Punjab Kings pulled off an impressive comeback win to beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets within the sixty fifth match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Wednesday, May 15. The stand-in skipper Sam Curran shone with each bat and ball in a low-score conflict at Guwahati’s Barsapara Cricket Stadium to give Punjab a comfort win.
Having already secured a playoff spot, Sanju Samson’s Royals missed out on an opportunity to go prime of the factors desk after struggling their fourth straight lack of the season. Already knocked out from the playoff race, Punjab Kings moved up to ninth place within the factors desk with their fifth win within the IPL 2024.
Riyan Parag’s 48 off 34 balls helped Rajasthan Royals submit a 144 whole after electing to bat first. Sam Curran claimed two large wickets after which scored an unbeaten 63* off simply 41 balls to lead Punjab to a thumping win with 5 wickets and 7 balls remaining.
It was an impressive all-round efficiency from the bottom-placed workforce who’re wanting to end as excessive as attainable with another sport to go this season. Nathan Ellis made his first look of the season changing Liam Livingstone and took a wicket for twenty-four.
Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar and Harshal Patel claimed two wickets every with economically grasping spells within the first IPL 2024 sport at Guwahati’s recent floor which normally favours batters in white-ball cricket.Â
Tom Kohler-Cadmore made his IPL debut however was not ready to impress after opening an innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Royals batters struggled for large shorts with simply two sixes being recorded of their innings. Parag top-scored with 48 off 34 balls at his house floor however failed to get any assist from his teammates.
Chasing a low-score whole, Punjab Kings struggled for a begin as soon as once more. Trent Boult continued his first-over-wicket affair by eradicating Prabhsimran Singh early after which in-form pacer Avesh Khan surprised the away workforce with two large wickets of Rilee Rossouw and Shashank Singh within the fifth over.Â
However, Punjab Kings made a superb comeback with Curran and Jitesh Sharma including 63 runs for the fifth wicket which proved a distinction in Guwahati. Jitesh scored 22 off 20 balls however was not ready to end the sport for Punjab Kings.
Curran and Ahustosh Sharma averted a late scare to end the sport within the penultimate over to energy Punjab Kings to a deserving win. Curran bagged the Player of the Match award for his two for twenty-four and sensible match-winning knock of 63* off 41 balls.Â
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel (substituted by Donovan Ferreira), Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran (c), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh (substituted by Ashutosh Sharma).
