PBKS vs RR Prediction: Iyer’s Kings to reign supreme once again

IPL leaders Punjab Kings will be looking to strengthen their grip on the table when they host Rajasthan Royals in Match 40 from the Maharaja Yadavingra Stadium in Mullanpur on Tuesday (15:00 BST, Sky Sports Cricket). The Kings have been irresistible so far and set a run-chase record beating Delhi Capitals on Saturday, the same day as the Royals were being well beaten by Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Below are my PBKS vs RR predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

PBKS vs RR Odds

PBKS, the only unbeaten side in the tournament, are 4/6 to extend that streak against the 6/5 Royals.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer is 11/4 to land top runscorer honours for his side with injury doubt Suryavanshi and fellow opener Yashawsvi Jaiswal 7/2 shots for RR.

Team News

The big news ahead of this fixture is the fitness of RR's boy wonder, 15-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who hobbled off during his team's loss to Sunrisers at the weekend.

Suryavanshi has scored 357 runs in the tournament to date culminating in his stunning 103 on Saturday before injury struck. He could play as an impact player if his hamstring tweak is not too serious.

The Kings, meanwhile, may be reluctant to change a winning team though New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson is available after missing his side's first few games and could get a call-up

Top Home Team Batter - Shreyas Iyer @ 11/4

Shreyas Iyer is leading from the front for the Kings and can land his team's top runscorer odds for what would be the third time in seven completed games.

Iyer has captained his side magnificently but is also consistently contributing with the bat.

He has pinged four half-centuries in his last five knocks culminating in Saturday's classy unbeaten 71 as the Kings incredible chased down Delhi's total of 264/2.

It was the highest successful run chase in the competition's history and even more remarkably was achieved with seven balls to spare.

Over 395.5 Match Runs @ 5/6

High scores are now commonplace in the IPL where flat tracks and short boundaries ensure fans are regally entertained by the batsmen.

They have certainly enjoyed what they have seen in Mullanpur in the last two games, which have yielded match totals of 442 and 454 runs.

There is so much dynamic batting talent on display on Tuesday that these sides should between them be able to clear the 395.5 runs bar.

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