Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings IPL 2023 Live Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals looked formidable. Previous encounters also gave the same picture. But on Wednesday, Shikhar ‘Gabbar’ Dhawan and his squad showed that stats can’t dictate the fate of the game. At Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati, Punjab Kings scored a thrilling victory after they defeated Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals by five runs. Nathan Ellis won ‘man of the match’ award for his killer bowling attack. He broke the spine of clinical chase by Royals and took four wickets. At 4-0-30-4, Ellis’ spell put Kings in total control of the game. Later, sent to bowl the death overs, Sam Curran proved why he was paid the big bucks. The Wednesday victory is second consecutive win by Punjab Kings. This keeps their 100 per cent winning record intact. The also means that they have climbed up the points table at number 2 position. Gujarat Titans are at number one thanks to their Net Run Rate.
While Kings were in total control, till the time Hetmyer was on the crease, the Royals looked very much alive.
Indian Premier League, 2023
Rajasthan Royals
192/7 (20.0)
Punjab Kings
197/4 (20.0)
Match Ended ( Day – Match 8 )
Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs
Earlier in the evening, Kings batters were on roll! From Ravichandra Ashwin to Trent Boult to Asif, Sanju Samson tried every bowler without any success until Jason Holder walked in. In Prabhsimran Singh’s wicket, Holder broke the first wicket partnership between Singh and PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan. Prabhsimran was on fire today. He scored his maiden half century off 28 balls. Singh smashed seven 4s and three 6s in his stunning inning.
Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium is hosted its first-ever IPL game on Wednesday This was the match number 8 of IPL 2023. Both teams had began their IPL 2023 season campaign with an amazing start. While RR had defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in their home game, PBKS beat KKR in a rain-hit match on Saturday.
Here are the key moments of RR vs PBKS match:
Under Shikhar Dhawan's captaincy, Punjab Kings score second consecutive victory by beating Rajasthan Royals by five runs.
Dhruv Jurel, remember the name! The impact player had amazing impact on the game. Along with Hetmyer, he has changed the game and Rajasthan Royals are back in game! That's classic IPL for you!
Punjab Kings supporters are joyous Shikhar Dhawan & co look completely in control of the game. But Hetmyer can change that, can he?
Nathan Ellis rips the heart of RR batting as he claims yet another wicket. This time, Padikkal gone!
Local boy Riyan Parag looked promising before Ellis struck! Absolutely amazing performance by this Kings bowler.
This is massive! RR has amazing batting lineup but wicket of skipper Sanju Samson will put a psychological pressure on Royals. It all boils down to fortitude of Padikkal and Parag to keep RR in the game.
Despite the setback in form of Buttler's wicket, Samson looks steady and the Royals are keeping the run rate almost near the asking rate. Ellis has been brought again by Shikhar Dhawan. Boundaries have not been coming at the moment. So, Punjab keeps up the pressure.
Rajasthan Royals lost early wicket – Yashasvi Jaiswal and R Ashwin during the power play. Punjab Kings look in control. But with Jos Buttler and skipper Sanju Samson on the crease, it can be pink wave in no time!
Absolute beauty by Ravichandra Ashwin! gets rid of Sikandar Raza and breaks Punjab's momentum.
Jitesh Sharma's 27 off 16 deliveries propelled Punjab's total and eased skipper's pressure. Yuzvendra Chahal picking up this wicket will slow down Punjab's momentum. Sikandar Raza comes to bat.
This is the 48th half-century by Dhawan in IPL. he looks rock solid with his shots. Gabbar surely knows when to deliver when it matters!
Setback for PBKS. after departure of Prabhsimran Singh, Kings saw Rajapaksa retire hurt. Lot of pressure on Dhawan now. He is playing his flamboyant shots to keep it ticking.
Jos Buttler took the perfect catch of Prabhasimran Singh. the PBKS scored 60 off 34. Absolutely red-hot innings there
The young bater from Punjab Kings scored his maiden half-century a while back. And with all those shots, he is on his way to score a century! Sanju samson is trying variation in RR's bowling attack but to no success.
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The pitch was called batters-friendly and PBKS openers are proving that. Big shots, massive sixes, nifty boundaries all over Barsapara!
It's ticking nicely for PBKS as Dhawan Singh put 26 on scoreboard without any loss.
At 81 metres, Prabhsimran Singh smashed a massive six at Barsapara. Delight for crowd and Kings as well!
Prabhsimran Singh plays a superb shot and send ball to boundary. Things look steady for Kings.
PBKS skipper Shikhar Dhawan will open the inning along with Prabhsimran Singh
It may be the first-ever IPL match at Barsapara Stadium, it is not new to cricket matches. Prior to IPL, this Guwahati venue has seen 2 T20Is and two ODIs as well.
Shikhar Dhawan(captain), Prabhsimran Singh(wicketkeeper), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson has won the toss and decided to field first against Punjab Kings. Both RR and PBKS will go with same playing XI, the captains said after the toss.
It's toss time! Let the action begin!
Jos Buttler vs Kagiso Rabada. If the pacer is part of the PBKS' playing XI, it would be this battle that would be the ultimate showstopper. Buttler, who is in amazing form, made stunning 54 off 22 in match against Sun Risers Hyderabad on Sunday. Rabada on the other hand will give an edge to PBKS with his pace. The speedster has so far played 63 IPL matches with 99 wickets to his credit.
The beautiful Barsapara stadium will make its IPL debut today. Ground reports suggest that the pitch will be a 'batter's delight'. A hard deck pitch at Barsapara will offer consistent bounce to batsmen. This would easily translate into big shots this evening.
If we look at the previous matches, Royals have clearly been in commanding position. Of the 23 matches against Punjab Kings in the IPL, Rajasthan Royals have won 14 times.
In likelihood, the answer is yes. PBKS would definitely want Rabada in their playing XI. And just like Anrich Nortje, who joined the Delhi Capitals squad straight away, Rabada can join PBKS in similar fashion.
Where exactly is Liam Livingstone? This must be the question of Shikhar Dhawan's mind as the English star has been missing in action. Earlier it was said that he was unavailable as ECB had not issued fitness certificate to him. Even now, there's no official announcement from PBKS management on his status.