Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals will play their next match in IPL 2023 with Punjab Kings (PBKS vs RR). The match between the two teams will be played on May 19 in Dharamshala. For this match, Rajasthan reached the venue on Tuesday itself, and in the evening, the team players took part in their first practice session. Meanwhile, the franchise shared a video of veteran batsman Joe Root, in which he is seen playing powerful shots.
Please tell me that English batsman Joe Root is playing his first season of IPL. RR bought him in the mini auction for the 16th season at a base price of 50 lakhs. However, the right-handed batsman Root kept warming the bench in the first 10 league stage matches. He made his IPL debut against Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the three matches played so far, he got to bat only against RCB, where he could score ten runs. The Root is busy preparing for the match against PBKS.
On Wednesday, Rajasthan shared a video of Root where he was seen batting in the nets. During this, Root was seen aggressively playing shots around the ground. Sharing this video of him, RR wrote in the caption; It is a treat to watch Joseph Edward Root bat.
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Significantly, in the tournament’s first phase, when Punjab and Rajasthan teams clashed, PBKS defeated RR by 5 runs. In such a situation, Rajasthan will have a great chance to avenge their previous defeat by defeating Punjab at their home ground. On the other hand, this match will be crucial for both teams to keep their hopes of reaching the playoffs alive.
