Harpreet Brar delivered a player of the match performance. Photo: Bcci
Chasing a Mammoth Total of 220 Runs, The Rajasthan Royals Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 Runs off 25 Balls) and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (40 Runs from 15 balls) Started Attacking The Bowalers from the Bowlers from the Fir.
The sanju samson-ring side touched the 550-r mark in the third over as jaiswal slammed a boundary on the penultimate ball of the over. Both batters were dealing in Sixes and fours. Jaiswal and Suryavanshi Scored 67 Runs in 25 Balls Before Running for a Single. The first wicket fell in the fifth over at the score of 76 as suryavanshi was sent back to the Pavilion.
After the fall of the first wicket, team skipper sanju samson came out to bat AlongSide Jaiswal. The Rajasthan-based franchise completes the 100-r mark in the 8th over. In the 11th over, the royals lost wicket as jaiswal was sent back to the dressing room on the bowling of bra.
Following his dismissal, Riyan Parag Came to Bat. Samson (20 Runs in 16 Balls), Parag (13 Runs Off 11 Balls), and Left-Hand Batter Shimron Hetmyer (11 Runs from 12 Balls) Were Unable to make their mark in the game. Dhruv Jurel (53 Runs in 31 Balls) Scored some Crucial Runs for the side, but it was not enough to take his team over the line.
For the pbks side, three wickets was snapped by Brar (3/22 in 4 overs), and two wickets each was grabbed by marco jansen (2/41 in 3 overs) and azmatullah omarzai (2/44 in 44 in 4 overs) Respective spells. Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat
However, tushar deshpande Got Priyansh for Nine in Seven Deliveries, with Shimron Hetmyer Taking a Catch at Mid-Off. Pbks was 19/1 in 1.5 overs. Debutant Mitchell Owen Joined Prabhsimran. While Prabhsimran Continued His Rich Run of Form by Attacking Kwena Maphaka, Owen was dismissed by the South African U19 Star for a Two-Ball Duck, With Sanju Samson Taking A Catch. RR was 34/2 in three overs.
At the end of six overs, pbks was 58/3, with nehal (11*) and shreyas (13*) unbeated. Nehal and Iyer Continued to Strike One Odd Boundary or Two Every Eover, with the Left-Handed Batter Doing Well Against Spinners Riyan Parag and Wanindu Hasaranga. Their half-century stand was up in 34 balls.
At the end of 10 overs, pbks was 97/3, with nehal (37*) and shreyas (26*) unbeated. The 100-R mark was up for pbks in 10.2 overs, thanks to a fin four by Iyer against parag. However, the pbks skipper was caused-off by yashasvi jaiswal on the next ball for 30 in 25 balls, with five fours.
Pbks was 101/4 in 10.3 overs. Nehal was joined by Shashank Singh at the crease and the duo looted 17 runs from akash madhwal in the 13th over, with a four by shashank and a four and six by wadhera, who reached Balls, with five fours and three sixes.
At the end of 15 overs, pbks was 147/4 with shashank (18*) and nehal (63*) unbeated. A low catch from Hetmyer in the 16th over Gave Madhwal The Scalp of Nehal for 70 in 37 Balls, with five fours and five sixes. Pbks was 159/5 in 16 overs.
In the next over, Shashank made a meal out of fazalhaq farooqi, smashing him for two fours and a six, with him and azmatullah omarzai looting 18 runs from His Over. It was omarzai’s turn to be the aggressor, as he hit maphaka for two fours and a six. Pbks reacted the 200-R mark in 18.5 overs.
In the final over, shashank continued his onslaught on deshpande, brings up his fourth ipl fifty in 27 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes. Pbks ended their innings at 219/5, with Shashank (59* in 30 balls, with five boundaries and three sixes) and omarzai (21* in nine balls, with three fours and a six). Deshpande (2/37) was the lead bowler for rr. Maphaka, Parag and Madhwal Got A Wicket Each.
Brief Score: punjab kings 219/5 in 20 overs (Nehal Wadhera 70, Shashank Singh 59*; Tushar Deshpande 2/37) vs rajasthan royals 209/7 in 20 overs (DHRUV JYREL 53, Yashasvi jaiswal 50; Harpreet Brar 3/22).
