RR vs PBKS / Rajasthan won the toss and invited Punjab to bat first.

RR vs PBKS: The eighth match of Indian Premier League-16 is going to start at 7:30 pm between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at Guwahati ground. Rajasthan has decided to bowl after winning the toss. Both the teams have won their first matches. Rajasthan defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 72 runs while Punjab team won against Kolkata by 7 runs under DLS method.

Possible playing 11 of both the teams...

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Paddikal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Players: Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, Sam Karan, Shah Rukh Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Players: Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Tayde.

Rivalry has given many exciting matches

The most underrated rivalry in IPL history between these two teams started in 2019. When Ravichandran Ashwin, playing for Punjab, won the match for his team by mankading Jos Buttler of Rajasthan.

Rajasthan beat Hyderabad at home

Rajasthan Royals started the tournament with a win. The team defeated the home team by a huge margin of 72 runs in Hyderabad. Jose Butler, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Captain Sanju Samson had scored Fifty. At the same time, Yuzvendra Chahal took 4 wickets for 17 runs in the second innings.

The team may have 4 overseas Butler, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder and Trent Boult against Punjab. Apart from these, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yashasvi and Devdutt Paddikal are also strengthening the team.