In the 66th match of the Indian Premier League 2023, Rajasthan Royals faced Punjab Kings at the HPCA cricket stadium in Dharamshala. In their last league game, Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by 8 wickets on Friday. Riding on half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal, RR registered their seventh victory of the season.
After winning the toss, Sanju Samson opted to bowl first, and his decision went well with the team. PBKS lost four wickets for just 50 runs in 6.3 overs. Opener Prabhsimran Singh, skipper Shikhar Dhawan, Liam Livingston and Atharva Taide were dismissed by Trent Boult, Adam Zampa and Navdeep Saini, respectively.
After their departure, wicketkeeper-batter Jitesh Sharma and Sam Curran added 64 runs for the fourth wicket. Jitesh, in his innings, scored 44 runs off 28 balls with the help of three boundaries and as many sixes. In the end, Curran, along with Shahrukh Khan, added 73 runs for the fifth wicket.
Curran, in his innings, scored unbeaten 49 runs off 31 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. Meanwhile, Khan, in his innings, scored 41 runs off 23 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. For RR, Navdeep Saini proved to be the best bowler as he clinched three wickets.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Padikkal won the game for RR
Chasing 188 runs, Rajasthan Royals got a shaky start as opener Jos Buttler registered his fifth duck of the season. He was dismissed by Kagiso Rabada. After his departure, Yashasvi Jaiswal, along with Devdutt Padikkal, added 73 runs for the second wicket. Padikkal, in his innings, scored 51 runs off 30 balls with the help of five boundaries and three sixes.
After that, Sanju Samson also nibbed out soon. However, Jaiswal continue his dominance and was well supported by Shimron Hetmyer. Both added 47 runs for the fourth wicket. Jaiswal, in his innings, scored 50 runs off 36 balls with the help of eight boundaries. Meanwhile, Hetmyer scored 46 runs off 28 balls with the help of four boundaries and three sixes.
In the end, Dhruv Jurel and Trent Boult won the game for the Rajasthan Royals. This was the second consecutive loss for PBKS at their new home ground in Dharamshala. On the other hand, with this victory, RR is still alive in the playoffs race. They will, however, depend on other teams’ results.
Here is how fans react to RR’s victory:
Playoffs me jayega nahi RR pic.twitter.com/p5PpJRbbD0
— Abhinav singh (@Abhinav_tmk) May 19, 2023
Sab kuch shanti purvak isi script ke anusar chal rha hai ?https://t.co/m7GolGWoSA
— Rakshit Shah – PATHAAN (@rshah2611) May 19, 2023
Still few people doubt our Expert Team predictions & Hoping to go wrong but don't worry boys, we are there this time to protect RCB from Bad ?.
Big Day ahead Boys.
Eat sleep & Rest well.
Good night.
We meet tomorrow at 3Pm and Battle till 12 Pm.
Believe in us & Follow Us ??? pic.twitter.com/IQakVzm8RF— CMA Monesh (@Cmamonesh) May 19, 2023
How.. it was our last match. No more hopes
— Priyanka (@Lostgirlprii) May 19, 2023
Tu abhi bola ki rr ka nrr rcb se better nhi ho skta
— Nikhil. (@fundoozx) May 19, 2023
pbsdkkk is Finished ???
This Team was something interesting atleast when KL captained
Now its Totally Finished ??
badlo aur captain badlo aur 18 cr ke players lo ?— Captain on your left (@Captainsurya11) May 19, 2023
No way RR gonna qualify now , they needed to win before 18.3 over to overtake RCB's NRR .
If Either one from RCB or Chumbai wins then it's GG for RR
— ??????? ?? Life (@Pant_life) May 19, 2023
No way RR gonna qualify now , they needed to win before 18.3 over to overtake RCB's NRR .
If Either one from RCB or Chumbai wins then it's GG for RR
— ??????? ?? Life (@Pant_life) May 19, 2023
West Indies players finishing the matches ??>>>> pic.twitter.com/wuEa0VNcTX
— Karthik™ (@im_karthik007) May 19, 2023
So now Mumbai needs to lose their match and Gujarat needs to win over rcb with great margin
Is it possible
I don’t think soWe will try next year now
— KESHU BHAI (@krishbhargava7) May 19, 2023
I’m sure Dhawan gets his orgasm by bowling a spinner in the 20th over.
— Prantik (@Pran__07) May 19, 2023
GOD RCB AUR MI 30+ RUNS SE HAAR JAAAAAYE PLEASEEEEEEEE
— ¹? (@VirAtian75) May 19, 2023
Nah. Pretty sure that's the end of their season.
— Yannaraskala (@Ranjan_Ashish96) May 19, 2023
