PBKS vs RR highlights, IPL 2023: Jaiswal, Padikkal and Hetmyer's ...

19 May 2023

The Indian Express

Dharamshala: Rajasthan Royals batter Devdutt Padikkal celebrates his half century during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings, at HPCA stadium, in Dharamshala, Friday, May 19, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals highlights Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by four wickets to keep their slim play-off hopes alive in the Indian Premier League. Chasing 188, Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 off 36) and Devdutt Padikkal (51 off 30) slammed quick fifties, while Shimron Hetmyer struck 46 and impact substitute Dhruv Jurel (10 not out) sealed the win for RR with a six with two balls to spare. The win kept RR in the hunt but their fate also depends on results of other matches.

PBKS, on the other hand, crashed out of the tournament. Earlier PBKS posted a competitive 187 for five after being sent into bat. PBKS lost wickets at regular intervals to slide to 50 for 4 in the seventh over before Sam Curran (49 not out) and Jitesh Sharma (44 off 28) added 64 runs for the fifth wicket to give some momentum to the innings.

Towards the end, M Shahrukh Khan made valuable 41 off 23 balls. Navdeep Saini (3/40) was the pick of the bowlers for RR, while Adam Zampa (1/26) and Trent Boult (1/35) picked up a wicket each.

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Match EndedIndian Premier League, 2023 - Match 66

Rajasthan Royals

189/6 (19.4)

Match Ended ( Day - Match 66 )
Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by 4 wickets

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IPL 2023 Live Score, PBKS vs RR highlights: Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Punjab Kings Squad:

Shikhar Dhawan(c), Atharva Taide, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Kagiso Rabada, Nathan Ellis, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short, Rishi Dhawan, Mohit Rathee, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Baltej Singh, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar, Shivam Singh

Rajasthan Royals Squad:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Joe Root, Dhruv Jurel, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Adam Zampa, Sandeep Sharma, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal, Trent Boult, Jason Holder, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Riyan Parag, Devdutt Padikkal, Kuldip Yadav, Kuldeep Sen, Donavon Ferreira, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore

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Punjab Kings batter Prabhsimran Singh celebrates his century during the IPL 2023 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)