RR vs PBKS IPL 65th match: Punjab defeated Rajasthan by five wickets!

Rajasthan Royals suffered a five-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings, which is their fourth consecutive defeat in the tournament. Despite this defeat, Rajasthan remains at second position in the table with 16 points. Rajasthan has already qualified for the playoffs, but if it wants to remain in the top-two, it will have to win the match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at any cost.

Scorecard

RR   144/9(20)

PBKS 145/5(18.5)

Match report

Batting first, Rajasthan scored 144 runs for nine wickets in 20 overs with the help of Riyan Parag’s innings of 48 runs with the help of six fours in 34 balls. For Punjab, captain Sam Curran, Harshal Patel and Rahul Chahar took two wickets each and prevented Rajasthan from scoring big. In reply, Punjab won by five wickets with seven balls remaining on the basis of captain Sam Curran’s unbeaten 63 runs off 41 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes. Ashutosh Sharma remained unbeaten for Punjab after scoring 17 runs on 11 balls.

Punjab captain Sam Curran performed all-round in this match. First he showed amazing bowling skills and gave an initial blow to Rajasthan. After this, when Punjab’s innings faltered while chasing the target, he performed brilliantly with the bat and led the team to victory. Like Rajasthan, Punjab also lost a wicket in the very first over. Trent Boult gave the initial blow to Punjab by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh. Prabhasimran was out after scoring six runs. After this, Punjab’s innings faltered and they lost consecutive wickets of Rilee Rousseau for 22 runs in 13 balls, Shashank Singh without opening the account and Jonny Bairstow for 14 runs. However, Karan was well supported by Jitesh Sharma, but Jitesh was also out after scoring 22 runs in 20 balls. Then Karan took charge from the other end and led the team to victory.