PBKS vs RR, IPL 2023 Match 66: HPCA Stadium Dharamshala Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

PBKS led by Shikhar Dhawan are fresh from their seventh loss of the campaign, while Sanju Samson-led RR also head into the match on the back of their seventh defeat of this season. Both PBKS and RR have won 6 of 13 matches so far.

The two sides are set to meet for the second time this season. In the reverse fixture last month at Baraspara Stadium in Guwahati, PBKS rode on Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan fifties to set a challenging target of 198 before Nathan Ellis’ four-wicket haul restricted RR to 192.

The two sides will now clash in the second match of this season at the second home of PBKS – HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, which will host it’s eleventh Indian Premier League match.

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Ahead of PBKS vs RR 2023 meeting at the HPCA Stadium, we take a look at the pitch report and weather forecast for the day as some parts of the country have received summer showers.

Dharamshala weather forecast on Friday, May 19

Mostly clear turning into a partly cloudy day with a maximum temperature of 27^o C reducing to 21^o C during the playing hours. There is no prediction of rain throughout the day. So, weather is unlikely to play spoilsport in match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

HPCA Stadium Pitch Report

The pitches at the venue have aided the quick bowlers, but has seen a few high-scoring first innings totals in the limited overs formats with the chasing team often finding it tough to chase down the target. However, the recent two T20Is have shown the teams chasing have won the match.

The average score batting first over the years in IPL at this venue is 180 and when batting second, the average score is 146. Team batting first has won 5 and team chasing has won 4 in 9 IPL matches at this venue. In 10 T20Is, average score batting first is 152 and batting second is 135.

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Also, it’s all square 4-4 when it comes to T20I chasing and defending record in Dharamshala. In the most recent T20 internationals, the team chasing has won the match twice, while one match was abandoned without the toss due to rain.

In the only IPL 2023 match hosted so far at the venue, Delhi Capitals defended a total of 213 against Punjab Kings, who reached 198 in the allotted 20 overs. For DC, Rilee Rossouw top-scored with an unbeaten 82, while Liam Livingstone top-scored for PBKS with 94.