Sanju Samson’s Rajasthan Royals (RR) stored themselves within the IPL playoffs race with a powerful victory over the Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Friday. RR have accomplished what they may have and now it is their flip to attend and watch how the outcomes of Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) prove towards Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Gujarat Titans, every respectively.
Ahead of the all-important clashes, Rajasthan Royals batter Riyan Parag requested for assist from defending champions GT and SRH. Parag requested each groups assist his facet to make it to the playoffs. His Tweet went viral after the RR cricketer requested for assist on the web. (‘Credit To Sangakkara…,’ Raina Heaps Praise On RR Coach For Jaiswal’s Performances)
Checkout the viral tweet right here
GT and SRH please assist us out somewhat now #RRvsPBKS
— Riyan Paragg (@ParagRiyan) May 19, 2023
Dhawan not comfortable along with his staff’s fielding
Following his facet’s four-wicket loss to Rajasthan Royals which ended their marketing campaign in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan on Friday expressed disappointment along with his facet’s fielding efficiency, saying that dropped catches price his staff the match.
“We lost too many wickets in the powerplay and that put us on the back foot, but Curran, Jitesh and Shahrukh got us back in the game, the bowling was good (in patches), but the fielding was not great, the dropped catches cost us the game. I feel 200 should have been a good total on this pitch. We could have done better in all the areas I think. Sometimes the batting was clicking, and sometimes the bowling was clicking, we could not put up those performances together,” Dhawan mentioned in a post-match presentation.
The skipper mentioned that he has a younger facet and has learnt quite a bit on this season. (MS Dhoni To Continue Playing IPL For Next 5 Years? Here’s Why Yusuf Pathan Feels That CSK Captain Will Continue Till IPL 2028)
“But it’s a younger group, so we have now learnt numerous issues this season. I knew I needed to take the sport deep, so I needed my finest bowlers to bowl early, so Rahul needed to bowl the final over.
In the final recreation, I gave Harpreet the ultimate over, it relies on the floor and the state of affairs,” Dhawan mentioned.
After being put to bat first by RR, PBKS scored 187/5 of their 20 overs. They struggled towards RR bowlers initially, shedding their 4 wickets for simply 50 runs in 6.3 overs.
Then Jitesh Sharma (44 in 28 balls, with three fours and three sixes) and Sam Curran stitched a 64-run stand for the fifth wicket to carry PBKS again into the sport. Then in dying overs, Curran (49* in 31 balls, with 4 boundaries and two sixes) and Shahrukh Khan (41* in 23 balls, 4 boundaries and two sixes) joined forces to up the run fee, taking PBKS to a aggressive whole. They scored 46 runs within the last two overs.
Navdeep Saini (3/40) was the decide of the bowlers for RR. Trent Boult and Adam Zampa took a wicket every.
In the chase of 188, RR misplaced Jos Buttler early for a duck, his fifth this season. Then Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 in 36 balls, with eight fours) and Devdutt Padikkal (51 in 30 balls, with 4 boundaries and three sixes) stitched a 73-run stand for the second wicket, serving to RR battle again. Later on, cameos from Shimron Hetmyer (46 in 28 balls, 4 boundaries and three sixes), Riyan Parag (20 in 12 balls, with one 4 and two sixes) and Dhruv Jurel (10* in 4 balls) helped RR clinch a last-over thriller win by 4 wickets.
Kagiso Rabada (2/40) was the decide of the bowlers for PBKS. Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis, Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh took a wicket every. Padikkal acquired the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his fifty.
With this, RR is within the fifth spot within the factors desk with seven wins and 7 losses. They have a complete of 14 factors. They can nonetheless climb as much as the highest 4 spot if Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) lose their final match towards Gujarat Titans by an enormous margin and Mumbai Indians lose their final match towards Sunrisers Hyderabad too. PBKS’s IPL 2023 marketing campaign is over. They finish within the eighth place with six wins and eight losses. They have a complete of 12 factors.Â
