Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Dharamsala: Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 4 wickets in a thrilling match. Punjab scored 187 runs while batting first. In response, Rajasthan achieved the target in 19.4 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal scored half-centuries for Rajasthan. Shimron Hetmyer also performed brilliantly. In the end, Dhruv Jurel made the team win by hitting a six. Sam Karan scored an unbeaten 49 for Punjab. Navdeep Saini took 3 wickets for Rajasthan.
With this victory, Rajasthan has reached number five in the points table. The team has won 7 while playing 14 matches. He still remains in the playoff race. With this defeat, Punjab is out of the race. Punjab has won 6 out of 14 matches. He has 12 points.
Jaiswal-Padikkal’s brilliant half-centuries –
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal batted well. He scored 50 runs facing 36 balls. He hit 8 fours. Devdutt Padikkal also scored a half-century. He scored 51 runs in 30 balls. Devdutt hit 5 fours and 3 sixes. Captain Sanju Samson could not do anything special. He got out after scoring just 2 runs. Jos Buttler got out on zero. Riyan Parag got out after scoring 20 runs in 12 balls. Trent Boult remained unbeaten after scoring 1 run. Dhruv Jurel scored an unbeaten 10 runs in 4 balls. He made the team win by hitting a six.
Excellent performance by Sam Karan and Jitesh.
Batting first after losing the toss, Punjab scored 187 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets. During this, Sam Karan scored 49 not out. He faced 31 balls and hit 4 fours and 2 sixes. Jitesh Sharma scored 44 runs in 28 balls. He hit 3 fours and 3 sixes. Shahrukh Khan scored 41 runs in 23 balls. He hit 4 fours and 2 sixes. Earlier, Livingstone was dismissed for 9 runs and Atharva Tayde for 19 runs. Shikhar Dhawan returned to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs. Prabhsimran Singh got out after scoring just 2 runs.
Navdeep Saini took 3 wickets
Navdeep Saini took 3 wickets while performing brilliantly for Punjab Kings. He gave 40 runs in 4 overs. Trent Bolt took one wicket for 35 runs in 4 overs. Adam Zampa took one wicket for 26 runs in 4 overs. Sandeep Sharma gave 46 runs in 4 overs. Yuzvendra Chahal gave 40 runs in 4 overs.
