Fantasy

Venue: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala

Average first innings score in last three years: 213

100% of the games have been won by team batting first

Pacers have picked 87.5% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 12.5% of the wickets.

*all data from last 3 years

Suggested Team

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In-form Players 

Captain

Vice Captain

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Horses for Courses

Top run scorers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.

Top wicket takers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.

Grand League Punts

After starting well, Arshdeep's form seems to have tapered in the second half. In the last six games, he has taken only three wickets, and has gone wicketless in the powerplay. However, this could change tomorrow. He's done well against LHBs, this season, and could prove to be a handful if he gets to exploit the conditions on offer in Dharamshala. 

Small ground, high altitude, and a true surface. Add the opposition's out-of-form bowlers to that, and seems like Shimron Hetmyer could be a punt that will win you big. He showed signs of coming back to form in their last outing against Bangalore, where he hit a decent 19-ball-35. 

Probable XIs

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh (IP), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis (IP)

Rajasthan Royals: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Joe Root, Sanju Samson (C & WK), Devdutt Padikkal (IP), Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal (IP)