Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 68 and an unbeaten 31 by Shimron Hetmyer guided Rajasthanꦆ Royals to a comprehensive victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 52 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Saturday, May 7.
Jaiswal’s 41-ball knock laid the foundation for the Royals’ big chase of 190 before Hetmyer took his side over the finish line with two balls to spare.
Earlier, Jonny Bairstow scored 56 – his first half-century of the ongoing IPL season – and Jitesh Sharma smashed a quick 38 to steer PBKS to 189 for five after opting to bat firs⛦t on a hot afternoon in Mumbai.
With this victory, RR 𒁏have moved to the third position in the points table and are now just a win a🌳way from securing their spot for the playoffs.
Brief scores: Punjab Kings 189-5 in 20 overs (Jonny Bairstow 56, Jitesh Sharma 38*; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/28) lost to Rajasthan Royals 𒊎190/4 in 19.4 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 68, Jos Buttler 30, Devdutt Padikkal 31, Shimron Hetmyer 31; Arshdeep Singh 2-29) by 6 wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Yashasvi Jaiswal today:
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14)
Great to get back to winning ways!
Another quality team performance with a special mention to @yashasvi_j who was ou🌞tstanding 👏
— Jake Lush McCrum (@JakeLushMcCrum)
Yashasvܫi Jaiswal was fearless in his come back match. Well played young man 👏
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Have a good weekend, Royals. 💗
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
Yashaswi Jaiswal seems to have red🔜iscovered himself today
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73)
Shimron Hetmyer in :
32(13)
35(14)
42*(31)
59*(36)
29(17)
26*(13)
1*(1)
3(7)
6*(14)
27*(13)
31*(16)How many times Hetmyer has saved Rajasthan in the final stages of the game – Take a bow, Hetti – unbelievable consistency.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
💥🙌 THE FINISHEౠR! Why fear when Shimron Hetmyer is here?
✨🔥 The southpaw helpsꦑ RR register their first victory while chasing this season with his brilliant knock!
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— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy)
Shimron Hetmyer the finisher
What a season for him.— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan)
We gave it our all 🙁
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
What a finish by Shimron Hetmyer – 31* in just 16 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. He's been outstanding for Royals this season, doing a fantastic job as a finisher.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
That's that from Match 52 as win by 6 wickets.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
