RR vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2023: Punjab Kings beats Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs

Sam Curran to bowl the final over. Jurel gets a single first ball. Hetmyer collects two off the next ball. Hetmyer is run out next ball, trying to steal a second. Royals need 12 runs in 3 balls. Holder comes to the crease. Curran concedes a bye next ball. 11 off 2. 10 off 1. Punjab Kings win by 5 runs!

Frenetic finish but Punjab hold their nerves and edge past Rajasthan. What a game of T20 cricket. Terrific. That’s all from our side, thank you and good night

Arshdeep starts with a dot. Jurel is on strike. He concedes a wide next ball. Jurel hits a four next ball. He follows it up with a maximum! What a turnaround! Make that four more - what innovation under pressure from Jurel. RR turning it around. The batters run a single off the penultimate ball. Hetmyer’s dropped off the last ball and they run 2. RR need 16 off 6

Sam Curran into the attack. Hetmyer swivells a pull for six. The West Indian also wants the height of the ball reviewed. He thinks it is a no-ball. Replays confirm it is not a no ball. Hetmyer slaps the next ball through extra cover for four. Hetmyer ends the over with a six. 19 off the over.

Hetmyer launches Ellis’s first ball into the Guwahati night sky for six. Jurel gets into the act, whips one over the deep square leg fence for six. 16 off Ellis’s final over. Ellis: 4-0-30-4. Royals need 53 runs in 18 balls.

Prabhsimran Singh leaves the field. Rishi Dhawn is the Impact Player. Meanwhile, Chahar’s on. Dhruv Jurel is the new man in. Just 5 from the over.

Ellis strikes again, Parag holes out. Promising start flatters to deceive. Hetmyer comes to the crease. Ellis, on a hat-trick, beats the outside edge of Hetmyer first ball. Ellis using the slower balls to good effect. Padikkal’s misery comes to an end, he has been clean bowled for a laborious 21 off 26. Ellis so far: 3-0-14-4

TIME OUT! Royals need 74 runs in 30 balls.

Arshdeep Singh is back. Parag pulls a short ball to the fine leg fence for four. Six off the over. Royals need 77 runs in 36 balls.

Sikandar Raza is back into the attack. Padikkal gets an outside edge for four. Frustrating for Raza and PBKS but welcome runs for RR and Padikkal. Parag wraps up the over with a maximum over long-on. 13 off it.

Chahar continues. He drops one short and Parag rocks back and pulls for a humongous maximum. The ball’s been lost in the stands. So a new ball coming up. 2 for Parag to end the over.

Ellis comes into the attack. GONE! What an over. Ellis gets the big fish, Samson holes out. With Padikkal struggling, Samson had to tee off and the pressure took its toll. Samson goes for 42 off 25.Riyan Parag is the new man in

Rahul Chahar into his second over. Punjab Kings have bowled well and they have been backed by some excellent ground fielding! 8 runs off it. No dot balls , so good from RR’s perspective but there were no big hits, so PBKS wouldn’t mind.

Sikandar Raza, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Erratic from Raza, 11 coming from it including two wides. There was also a four off the wide.

TIME OUT! Royals need 117 runs in 66 balls.

Chahar to Padikkal, no run. Padikkal is really struggling here. He needs to get going. Meanwhile, Samson is playing like a dream at the other end, he rocks back and plays a cut shot for four. 7 off Chahal’s first. Royals need 128 runs in 72 balls.

Brar back for his second. Tidy from the left-arm spinner. Just six off it.

Nathan Ellis into the attack. Short ball and Samson gets on top of the bounce and cuts it for four. He follows it up with an exquisite four to deep backward point. Ellis strikes! What a catch by Ellis to dismiss Buttler for a 11-ball 19! Quite an athletic grab from the Australian off his own bowling. Here’s Padikkal. He reviews the on-field call, which is of a wide not given. Replays confirm the ball has gone off the thigh pads. The on field call stays.

Brar into the attack. Samson hits a four to long off. He follows it up with a fierce cut for four. Nine from this as well.

Arshdeep to Buttler, 1 run. Ashwin has holed out. The experiment to open with Ashwin has failed and Arshdeep has struck in his second consecutive over. He has two wickets for 10 runs in eight balls. Out comes skipper Sanju Samson. Samson opens his account with a majestic straight six. Buttler now lofts a full ball over long off for six. 14 from the over.

Curran. Buttler collects two off the first ball. DROPPED! Oh Brar, what have you done? He has dropped a simple chance in the deep and it’s Buttler who gets a reprieve! Brar did all the hard work, ran in and positioned himself well but just could not hold on. Buttler rubs salt in wound by pulling the next ball for four. Nine from the over.

Jaiswal welcomes Arshdeep Singh with a boundary, a knuckleball and cut away fiercely by Jaiswal. Arshdeep’s already conceded two wides in this over. Erratic start for the Kings pace spearhead. GONE! Jaiswal has hit one straight to the cover fielder. Soft dismissal. Buttler in at 3. Nine off the over.

Ashwin and Jaiswal march out to open, no Buttler. He had hurt himself while taking a catch, that could be the reason. Ashwin has opened in the IPL just once in 2013. Sam Curran has the new ball. Jaiswal pulls the first ball for six! What a start. 7 off the over. Good news for RR fans = Buttler is padded up in the dugout.

Holder to bowl the 20th. Shahrukh gets one. Holder to Dhawan, 1 run. Shahrukh gets one away for four, off the third ball. He is caught next ball! Sam Curran comes to the crease but does not have much time to make an impact. Just 7 from the last over. Excellent from Holder.

Royals need 198 to win but these are good batting conditions. They will back themselves.

Asif. Dhawan has reviewed an umpiring call for wide. It has not been given wide by the on-field umpire. The call has been overturned. It has been called a wide. Dhawan shuffles in his crease and scoops the next ball over fine leg for six. Asif now bowls a no-ball, for height. Free hit. Dhawan gently lofts the free-hit ball over covers for four. Expensive over ends with a dot. 16 from the over.

Holder into the attack. The regal Dhawan makes an appearance as he flicks one over backward point for six. Nine runs.

Chahal has gone off. He has been replaced by Impact Player Dhruv Jurel. Meanwhile, Ashwin has clean bowled Raza. Shahrukh Khan comes to the crease. Six runs and a wicket. Ashwin - 4-0-25-1

Chahal to bowl out. Dhawan brings out the reverse sweep and collects four. Some success for Chahal, who bags Jitesh. He goes for a 16-ball 27. End of a 66-run stand. Sikandar Raza comes to the crease. 7 runs and a wicket. Chahal - 4-0-50-1

Here’s Boult. The ball’s scuffed up, so change of ball. It seems to suit Sharma, who clobbers a slower short ball over deep extra cover for six. An 89-m six. 12 from the over.

Chahal into his third. Dhawan sweeps Chahal past square leg for four before bringing up his 50 with another boundary, off 36 balls. 50 career IPL 50+ scores. Only Kohli and Warner have more. Dhawan gets a reprieve immediately after reaching the landmark, Chahal not holding on to a tough chance, running back towards mid-on. Dhawan ends the over with another four.

Alright KM Asif is back into the attack and has been rather full with his line and length. Dhawan however, was at his innovative best as the southpaw spotted the change in length and strolled across to lift the ball over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary. He is nearing his half-century.

Chahal back into the attack and Jitesh Sharma stamped his authority with a classic cover drive and Chahal isn’t happy with himself. The 100 is up for Punjab with that boundary. Chahal offered width and this time Jitesh went aerial over the extra cover for another boundary. Shikhar Dhawan then wrapped up the over by spinner down the track and smoking Chahal over the long-on for a maximum.

R Ashwin bowls his third. Dhawan smashes the first ball straight back at Rajapaksa, who seems to have hurt himself. He is getting some medical attention. Rajapaksa seems to have hurt his forearm. Rajapaksa is in significant discomfort and is walking off. Jitesh Sharma is the new batter in. Jitesh off the mark with a single. Three from the over.

Holder to Prabhsimran, 1 run. Holder to Dhawan, 2 runs. Dhawan has struggled to get going but to be fair to him, he has also been off strike for a while. GONE! Holder gets the breakthrough but he has Buttler to thank for it. Prabhsimran could not get hold of this wide, short delivery and the ball lobbed up and Buttler ran in from long-off to take a brilliant diving catch. Prabhsimran goes for 60 off 34. Bhanuka Rajapaksa comes to the crease. 6 runs and a wicket.

Prabhsimran welcomes Boult into the attack with a straight six. A length ball at a gentle pace and Prabhsimran metes out the treatment it deserves. Good comeback from Boult. Just three from the remaining balls. Boult 3-0-26-0

Yuzi Chahal into the attack. Prabhsimran brings up his maiden IPL fifty with a brace, off 28 balls. Chahal to Prabhsimran, 1 run. Dhawan steps out and gets an outside edge that races away to the third man fence. Runs continue to flow for the Kings. A brace for Dhawan to end the over.

Ashwin to Prabhsimran, 1 run. Ashwin to Dhawan, dot ball. Ashwin to Dhawan, 1 run. Ashwin to Prabhsimran, 1 run. Ashwin to Dhawan, 1 run. Single to finish. 5 off it.

Jason Holder into the attack. Holder takes pace off first ball and Prabhsimran misses an attempted cut. Dot ball. But Prabhsimran does not miss this time as he lofts this full ball over cover for four. 7 off the over. Good comeback from Holder after being hit for a four. He could have had a wicket to show for his efforts when Prabhsimran absolutely nailed a drive to Padikkal, who couldn’t hold on.

TIME OUT!

R Ashwin into the attack in the fifth over. Prabhsimran brings up the team fifty by sweeping one of the game’s best fingerspinners for four. He follows it up by stepping out and launching Ashwin’s carrom ball over mid off for four more. 11 off the over including a wide.

Prabhsimran slaps Asif’s first ball over mid-off for four. He then guides the third ball to the third man fence. He does one better and pulls a short ball in front of square for six. Read the length so well on that occassion. Prabhsimran ends the over by carving the last legal ball through covers for four more. 19 off it including a wide.

Dhawan shifting gears, he begins by flicking Boult through backward square for four before punching the next ball through backward point for the same result. No swing on offer. 10 off this over.

KM Asif, right-arm medium pacer, comes into the attack. Dhawan collects two with a punch through backward point. Asif cranking up the pace but errs in line, bowls a friendly ball on the pads and Prabhsimran whips it over backward square for six.

Trent Boult gets the new ball. Dhawan and Prabhsimran march out. Prabhsimran to take strike. He is off the mark with a single. Boult to Dhawan, 2 wides. Boult overpitches and Prabhsimran absolutely smashes this lofted drive over covers for four. Boult searching for swing but erring in line. Three dots to finish.

Punjab Kings Subs: Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee

Rajasthan Royals Subs: Dhruv Jurel, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, Kuldip Yadav, Donavon Ferreira

Sanju Samson: We would like to bowl. Expecting some dew. We will use the opportunity to bowl first. Jaiswal and Parag have grown a lot learning from the experienced guys.

Shikhar Dhawan: We all know the dew comes. We also wanted to bowl first. It is alright. We are used to it. Let’s go day by day. Not putting too much on pressure on myself.

Rajasthan Royals (Playing 11): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings (Playing 11): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

Sanju Samson has won the toss and Rajasthan Royals will bowl first. Both teams are unchanged.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s 2023 Indian Premier League encounter between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. We are just minutes away from the toss.

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Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings match will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

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Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings match will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app.

Rajasthan Royals P11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c, wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, R Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Punjab Kings P11: Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sikandar Raza, Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Dhawan, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada

Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings will look to further their winning start as they take on each other at the former’s first of two ‘home away from home’ IPL games at the Barsapara Stadium here on Wednesday.

Royals will be spurred on by the fact that they have won more games against the Kings than any other sides in the IPL (14 wins in 24 games) as Guwahati sets itself up to host its first IPL match.

-Pranay Rajiv

FULL PREVIEW: ​

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Devdutt Padikkal, Jos Buttler, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Prasidh Krishna, Trent Boult, Obed McCoy, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Sen, Kuldip Yadav, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, KC Cariappa, Jason Holder, Donovan Ferreira, Kunal Rathore, Adam Zampa, KM Asif, Murugan Ashwin, Akash Vashisht, Abdul P A, Joe Root.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shahrukh Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Liam Livingstone, Atharva Taide, Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Nathan Ellis, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Harpreet Bhatia, Vidwath Kaverappa, Mohit Rathee, Shivam Singh.