RR vs PBKS Match Report: Rajasthan Royals have defeated Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings led by Sam Curran had to face defeat by 3 wickets. In this way Rajasthan Royals registered their fifth win of the season. Rajasthan Royals had a target of 148 runs to win. Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals, despite a slow start, achieved the target with 7 wickets in 19.5 overs. Shimran Hetmyer was the hero of Rajasthan Royals’ victory. This batsman presented a spectacle of explosive batting in the last overs. Shimron Hetmyer returned not out after scoring 27 runs in 10 balls. He hit 1 four and 3 sixes in his innings.
For Rajasthan Royals, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the highest score of 39 runs in 28 balls. Tanush Kotian contributed 24 runs on 31 balls. The captain of this team, Sanju Samson scored 18 runs on 14 balls. Whereas Dhruv Jurel became the victim of Harshal Patel after scoring 6 runs in 11 balls. In the last overs, Rovman Powell played an important inning of 11 runs in 5 balls. However, in this way Rajasthan Royals registered their fifth win of the season. Now Rajasthan Royals have 10 points in 6 matches. At present Sanju Samson’s team is at the top in the points table.
Such was the condition of Punjab Kings bowlers
Kagiso Rabada and Sam Curran were the most successful bowlers for Punjab Kings. Both these bowlers took 2-2 wickets. Apart from this, Arshdeep Singh, Liam Livingstone and Harshal Patel got 1 success each.
Now Punjab Kings have 2 points in 6 matches. This team is ranked eighth in the points table. However, seventh-ranked Mumbai Indians also have 4 points, but Hardik Pandya’s team has a better net run rate. Hence, this team is at seventh position.
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