RR vs PBKS Dream11:Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings kickstart their IPL 2021 campaign by locking horns against each other at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. As both sides are loaded with power hitters and the Mumbai pitch is known for runs, expect a high scoring drama. RR are playing with a new captain in the form of S Samson while Punjab have changed their name and will also expect to change their fortunes.

If a book were to be written on Rajasthan Royals' peregrination through this cycle of the Indian Premier League spanning 13 years, 'A tale of two extremes' could be an apt title. The underdogs in the maiden season in 2008 began their voyage with a title win. They've finished seven times in bottom-half of the table since, only making the play-offs a mere three times; and never another final. It only exacerbated in 2020, when they finished with the wooden spoon.

Punjab's story isn't too different from that of who they're up against in their season opener, whose Indian Premier League journey has been in a constant state of flux - what with changing captains, coaches and team personnel. This season going a step further to change the name of their franchise from Kings XI Punjab to Punjab Kings. Will that align the stars this time for Punjab, whose one constant in the 13 editions of the IPL so far has been an empty trophy cabinet?

RR vs PBKS Today Match Prediction Dream11 Team

Fixture: Match 4 . Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
When: 12 April, 7: 30 IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium Mumbai
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What to expect: The teams will be greeted by Mumbai's humidity. Dew will be a factor for teams opting to bat second which makes the toss quite significant. In IPL hosted by India in the recent seasons, chasing teams have had advantages at the start of the season with fresh tracks and effect of dew later.

RR vs PBKS Playing 11

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11 (likely)

Rajasthan Royals Team News:

J Archer is still recovering from the surgery on finger while D Miller is still in quarantine. These two players are unavailable.

Playing Combination: B Stokes and Y Jaiswal will open the innings with S Samson and J Buttler handling middle order. S Dube will be the finisher while A Tye and S Gopal will lead the bowling arsenal with D Bravo.

RR Playing 11 (likely)

• Ben Stokes
• Yashasvi Jaiswal
• Sanju Samson
• Jos Buttler
• Riyan Parag
• Shivam Dube
• Chris Morris
• Rahul Tewatia
• Shreyas Gopal
• Andrew Tye
• Kartik Tyagi

B Stokes will be opening the batting and is a key batter. He is aggressive and can also make an impact in the bowling department. He has made 920 runs in 42 IPL games at a strike-rate of 135.09 and ahs slammed 2 hundreds and 2 fifties. He has also claimed 28 wickets at a strike-rate of 24.17.

S Samson has a habit of starting the tournament with big scores. He is a plenty of skills and can play big hits with ease. He has experience of featuring in 107 IPL games and has made 2584 runs at an average of 27.78 and has a strike-rate of 133.74. He has scored 2 hundreds and 13 fifties.

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Punjab Kings Playing 11 (likely)

Punjab Kings Team News::

Shahrukh Khan has been making the right noises in the lead up to the tournament. He should make the XI, playing the role of a finisher. PBKS have a call to make about whether Chris Gayle will start in their opener. If he comes in, Dawid Malan, the world's No.1 T20 batsman, will have to wait for a chance. Meanwhile, having spent quite a bit on acquiring the services of Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith, both would come into the equation.

Playing Combination: The duo of KL Rajul and M Agarwal will open the innings while the likes of C Gayle and N Pooran will form the middle order. J Saxena will lead spin department while R Meredith will be lead pacer.

PBKS Playing 11

• KL Rahul
• Mayank Agarwal
• Chris Gayle
• Nicholas Pooran
• Moises Henriques
• Shahrukh Khan
• Jalaj Saxena
• Riley Meredith
• Ravi Bishnoi
• Arshdeep Singh
• Mohammed Shami

KL Rahul is always amongst the runs in IPL. He has made 670, 593 and 659 runs in the last 3 seasons. He averages a stunning 44.86 in IPL and has been averaging over 50 in the last 3 seasons. He has scored 2 hundreds and 21 fifties.

N Pooran is a big-hitting batsman and can clear the ropes at will. He made 353 runs in the last IPL season and averaged 35.30 with a strike-rate of 169.71. He slammed 2 fifties and can play a big role in the middle-order.

Did you know:

In the 21 games the two sides have played, RR lead the head-to-head count with 12 wins.

Royals have a good record at the Wankheded, having won both their games against MI in their last two visits to this venue..

In both the matches against RR last season, skipper Rahul’s slow innings made PBKS post below-par totals which were chased down by RR.

Who will win today match : RR vs PBKS Dream 11 Prediction

Both teams look strong but RR are missing their gun bowler which cripples their bowling attack while Punjab has plenty of batting firepower. So in the RR vs PBKS match, Punjab will win today’s Dream11 today match prediction

Dream11 Team Prediction

• Wicket-keepers: J Buttler, S Samson, KL Rahul, N Pooran
• Batsmen: R Parag, C Gayle, M Agarwal
• All-rounders: B Stokes,
• Bowlers:A Tye, R Meredith, R Bishnoi

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