Delhi: Rajasthan Royals won a spectacular win against Punjab Kings by 50 runs. Rajasthan Royals batted first and scored a big score of 205 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Subsequently, when Punjab Kings followed this target, their team could score only 155 runs. With this defeat, Punjab Kings missed out on registering their hat -trick.
Rajasthan’s first innings
The start of Rajasthan’s innings was excellent, especially about opener Yashasvi Jaiswal, who played a bright innings of 67 runs off 43 balls. Sanju Samson, who supported him, also made a good contribution by scoring 38 runs, but he was dismissed by Loki Ferguson. At the same time, Ryan Parag (43*), who remained unbeaten till the end, brought the team to a strong position. His strike rate was 172.00, causing Rajasthan to take his score to 200 by scoring a fast run in the last overs.
Shimran Hetmyer (20) and Nitish Rana (12) also could not play bigger innings, but Rajasthan wicketkeeper batsman Dhruv Juril scored 13 runs off 5 balls to bring his team to a good position.
In Punjab’s bowling, Loki Ferguson and Marco Jenson took 2-2 wickets. At the same time, Arshdeep Singh took 1 wicket. However, Punjab’s bowling showed lack of some accuracy, especially in the last overs.
Punjab batsmen craving for runs
The start of Punjab Kings was very bad chasing the target. Jofra Archer bowled Priyansh Arya on the first ball of the first over. On the last ball of the same over, captain Shreyas Iyer hit two fours, but then he also became bold. Marcus Stoinis (1) and Prabhasimran Singh (17) also could not play a big innings, and Punjab scored 43 runs for 4 wickets in the 7th over.
Subsequently, Glenn Maxwell and Nehal Vadhera handled the innings and both shared 88 runs off 52 balls for the 5th wicket. Nehal Vadhera completed his fifty in 33 balls.
Jofra Archer shines in bowling
But after this Maxwell and Vadhera were dismissed for two consecutive balls. Maxwell was dismissed by Mahish Toricha and Vadhera was dismissed by Vanindu Hasranga. After this, the innings of Punjab Kings completely derailed. Rajasthan bowlers maintained complete control. Suryansh Shedge became the victim of Sandeep Sharma by scoring just 2 runs, and Marco Jansan scored only 3 runs. For Rajasthan, Jofra Archer took 3 wickets, while Sandeep Sharma and Mahish Tishta took 2-2 wickets. Shashank Singh remained unbeaten after scoring 10 runs off 13 balls.
Playing XI of both teams
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Rajasthan Royals (RR) |
|---|---|
| Prabhasimran Singh (wicket keeper) | Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Shreyas Iyer (Captain) | Sanju Samson (Captain) |
| Marcus Stoinis | Nitish Rana |
| Nihal vaidhera | Ryan Parag |
| Glenn Maxwell | Dhruv jurael (wicket keeper) |
| Shashank Singh | Shimran Hetmyer |
| Suryansh shedge | Vanindu Hasranga |
| Marco Jenson | Jofra Archer |
| Arshdeep Singh | Mahesh Thakashana |
| Loki Ferguson | Yudhveer Singh Chark |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Sandeep Sharma |
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