Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Punjab Kings have won their second consecutive win in IPL 2023 by defeating Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals decided to bowl first after winning the toss at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, but this decision proved to be wrong. Punjab scored 197 runs while batting first, in response Rajasthan team could only score 192 runs and lost the match by five runs.
Went Nathan Ellis took 4 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs from Punjab Kings and Prabhsimran scored 60 runs in 34 balls in Punjab King’s batting. And Dhawan (c) scored 86 runs in 56 balls. The Player of the Match award was given to Nathan Ellis from Punjab Kings.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Playing-11 of Both The Teams
Punjab Kings:
Prabhsimran (wk), Rajapaksa, Nathan Ellis, Jitesh Sharma, Sam Karan, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Arshdeep , Shahrukh
Substitute players:
Harpreet Bhatia, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathi and Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide,
Rajasthan Royals:
Buttler, Holder, Samson (c/wk), Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Hetmyer, Ashwin, Trent Boult, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Substitute players:
Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Kuldeep Yadav, and Donovan Ferreira.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Punjab Kings Innings
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: The team Rajasthan Royals decided to bowl first after winning the toss and captain Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh came to open the batting for Punjab Kings, Trent Boult started the bowling for Rajasthan, and Punjab scored seven runs in the first over Punjab team started brilliantly, after four overs, Punjab’s score is 45 without loss.
Punjab Kings Prabhsimran Singh was batting very aggressively and Shikhar Dhawan was also playing well with him and there was a half-century partnership between the two players. The Punjab Kings team scored 63 runs in the powerplay, and after that Prabhsimran Singh completed his half-century in 28 balls. He also hit two sixes and seven fours in his innings. And this was his first half-century in this IPL and played a brilliant inning for his team.
After that in 9.4 overs Punjab Kings got the first blow Prabhsimran Singh got his wicket by Jason Holder caught by Jos Buttler. After Bhanuka Rajapaksa came to bat at the crease, after that Bhanuka Rajapaksa got injured and went out of the field, after that Jitesh Sharma came to bat in his place.
After 11 overs, Punjab’s score was 95 for one wicket and Shikhar Dhawan completed his half-century in 36 balls, he hit seven fours and a six in his innings so far. Due to his brilliant innings, Punjab scored 150 runs at the loss of one wicket.
And then Punjab’s second wicket fell on the score of 158 runs and there was a good partnership between the two players. Jitesh also scored 27 runs and lost his wicket. Jitesh Sharma hit one six and two fours in his innings. And Yuzvendra Chahal got him caught by Riyan Parag and took the wicket and later Sikandar Raza came to the crease batting
Punjab’s third wicket fell on the score of 159 runs, Sikandar Raza was bowled by Ravichandran Ashwin, Sikandar Raza scored 1 run in his innings, playing 2 balls, and now Shahrukh Khan came to the crease to support Shikhar Dhawan, Jab Kings score Had crossed 190 runs for three wickets, Punjab’s fourth wicket has fallen on the score of 196 runs. Shahrukh also scored 11 runs in 10 balls and then got out. Shah Rukh Khan hit 1 four in his innings, Jason Holder caught him by Jos Buttler and took the wicket.
And by doing this, Punjab Kings, batting first, scored 197 runs for four wickets. For Punjab, Prabhsimran gave a brilliant start to the team and scored 60 runs. And Dhawan played an unbeaten inning of 86 runs and scored the most runs for his team, after that Jitesh Sharma also played a small inning of 27 runs. Jason Holder took two wickets for Rajasthan. Chahal took 1 wicket and Ashwin also got a wicket.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Rajasthan Royals Innings
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Rajasthan Royals Chasing the target of 198 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin have started the innings for North Rajasthan Royal. Usually, Jos Buttler opens the innings with Jaiswal, but in this match, Ashwin has been sent to open the innings.
Rajasthan Royals’ first wicket fell on the score of 13 runs, Yashasvi Jaiswal was caught by Arshdeep Singh at the hands of Matthew Short and gave success to his team. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 11 runs in eight balls in his innings, out of which one four and 1 six also planted, After that Josh Butler came to bat, and after that Rajasthan Royals got a second blow on the score of 26 runs in 3.2 overs.
Opener Ashwin got out without opening the account, and after that Sanju Samson came to the crease to bat both the batsmen were scoring runs fast and after that in 5.4 overs the Rajasthan Royals team got a big blow, Jos Buttler who bats in a bad manner. He was also dismissed, his wicket was caught by Nathan Ellis on his ball and got the wicket.
After that, Devdutt Padikkal, who came to bat, came to the crease and Rajasthan Royals scored 57 runs in their powerplay Rajasthan Royals’ fourth wicket fell on the score of 91 runs in 10.6 overs. Sanju Samson has been dismissed after scoring 42 runs in 25 balls. Nathan Ellis caught him at the hands of Matthew Short. Samson hit five fours and a six in his innings and then came back to bat.
Half of the Rajasthan team has returned to the pavilion with a score of 121 runs. Nathan Ellis got Riyan Parag caught by Shah Rukh Khan. Parag scored 20 runs in 12 balls, Nathan Ellis was the third wicket and then came to bat, Shimron Hetmyer came to the crease and the Rajasthan team’s sixth wicket fell on the score of 124 runs. Devdutt Padikkal has been dismissed after scoring 21 runs in 26 balls. Nathan Ellis clean bowled him, and Nathan Ellis got the fourth wicket for his team, after that Dhruv Jurel came to bat and Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer had a half-century partnership, both batsmen were playing aggressively.
And Rajasthan Royals needed 16 runs in the last over to win and Sam Karan was doing the last over for Punjab, after that Rajasthan’s seventh wicket fell on a score of 186 runs. A misunderstanding between Dhruv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer cost Hetmyer his wicket. Shimron Hetmyer scored 36 runs in 18 balls and was run out, after that Jason Holder came to bat and at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs Rajasthan team could only score 192 runs and lost the match by five runs, and the Punjab team second win in a row
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: Player Of The Match
The Player of the Match award was given to Nathan Ellis, he bowled brilliantly for his team and got important 4 wickets for 30 runs in 4 overs for his team and also gave victory to his team.