IPL 2019: 4th Match, Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab - Weather Forecast

IPL 2019: 4th Match, Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab – Weather Forecast; Here comes the first game for Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League 2019. Both the sides have got quality players to make things fall in place. The match is scheduled to be played at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Rajasthan.

Rajasthan Royals got the boost of Steve Smith while the likes of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes will be key contributors of the team. The local talents like Sanju Samson and Krishnappa Gowtham will be their X-factors as well. Meanwhile, Kings Xi Punjab to got quite a few match-winners.

Rajasthan and Punjab saw contrasting fortunes last season. While the former started the tournament on a low but picked up at the later stages, the latter began with a bang but missed a berth in the playoffs due to decline in performance.

All eyes will be on Steve Smith, who is returning after serving a one-year match ban. But the Australian is yet to fully recover from an elbow injury and may not be able to fire from the first game itself. Ben Stokes will once again form the fulcrum of both the batting and bowling line-up.

Krishnappa Gowtham and Shreyas Gopal are their leading spinners while Jofra Archer their speedster. As for the Kings, Gayle and Rahul will open the batting, while Mandeep Singh could be assigned the role of a finisher. Ashwin, Mohammed Shami and Andrew Tye would look to pick wickets.

Coming to the high-profile players, KL Rahul and Chris Gayle would be the massive threat for Rajasthan Royals. The duo can turn the game with their hitting capability right from the word go. Apart from them, bowling section also got quite a few options like Tye and Sam Curran.

Weather Report:

The temperature would hover around 30 degrees. However, the strong winds would help the cricketers get over it. Meanwhile, the fast bowling section would take help from the air to get the initial moment with the ball.

As far as the rain forecast is concerned, there isn’t any threat to the game. All in all, good weather would welcome players of both the teams on Monday night.

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