Rajasthan Royals impressed with a four-wicket win over the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in match no. 66 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season in Dharamshala on Friday. RR’s win acquired them a glimmer of hope to qualify for the play-offs theoretically.
Setting a tough goal of 189 for victory, the Royals, reached 188/6 in 19.4 overs with Shimron Hetmyer scoring 46 (28b, 4×4, 3×6), opener Yashasvi Jaiswal hitting 50 (36b, 8×4) and Devdutt Padikkal hammering 51 (30b, 5×4, 3×6). Earlier, PBKS scored 187/5 thanks largely to the efforts of Sam Curran 49 not out (31b, 4×4, 2×6), Jitesh Sharma 44 (28b, 3×4, 3×6) and M Shahrukh Khan 41 not out (23b, 4×4, 2×6).
The win took the Royals to 14 factors after the conclusion of their league video games, whereas PBKS completed their season with 12 factors from 14 video games. The Royals moved to fifth place and their fortunes within the match depend upon the outcomes of the remaining matches as each Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians, who’ve a recreation in hand every, have 14 factors every as nicely. (MS Dhoni To Continue Playing IPL For Next 5 Years? Here’s Why Yusuf Pathan Feels That CSK Captain Will Continue Till IPL 2028)
Analysing Royals` efficiency, JioCinema IPL knowledgeable Pragyan Ojha stated: “I think it`s too late now. For a team who you kept in your top four before the start of the tournament to now come and think that they can advance only if the other team that is in contention loses is a situation they brought upon themselves.”
“That is something they have to think about. As Raina (Suresh) pointed out Sanju Samson and Jos Buttler got out for ducks in five of the 14 games. Then they were left searching for bowlers, also the way they used their bowlers… The small things add up to something big and it is visible in the eventual result,” he added.
Speaking about Jaiswal, one other JioCinema IPL knowledgeable Suresh Raina stated: “There is a certain calmness in his batting. There is a different energy in his body language, scoring runs consistently for his team. For this, I`ll give a lot of credit to Kumar Sangakkara who is sitting in their dugout. He`s (Jaiswal) a different type of player. He looks to dominate. And any player who looks to dominate in this format reaches a different level. He has all those qualities.”
Kohli meets Jaiswal
After a thumping 112-run victory over the Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore stored their hopes alive and nicely for the playoffs qualification. However, aside from the situation of the RR batting lineup collapsing, one other matter goes viral in the mean time. RCB’s star Virat Kohli was seen interacting with younger Indian batting prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal, who uncharacteristically acquired dismissed for a duck in at present’s recreation. (Watch the video of Kohli and Jaiswal right here)
Riding excessive on a dominating bowling show Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) thumped Rajasthan Royals (RR) by an enormous 112-run margin in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, right here on Sunday, to maintain their playoff hopes alive.
