Following the four wicket victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Rajasthan Royals (RR) skipper Sanju Samson expressed disappointment with his team’s campaign and said it is shocking where they have nevertheless lying on the table. lots of star power and good players they have. With this victory, RR is fifth in the points table with seven wins and seven losses. They have a total of 14 points. They can still move up to the top four if Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lose their last match against Gujarat Titans by a huge margin and Mumbai Indians also lose their last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
PBKS’ IPL 2023 campaign is over. They finish in eighth position with six wins and eight losses. They have a total of 12 points.
Dhruv Jurel’s final over six secured victory for Rajasthan Royals and ended Punjab Kings’ hopes of sealing their place in the IPL 2023 play-offs at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Friday.
“I think at the end of the game when Hety (Hetmyer) was going strong we thought we would finish with 18.5 overs (RR had to end the chase in 18.3 overs to overtake RCB in terms of net run rate). have a quality team and it’s a bit shocking to see where we are at the table. I’ve been talking about (Yashasvi) Jaiswal almost every match. He’s shown maturity. Feels like he’s played 100 T20Is. Almost 90 per cent of the time we think Boult will take a wicket in the first over. We’ve been under pressure in the last few games,” said Samson in a post-match presentation.
After being brought to bat first by RR, PBKS scored 187/5 in their 20 overs. They initially struggled against RR bowlers, losing their four wickets for just 50 runs in 6.3 overs. Then Jitesh Sharma (44 in 28 balls, with three fours and three sixes) and Sam Curran tied the score at 64 for the fifth wicket to put PBKS back in play. Then Curran (49* in 31 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes) and Shahrukh Khan (41* in 23 balls, four boundaries and two sixes) joined forces to increase the run rate, taking PBKS to a competitive total. . They scored 46 runs in the last two overs.
Navdeep Saini (3/40) was the bowlers’ choice for RR. Trent Boult and Adam Zampa each took a wicket.
In the pursuit of 188, RR Jos Buttler lost early to a duck, his fifth this season. Then Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 in 36 balls, with eight fours) and Devdutt Padikkal (51 in 30 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes) made a 73-run stand for the second wicket, sending RR fighting back. Later, cameos from Shimron Hetmyer (46 in 28 balls, four boundaries and three sixes), Riyan Parag (20 in 12 balls, with one four and two sixes) and Dhruv Jurel (10* in four balls) helped RR to a last-over thriller victory by four wickets.
Kagiso Rabada (2/40) was the bowlers’ choice for PBKS. Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh each took a wicket.
Padikkal was awarded the Player of the Match award at the age of 50.
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