PBKS vs RR Highlights, IPL 2024: Rajasthan Royals wins by 3 wickets against Punjab Kings

10 runs needed from this over. Hetmyer faces Arshdeep. A dot ball, a wide yorker and Hetmyer misses the slog. Another yorker fired in, Hetmyer gets it onto his pad off an inside edge. NO RUN! SIX NOW! Arshdeep misses his yorker and Hetmyer powers it through the long on region. A misfield at long on by Curran allows two to Hetmyer. SIX! Hetmyer hooks this full toss over fine leg to win it for Rajasthan Royals

RR needs 20 off 12 deliveries. Curran to bowl, Powell on strike. FOUR! Smashes it through covers. FOUR again! Slashes this wide delivery and gets the second ball to the fence. OUT! Powell is caught behind on a slower bouncer.

Rovman Powell c Jitesh b Curran 11(5)

Keshav Maharaj is the next to walk in for RR. Guides his first ball to third man for one run. Curran goes into the block hole, Hetmyer makes room and flicks it through mid wicket for one run. OUT! Maharaj hits it straight to long on. 

Keshav Maharaj c Livingstone b Curran 1(2)

Harshal Patel now, Hetmyer on strike. One run to covers on the first delivery. OUT! Jurel is caught at deep mid wicket trying to pull a back-of-a-length delivery. Shashank covers good ground to run in and gather it.

Dhruv Jurel c Shashank b Harshal 6(11)

Rovman Powell is in. He square drives his first ball to get two runs. FOUR! Hetmyer connects with a slog through the on side and hits the fence. SIX! Lofts it over fine leg.

Arshdeep back for his third over. Riyan swings hard at the first delivery but misses. SIX! A leading edge flies over the keeper’s head for a maximum. Just the dash of luck RR wants. An inside edge now for Riyan which misses the stumps; two runs. GONE! Riyan Parag holes out at deep mid wicket. Tries to pull this short ball but does not middle it.

Riyan Parag c Rabada b Arshdeep 23(18)

Shimron Hetmyer is the next batter. Off the mark with a single through mid wicket. Another wicket! Jurel is caught behind. He goes for a review straight away and the replay shows gap between the bat and ball.

It is PBKS captain Sam Curran into the attack. DROPPED! Riyan does not middle his aerial shot. Livingstone gets to it at long on but puts it down. Six singles in the over.

Brar to Jurel. He works the second delivery to deep mid wicket for a single. FOUR! Riyan cuts, it’s not quite timed and flies just above the backward point fielder. Riyan cuts again, this time its squarer and gets him two runs.

Rabada for his final over. WICKET! Samson is trapped leg before. The RR captain reviews this but the ball-tracker confirms the on-field decision. Is Punjab Kings still in this?

Sanju Samson lbw b Rabada 18(14)

Dhruv Jurel is the new batter. He gets off the mark with an edge that runs down to third man. Just two runs from the over plus the big wicket.

Brar to Riyan. He nudges the second ball to deep mid wicket for a single. Samson punches off his back foot through covers for another single. Another clip for Riyan through the on side; one run. Samson drives to deep cover for the fourth run of the over. A single for Riyan to finish.

Rabada for his third over. Samson gets a single to fine leg on the first ball. Jaiswal gets an inside edge through to fine leg and gets one run. WICKET! Jaiswal tries to slash away from his body, gives an edge to third man.

Yashasvi Jaiswal c Harshal b Rabada 39(28)

Riyan Parag in at No. 4.

Livingstone to Samson, SIX! The bowler over-pitches and Samson hoicks it down the ground. FOUR now! Rocks onto his back foot to pull it away between long on and mid wicket. 13 from it.

Brar comes in to join the bowling attack. Jaiswal switches strike off of the first delivery. Samson pulls it through mid-on, but just a single next. Jaiswal slices it through backward point for a double. Batter flicks it on-side, go for a risky double and get it after some good running. A single next as Samson gets back on strike. Batter cuts it through point next for a single. 

Livingstone comes in for his second over opens for a dot. OUT!!!!! Kotian is bowled as he steps out but misses the ball completely!

Kotian bowled b Livingstone 24(31)

Sanju Samson the skipper comes in to bat, starts with a dot. Cuts it behind again but just a dot. The batter pushes it past the bowler for a single. Another single to end the over. A wicket and just two comes off of it!

Harshal Patel to Kotian who takes a quick single.

50 comes up for Royals!

A short one next that goes for a single. Kotian hits it hard straight to the bowler who fails to catch hit, a single for Royals. Another single next as Jaiswal keeps the runs flowing. Bowls it short outside off next as Kotian slashes it strong through point, gets a double. A single next to end the over. 

Livingstone comes in to bowl his first over of IPL 2024, opens with four dots to Jaiswal. The batter strikes it down through the covers for a single. A wide ball next as the ball spins away from the leg-stump. A horrendous misfield by the Kings and the ball runs away for a cheap FOUR!!!!

FOUR!!!!! Kotian lofts Rabada’s first ball over mid-on for a boundary! A dot next. A single next as Jaiswal gets the strike. Rabada bowls around the wicket and almost finds Jaiswal’s outside edge. Jaiswal cuts it behind point for a quick double. A dot to end the over. 

Jaiswal slices Curran’s first ball through backwards point for a FOUR!!!! A single and a dot ball follows as Curran almost finds Kotian’s outside edge. Another length ball that Kotian misses and the ball goes over the stumps for a dot. A single next as Jaiswal gets the strike. A bouncer next that goes over Jaiswal’s head for a wide-ball. Just a dot to end the over. 

Arshdeep starts with a slow and full ball as Jaiswal drives it through the covers for a FOUR!!!! He flicks it behind on-side next for a quick double. A single next as Jaiswal pulls it towards square leg. Kotian sneakes a single after finding a gap through the covers. Batter pulls it behind for a single. A bit short next as Kotian pulls it over mid-on for a FOUR MORE!!!!

Curran to Kotian, opens with two dot-balls. Chips it up in the air and takes a quick single next putting Jaiswal back on strike. Two dots next. A single off of the last delivery, just two runs off of the good over for Kings. 

Rabada continues the pace attack. A length ball pushed into the covers by Kotian, dot ball. Two more dots follow as Kotian struggles to switch the strike. A quick single next as Jaiswal gets back on strike. Attacking the leg-stump next as the batter flicks it through square leg for a FOUR!!!! Almost finds Jaiswal’s edge off of the last delivery, a dot to end the over. 

Arshdeep opens the bowling for Kings to Jaiwal and Kotian’s opening pair. Three runs to get off the mark for Jaiswal. Kotian gets on strike for his IPL debut! A dot and a wide follows. Kotian defends the next two deliveries as Arshdeep is bowling around the wicket. FOUR!!!! A bit short and wide next as Kotian cuts it through behind point for a boundary! A single to end the over.

Boult to Ashutosh. A dot to start the over. A slower bouncer which Ashutosh cannot connect to. FOUR! Slices it through the off side. Ashutosh fails to middle a full toss; gets one run to deep backward square. WICKET! An outside edge goes straight to backward point.

Ashutosh Sharma c Maharaj b Boult 31(16)

Avesh to Harpreet Brar, one run to short mid wicket. DROPPED! A top edge from Ashutosh but there’s a mix up between Samson and Avesh who collide in trying to get to it. SIX! In the slot and gets the treatment from Ashutosh. A brilliant yorker from Avesh and Ashutosh taps it to third man. Keshav Maharaj is the fielder and his overthrow gets another run for PBKS. SIX more! An out and out swat from Ashutosh over long off. A single on the final delivery makes it 18 runs in the over.

Chahal to Livingstone, one run. An under edge on this hard slash but thankfully for Livingstone, it misses the stumps. It’s a no ball too. Chahal tosses the free hit wide and Ashutosh cannot middle it; just one run. SIX! Ashutosh smokes this over long on. RUN OUT! Livingstone it gone! Ashutosh plays to deep mid wicket where Tanush Kotian fields it. Livingstone wants a second but is sent back by his partner. The throw is a bit wide off the stumps but Samson pulls off a brilliant effort to get to it and then hit the stumps.

Livingstone run out ( Kotian) 21(14)

WICKET! Avesh gets the breakthrough. Jitesh gets a top edge on his slog through the off side, a comfortable catch for Riyan Parag.

Jitesh Sharma c Riyan b Avesh 29(24)

Ashutosh Sharma is the impact sub for PBKS. Gets off the mark with a single through mid on. Livingstone cuts a slower one for another single. A leg bye for Ashutosh next. FOUR! A quick clip by Livingstone on this overpitched ball, gets it to the long on fence. A single off the final delivery to keep strike.

Kuldeep to Jitesh, SIX! Too full from the bowler and Jitesh tonks this down the ground. FOUR! After a couple of swings and misses, Livingstone connects one of his slogs, gets it through mid wicket. SIX! MASSIVE! Livingstone reads the short ball and pulls it over square leg.

Chahal back into the attack. SIX! Jitesh goes big over covers. Sees the delivery is tossed up, steps out get to the pitch and sends it into the stands. 11 runs from the over.

Maharaj again. Jitesh whips it away off his pad to the on side for a single. Livingstone cuts the third delivery to pick a single through point. Jitesh drives the final delivery to long off for the third run of the over.

WICKET! Shashank is gone! Kuldeep Sen’s back-of-a-length ball rises on Shashank who miscues his pull and holes out at deep mid wicket.

Shashank Singh c Dhruv b Kuldeep 9(9)

Liam Livingstone in next. DROPPED! A thick edge first up but Samson is not able to hold onto it despite a full-stretched dive to his right. A single off the last ball for Jitesh.

FOUR! Jitesh steps out against Maharaj and lofts him down the ground. FOUR for Shashank now, full and wide outside off and the batter goes down on one knee to lift this over covers. A good over for Punjab, 12 coming from it.

Chahal to Shashank, nudges to square leg for one run. A wide down leg to Jitesh but the umpire does not signal anything. Jitesh takes a review and gets the extra run. Cuts the second through point; one run. Chahal tosses it up wide outside off, Shashank has a swing but misses. A single off the fifth delivery to long on. Jitesh punches to long on off his back foot to make it five runs from the over.

Maharaj continues his spell. Curran switches the strike off of the first delivery. Another single follows. OUT!!! Sam Curran tries to pull it on-side but is caught near the boundary!

Shashank comes in and gets off the mark with a single. Maharaj finds the pads of Jitesh as he misses his sweep, umpire says not-out but RR takes a review but the impact was outside off, umpire’s call prevails. 

Kuldeep Sen back, bowling to Curran. Three dot deliveries and three singles from the over.

Maharaj comes in for his first over. Curran gets on his back foot and slices it through the covers for a single. A dot and a single follows. Currans pulls it towards forward-square leg but finds a fielder, just a single. Bairstow slices it through point and gets a double. OUT!!!!! Bairstow caught by Hetmyer in the covers as he hits it too soft. 

Chahal joins the attack, starts off with a wide-ball. Two singles follow. OUT!! Prabhsimran comes out and lofts it over mid-on looking for a maximum but is caught at the boundary line by Jurel!

Sam Curran, the skipper for tonight comes out to bat and gets off the mark right away with a single. A dot follows as Bairstow tries to flick it but misses, Another dot to end the over. 

Avesh Khan bowls the last over of powerplay. PBKS switches the strike in the first two deliveries as it continues to struggle to find a boundary. A bit short next as Prabhsimran comes out and misses the ball completely. The batter tries to strike it down straight for a boundary but finds fielder at mid-on, a dot ball. FOUR!!! Prabhsimran lofts it over the covers for a boundary. Just a single to end the over and the batting powerplay. 

Boult in for his third over to Prabhsimran who defends the first delivery. Another dot follows. He cuts it behind point next but fielded well by RR, just a single. Bairstow takes a quick single next and gives the strike back to Prabhsimran. A dot next. He flicks it towards deep square-leg for a single to end the over. 

Avesh Khan joins the bowling attack, starts with two dot-balls. A bit short next as Bairstow strikes it with his inside-edge and sneaks a single. OUT!!! Taide tries to hit big but the ball goes straight up and the slip, Kuldeep Sen takes an easy catch.

Prabhsimran Singh joins Bairstow at the crease, starts with a dot-ball. A single to end the over. Just two runs and a wicket comes off of it. 

Boult to Atharva Taide next who starts with a dot. An ins-swinger next defended well by Taide, takes an easy single. A dot follows. Bairstow drives it down straight for a FOUR!!! Pushes it towards mid-wicket next for a single. A bouncer next that goes over the batter and the keeper as well, a wide and a single off of it. A single to end the over. 

Sen to Taide. FOUR!!!! Drives it through the covers and finds the gap for a boundary. FOUR AGAIN!!! A similar shot follows as Taide looks in scoring form. Flicks it towards square leg for a double. A single follows. A bit short and wide next as Bairstow cut it towards backward point for a single. Taide takes a single to end the over. 

Boult opens the bowling for RR. Taide faces his first ball in IPL 2024, goes for a wide. Flicks it on-side next but finds a fielder, just a dot. Pushes it towards mid-wicket to get off the mark. A bit short next that goes for a dot. A quick single follows. An out-swinger next that almost finds Taide’s edge. A leg-by single to end the over as Taide retains the strike.

The umpires and the fielders come out on the pitch. Bairstow and Taide open for Kings!

Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jos Buttler are missing in tonight’s clash!

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PBKS vs RR, IPL 2024: Why is Shikhar Dhawan not playing against Rajasthan Royals?

Shikhar Dhawan is not playing for Punjab Kings against Rajasthan Royals due to a niggle.

Punjab Kings: Jonny Bairstow, Atharva Taide, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson(c/wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Rovman Powell, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Sen, Yuzvendra Chahal

Rajasthan Royals wins the toss, opts to bowl.

Sanju Samson: We’ll bowl first, it looks like a decent wicket. We’ve made a target to not think about the goal, focus on the process. We’ve many players missing from tonight’s game. Jos isn’t 100%, Ash bhai is having a niggle, so Rovman and Kotian come in.

Sam Curran: Shikhar picked up a niggle, that’s why I’m here. We would have bowled first as well. The balance has been good, we’d have liked to win a few more games, but the middle-order looks good. We’ve Taide coming in for Shikhar tonight, Livingstone is returning too.

Matches played: 26

Punjab Kings: 11

Rajasthan Royals: 15

Last result: RR won by 4 wickets (May, 2023) 

WICKETKEEPERS

Sanju Samson (c), Jos Buttler

BATTERS

Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma

ALL-ROUNDERS

Riyan Parag (vc), Sam Curran, R. Ashwin

BOWLERS

Trent Boult, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada

Team Composition: PBKS 5:6 RR | Credits Left: 10

Bat 1st: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen.

Bowl 1st: Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c/wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma.

Impact Player options: Sandeep Sharma/Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nandre Burger, Navdeep Saini, Rovman Powell, Abid Mushtaq.

Bat 1st: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel.

Bowl 1st: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Brar, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Player options: Arshdeep Singh/Prabhsimran Singh, Rilee Roussow, Sikandar Raza, Tanay Thyagarajan, Vidwath Kaverappa.

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.

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.

Which TV channel will broadcast Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match on April 13?

The Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

How to watch the live streaming of Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match?

The Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match will be streamed live on the JioCinema app and website.