Monday’s action in IPL 2019 sees Rajasthan Royals clash with Kings XI Punjab in Jaipur, the first action of the tournament for these two sides.
Rajasthan Royals
The Royals blew hot and cold in the round robin stage in 2018. They managed to make the play offs, finishing fourth on the log with 7 wins and 7 defeats against their name but they subsequently fell at the first hurdle, losing the qualifier to the Knight Riders. Some big name players are in the squad including English duo Buttler and Stokes, it will be interesting to see how Steve Smith goes whilst Rahane and Sanju Samson very solid local talent.
In the outright betting markets the Royals have been trading at around 13/2 to win the tournament.
Squad: Ajinkya Rahane, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith, Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Shreyas Gopal, K Gowtham, Jofra Archer, Jaydev Unadkat, Dhawal Kulkarni, Varun Aaron, Prashant Chopra, Manan Vohra, Aryaman Birla, Stuart Binny, Shashank Singh, Liam Livingstone, Shubham Ranjane, Ashton Turner, Riyan Parag, Mahipal Lomror, Ish Sodhi, Oshane Thomas, Sudhesan Midhun
Kings XI Punjab
The Kings XI were 1 of the sides contesting the final play off position with the Royals last season but they missed out by 2 points. Their overall record comprised of 6 wins and 8 defeats and they faded badly after winning 5 of their first 6.
In the outright betting markets the Kings XI have been trading at around 11/1 to win the tournament.
Squad: Chris Gayle, KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Mandeep Singh, Sam Curran, R Ashwin, Varun Chakravarthy, Andrew Tye, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, David Miller, Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Murugan Ashwin, Ankit Rajpoot, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Moises Henriques, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar
Head to Head
Matches 17, Royals wins 10, Kings XI wins 6
Last season the Kings XI were winners by 6 wickets in Indore but the Royals came out on top by 15 run in Jaipur.
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Match Result
Rajasthan Royals 13/20
Kings XI Punjab 5/4
Note: Prices correct at the time of posting but are subject to change
Betting Angle
When you think of Chris Gayle’s form against England for Windies recently the Kings Xi will have their supporters in the Most 6’s market but there are some big hitters in the Royals ranks as well and the home side get the vote when it come to clearing the ropes.
Bet: Most Match Sixes, Rajasthan Royals at 11/10
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