Shikhar Dhawan batted brilliantly in the eighth match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday. Coming to bat first after dropping toss, the PBKS skipper contributed 86 runs off 56 balls to the groups complete of 197 runs in 20 overs. Dhawan’s innings included 9 fours and three sixes with a strike fee of 153.57. In the sport, he equalled a IPL record of star batter Virat Kohli.
Dhawan smashed 50 off 35 balls and equaled Virat Kohli who’s second in the checklist of gamers with most 50+ scores in IPL. While Dhawan has scored 50 fifty-plus scores in 207 innings, Virat registered the identical milestone in 216 innings. David Warner tops the checklist of most 50+ scores. He has registered 60 fifty-plus scores. Moreover, Dhawan additionally grew to become the best run-scorer in opposition to Rajasthan Royals with 652 runs.
In his IPL profession to date, Dhawan has scored 6370 runs in 208 matches with the best rating of 106 runs. He has smashed 48 fifties and a couple of centuries. He has a median of 35.58 with a strike fee of 126.71.
Earlier in the match, Rajasthan Royals gained the toss and opted to bowl. Punjab Kings set a goal of 198 runs.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
Punjab Kings Playing XI
Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
