Punjab Kings will take on Rajasthan Royals in the 27th match of the IPL 2024 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. After losing three out of their first five matches, Punjab Kings need to find the winning momentum, to stay in touch with the top teams in the tournament. Meanwhile, following a defeat in a last-ball thriller against PBKS at home, RR will be playing their next couple of matches in the IPL 2024 on the road, so the challenge in front of the inaugural champions is expected to get tougher. Pitch Report The pitches at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur have been quite favourable for batting, but also had enough pace and bounce, along with a bit of swing and seam to keep the fast bowlers interested, especially in the early stages of an innings. The average first innings score at this venue in a couple of IPL matches is 177, which could be a good total to defend, albeit with a good start in the powerplay. IPL 2024 Squad of Punjab Kings Shikhar Dhawan (c), Matthew Short, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Nathan Ellis, Sam Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Shivam Singh, Harshal Patel, Chris Woakes, Ashutosh Sharma, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Shashank Singh, Tanay Thyagarajan, Prince Choudhary, Rilee Rossouw IPL 2024 Squad of Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Sen, Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Rovman Powell, Shubham Dubey, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Abid Mushtaq, Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj. Players injured/withdrawn: Prasidh Krishna, Adam Zampa