Rajasthan Royals, under new captain Sanju Samson, will look for a pink of a start in IPL 2021 when they take on Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab) in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Monday night. RR have made significant changes in their squad this year. They have the costliest IPL buy ever -- Chris Morris -- and have a new head coach in Kumar Sangakkara. RR will depend a lot on their English superstars Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler. Both were in good form in the recent India vs England series. With Robin Uthappa off-loaded, who manages the workload in the middle order remains to be seen. RR have plenty of young Indian talent to bank on. Shivam Dube and Rihan Parag have to bat well throughout the tournament and there is Rahul Tewatia, who can score quick runs at death. How Rajasthan Royals manages without the injured Jofra Archer will be interesting but in Morris, Jaydev Unadkat, they have enough. The RR vs PBKS will be see several big hitters on show. KL Rahul's PBKS will surely bank on Chris Gayle for a hurricane start and then there is Nicholas Pooran. Mayank Agarwal and Rahul were in splendid form in IPL 2021 in UAE and Moises Henriques should easily fill the gap left by Glenn Maxwell. This match is going to be a test for bowlers on both sides and expect a big-scoring game. Get live cricket scores and updates of RR vs PBKS here.
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