Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings have efficiently managed to register one other fascinating episode of their intense rivalry comprising high-scoring thrillers. Not the most well-liked of groups however their encounters in opposition to each other within the latest years have been nothing wanting cliffhangers.

Requested to bat first by RR captain Sanju Samson (42), PBKS scored a match-winning 197/4 in 20 overs within the inaugural Indian Premier League match on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

A 58-ball 90-run opening partnership between Prabhsimran Singh (60) and Shikhar Dhawan (86*) not solely laid a strong basis but in addition emerged as a main purpose behind the staff in a position to set a goal in neighborhood of the 200-run mark.

The goal, nonetheless, additionally ended up getting chased down by the house staff who ultimately fell quick by simply 5 runs. Though opening the batting with Ravichandran Ashwin didn’t work of their favour as they misplaced three wickets within the powerplay however impactful contributions from the likes of Samson, Riyan Parag (20), Shimron Hetmyer (36) and Dhruv Jurel (32*) stored them alive within the match.

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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 5, 2023

Needing 74 runs to win within the final 5 overs with solely 4 wickets in hand, Rajasthan had been in a position to problem Punjab primarily on account of a 27-ball 62-run seventh-wicket partnership between Hetmyer and Jurel.

Whereas the West Indian hit a 4 and three sixes at a strike charge of 200, the uncapped Indian batter hit three fours and two sixes at 213.33 in his maiden IPL match. With the 22-year outdated participant not dropping his form while taking part in the massive shot below probably the most pressure-generating scenario, he ended unearthing as one more discover of the IPL.

RR vs PBKS Man of the Match

In a match the place batters had been anticipated to name the pictures they usually did as effectively, Kings pacer Nathan Ellis bowled a match-winning spell studying 4-0-30-4. Taking part in forward of Kagiso Rabada, Ellis justified him grabbing the abroad pacer’s spot by dismissing batters resembling Jos Buttler (19), Samson, Riyan Parag (20) and Devdutt Padikkar (21) to maintain putting within the center overs.

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