first two matches. They could have a tough time again on a good batting surface.

Rajasthan Royals Expected Playing 11

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

PBKS vs RR Toss Prediction

The team that wins the toss is going to want to field first. That has been the trend so far and this being a new surface, teams will want to see how it behaves before they bat on it.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The Mullanpur Stadium is Punjab's new home and is expected to offer a very flat batting surface. The outfield is not the biggest and is generally very quick. That means players get full value for their shots. We think a 200+ total is on the cards and even that may not be enough.

There is no rain expected on match day. We should have an uninterrupted match to enjoy.

PBKS vs RR: Who Will Win?

PBKS has been the team that has impressed us the most so far. They have a strong batting lineup and an absolutely stacked bowling unit with a number of high-quality all-rounders. While RR is dangerous, we think it is going to struggle to stop PBKS.

PBSK vs RR win percentage stands at 56% in favor of PBKS.

Todays IPL Match Prediction: Punjab Kings To Win.