The 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 is scheduled to play between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings on Wednesday 5th April 2023 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League is on its way and we already had seen some interesting competitions. Rajasthan Royals are going to face Punjab Kings in their second match of this tournament. Rajasthan Royals had an outstanding start to this season of IPL and won their very first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad with a huge margin of 72 runs. This win also boosted their net run rate and they are currently leading the table with a +3.600 run rate. Punjab Kings also had a winning start to this edition of IPL and they had beaten Kolkata Knight Riders in their very first match by the margin of seven runs through the DLS method. This match will be very interesting as both teams had a good opening start to this tournament and will play with confidence.

Rajasthan Royals outclassed Sunrisers Hyderabad in their very first match in every department of the game. The batting and bowling units of Rajasthan Royals give their 100% performance in the first match. They were asked to bat first after losing the toss. They have a strong batting order and performed well in their previous match. They scored a total of 203 runs in 20 overs. The best batsmen of white ball cricket like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jose Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, and Shemron Hetmyer are part of the batting squad of Rajasthan Royals. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jose Buttler opened their batting inning and provide a good opening start of 85 runs for the partnership of the first wicket. The skipper, Sanju Samson was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side with 55 runs in his account on 32 balls with the help of three boundaries and four huge sixes. Jos Buttler also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 54 runs. He faced just 22 balls and smashed seven boundaries and three huge sixes. Yashasvi Jaiswal was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He also scored 54 runs on 37 balls with the help of nine boundaries.

Shemron Hetmyer is an experienced batsman and he was good in the previous match. He scored 22 runs and remained not out till the 20th over. He faced 16 balls and smashed one boundary and the same huge six. Riyan Parag and Devdutt Padikkal were the batsmen who did not perform well in the first match. These are experienced batsmen and we are sure that they will give the best performance in this match. The way how the bowling unit of Rajasthan Royals performed in the previous match was just outstanding. They defended the target of 204 runs and leaked just 131 runs in 20 overs. They used six bowlers in that match and almost every bowler from their side performed well. Yuzvendra Chahal was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with four wickets to his name in four overs against just 17 runs. Trent Boult also had an outstanding performance with the ball. He picked up two wickets while he was charged with 21 runs in four overs. Jason Holder was the other bowler who performed well. He picked one wicket in three overs while he leaked 16 runs. Ravichandran Ashwin also did well in the first match and picked one wicket in four overs against 27 runs. KM Asif and Navdeep Saini were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. Rajasthan Royals have extra power in the batting and bowling departments and it is very difficult for each team in the IPL to beat this side. We think that Rajasthan Royals is the biggest contender for the title of this edition of IPL.

Punjab Kings were very lucky in their opening match of this edition of the Indian Premier League. We think they were not in the position of winning the match but thanks to rain that stopped the match and luckily they were seven runs ahead through the DLS method. They were asked to bat first after losing the toss. The way how their batting order performed in that match was just outstanding. They scored a total of 191 runs in 20 overs and each and every batter from their side put some runs on the board. Bhanuka Rajapaksa was the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side scoring his first fifty in IPL. He scored a total of 50 runs on 32 balls with the help of five boundaries and two huge sixes. The skipper, Shikhar Dhawan also had an outstanding performance with the bat and scored 40 runs. He faced 29 balls and smashed six boundaries during his inning. Sam Curran was the other batsman who put some runs on the board. He remained not out after scoring 26 runs on 17 balls with the help of two huge sixes. Prabhsimran Singh scored 23 runs while Jitesh Sharma scored 21 runs. He faced 11 balls and smashed one boundary and two huge sixes during his inning. The batting order of Punjab Kings is strong and we are hoping that they will perform well in their next matches.

Punjab Kings have a strong bowling unit and they have the bowlers like Sam Curran, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, and Harpreet Brar but we don’t think that they performed well in the previous match. They leaked 146 runs in 16 overs when the match was stopped the later it was decided through the DLS method. Arshdeep Singh was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in three overs against 19 runs. Rahul Chahar picked one wicket in two overs while he leaked 12 runs. Sikandar Raza had recently performed well in Pakistan Super League and he was also good in his first match of this season of IPL. He picked up one wicket in three overs against 25 runs. Nathan Ellis was the other bowler with one wicket to his name in three overs while he leaked 27 runs. Sam Curran is the main bowler of this team but he totally failed to give the best performance. We know it was his first match and he needs some time to adjust to the conditions of India. He was charged with 38 runs in just three overs and picked up one wicket. Rishi Dhawan and Harpreet Brar were the bowlers who failed to pick any wicket. The bowling unit of Punjab Kings is strong and they just have to use their bowlers in a proper way. It is also true that we are in the opening matches and the next matches will be very exciting. Shikhar Dhawan is an experienced player on this team and he knows how to change things in the favor of his team. We think Punjab Kings will make a couple of changes in their final playing eleven of this match.

Rajasthan Royals had played 24 matches against Punjab Kings where they won 14 matches while Punjab Kings won 10 matches.

Rajasthan Royals had won three out of the most recent five matches they had played while Punjab Kings had also won three out of five recently played matches.

Rajasthan Royals is a strong and well-balanced team and have a strong batting and bowling department which is in good form. The batting and bowling squad of this team is much stronger at least on paper. According to today’s prediction, Rajasthan Royals is the favorite team who will win this match. There are many factors that make Rajasthan Royals a favorite team to win this match. Some of the key factors are mentioned as under:

• Rajasthan Royals is overall a strong and more experienced team than Punjab Kings
• Rajasthan Royals had won three out of the most recent four matches against Punjab Kings
• Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, and Yuzvendra Chahal are in good form for Rajasthan Royals
• Punjab Kings also had win their first match and will be confident
• The batting order of Rajasthan Royals is also strong as we compare it with Punjab Kings

Rajasthan Royals is overall a strong team when we compare it with Punjab Kings. They have the best players in the T20 format of cricket. The batting order of this team is also strong and some well-known hitters of the T20 format are part of the squad of this team, so the winning chances of today’s match for Rajasthan Royals have been increased. The equation of who will win today’s cricket match prediction and who will win the cricket match today is mentioned as under.

Rajasthan Royals have a 58% chance to win this match
Punjab Kings has a 42% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play important in the result of each and every match of IPL 2023 as we had observed in the previous editions of this tournament. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss will elect to field first as defending had been difficult in the most recent matches of IPL. Remember that 52% of matches had been won by chasing teams at Narendra Modi Stadium.

The 8th match of IPL T20, 2023 is going to be held at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. The pitch at this venue is generally considered to be good for batting with a good bounce and carry. The outfield is also fast which makes it easier for batsmen to score boundaries. Spinners have also had some success on this pitch particularly in the second innings of the match when the pitch tends to dry out and the ball starts to turn more in the past. However, the pitch has also been known to offer some assistance to seam bowlers early on, particularly if there is some grass cover on the surface. Overall, the pitch at Barsapara Cricket Stadium is generally considered to be a good cricket wicket that offers something for both batsmen and bowlers.

The weather forecast for Guwahati is good for this cricket match. The weather in Guwahati is generally hot and humid, with temperatures ranging between 27°C and 34°C. The humidity can make it uncomfortable for players and it may also cause the ball to swing more in the air.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmeyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler

Punjab Kings: Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh (Wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa

Captain: Jose Buttler
Vice-Captain: Sanju Samson
Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Shikhar Dhawan, Devdutt Padikkal, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Riyan Parag, Sikandar Raza, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal

• Date: Wednesday, 5th April 2023
• Time: 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL / 07:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Barsapara Cricket Stadium
• Location: Guwahati, India
• Opened: 2012
• Capacity: 40000
• Known as: Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, Assam Cricket Association Stadium
• Ends: Media End, Pavilion End
• Time Zone: UTC +05:30
• Home to: Assam
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 6
• Matches won batting first: 3
• Matches won bowling first: 2
• Average 1st Inns scores: 149
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 138
• Highest total recorded: 237/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs RSA
• Lowest total recorded: 118/10 (20 Ov) by IND vs AUS
• The highest score chased: 122/2 (15.3 Ov) by AUS vs IND
• The lowest score defended: 119/6 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs INDW

Dhruv Jurel, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Donavon Ferreira, Obed McCoy, Kunal Singh Rathore, Abdul Basith, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, KC Cariappa, Akash Vasisht, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.