In Match 66 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Rajasthan Royals (RR) got the better of🅠 Punjab Kings (PBKS) and emerged victorious by 4 wickets at💎 the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Friday.
Opting to bowl first, Rajasthan displayed disciplined bowling performances with Navdeep Saini taking a 3-wicket haul and Trent Boult and Adam Zampa making valuable contributions.
Punjab, who looked clueless in the first 10 overs, somehow managed to post a competitive total of 187/5, fueled by impressive knocks from Sam Curran (49), Jitesh Sharma (44), and Shahrukh Khan (41).
In response, Rajasthan showed their batting prowess. Yashasvi Jaiswal played a brilliant innings, scoring 50 runs off 36 balls, comprising of 8 fours. Similarly, Devdutt Padikkal also played a crucial knock, scoring 51 runs off 30 balls, hitting 5 fours and 3 sixes. Power-striker Shimron Hetmyer provided finishing touches and smashed 46 runs off 28 balls, including 4 fours aꦆnd 3 🐈sixes as the Royals chased down the target with 6 wickets in hand and kept themselves alive in the playoffs race.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
The꧂ stay alive in the season courtesy of a remarkable chase 🙌 clinch a 4-wicket victory in Dharamsala 👏🏻👏🏻
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— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
First Indian player to reach 600 runs this season is su🧸rprisingly an uncapped player . Future looks bright for Team India. 🇮🇳
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
Another game in that went down to the wire. This was a nervy chase for . With regular wickets, kept them🌸selves alive in the match. , and played crucial knocks and Dhruv Jurel, the impact player, truly made an impact with his…
— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03)
RCB will be eliminated if thꦬey lose by more than 5 runs Vs G♚T.
No major help from PBKS for RCB.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
Kids: Play a drive
Adults: Play a drive and hold the pose
Hetmyer:— JioCinema (@JioCinema)
Dhruv Jurel finishes off with a six:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Most runs by uncapped players in IPL season:
625 – Yashasvi Jaiswal in 2023
616 – Shaun Marsh in 2008
516 – Ishan Kishan in 2020
512 – Suryakumar Yadav in 2018
480 – Suryakumar Yadav in 2020— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Jazba hai Rajasthani! 💥🩷
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
Devඣdutt༒ Padikkal won the Player of the match award for his terrific fifty.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Well played, !
We love these thrilling matches between us. Let's continue this streak next season! 🤝— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)