IPL 2018 (Match 40) Preview: Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals

Jaipur, May 7 (CRICKETNMORE) - Desperate to stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL), bottom-placed Rajasthan Royals will be aiming to avenge Sunday's six-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), when the two sides face off at the Sawai Mansingh

Jaipur, May 7 (CRICKETNMORE) - Desperate to stay alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL), bottom-placed Rajasthan Royals will be aiming to avenge Sunday's six-wicket loss to Kings XI Punjab (KXIP), when the two sides face off in the 40th match of IPL 2018 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, here on Tuesday.

The Ajinkya Rahane-led side now needs to win all their remaining five matches to keep themselves alive in the tournament. Rajasthan have just six points with three wins from nine games while Punjab are placed third after six wins from nine games and 12 points in their kitty.

Another win for Punjab will almost seal them a play-off berth and a defeat will be the end of the road for Rajasthan.

Key Players

Kings XI Punjab - KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Chris Gayle

Rajasthan Royals - Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Sanju Samson

Who will win - Poll Results

 

The squads:

Rajasthan Royals: Ben Stokes, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler (Wicket-keeper), Rahul Tripathi, D Arcy Short, Krishnappa Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Sharma, Anureet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera, Ajinkya Rahane(Captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Ish Sodhi.

Kings XI Punjab: Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin (Captain), Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, Lokesh Rahul (Wicket-keeper), Chris Gayle, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Barinder Sran, Andrew Tye, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar.

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IANS