The Punjab Kings take on the Rajasthan Royals in a hunt for a top-four spot in their afternoon encounter at the Wankhede on Saturday in the Tata Indian Premier League. PBKS is at the seventh position in the points table with 10 points in as many games, while RR is at the third position, with 12 points in 10 games.

The teams have been involved in 23 clashes with the head-to-head record tilted towards the Royals. While PBKS have won 10 matches, RR have won 13.

Here is a more descriptive picture of their wins at home, away and neutral venues.

Venue

Matches Played

Won by PBKS (Or KXIP)

Won by RR

Mohali

7

4

3

Jaipur

6

1

5

Neutral venues

10

5

5

While the numbers may be in favour of RR, neutral venues have seen an equal contest between the teams. Here is a look at the individuals who have made a mark in encounters between the Kings and the Royals.

Statistics

PBKS

SRH

Highest individual score

Shaun Marsh - 115

Sanju Samson - 119

Most runs

KL Rahul - 490

Sanju Samon - 529

Most wickets

Piyush Chawla - 14

Siddharth Trivedi - 11

Best bowling figures

Arshdeep Singh  - 5/32

Kevon Cooper - 4/26

Arshdeep Singh has picked up eight wickets against the Rajasthan Royals in the last two games. It will be interesting to see if the youngster has another trick for the Royals up his sleeve in the upcoming game.

The last two matches between the teams ended up being thrillers - a two-run win for RR and a four-run win for PBKS - in IPL 2021. Put on your seatbelts, things are sure to get heated up under the sun in Saturday’s encounter.