Sanju Samson of Rajasthan Lions acknowledges the Powerplay wasn’t ideal but believes his team played well overall and showed good awareness. He credits Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma with being lethal combinations in pressure situations and trusts them as part of their team.
PBKS requires a partnership, and quickly! Glenn Maxwell goes for an ambitious shot but misses. Wanindu Hasaranga takes an excellent catch at deep midwicket.
In this article, we will discuss the main points or high lights of Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard.
Top Players – Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings (17th Match, IPL 2024)
| Player | Team | Performance Details |
|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | GT | Scored an unbeaten 89 runs off 48 balls; anchored GT’s innings. |
| Shashank Singh | PBKS | Scored an unbeaten 61 runs off 29 balls; awarded Player of the Match for his match-winning knock. |
| Ashutosh Sharma | PBKS | Contributed 31 runs off 17 balls; supported the chase effectively. |
| Noor Ahmad | GT | Took 2 wickets for 32 runs in 4 overs; key bowler for GT. |
| Kagiso Rabada | PBKS | Claimed 2 wickets for 44 runs in 4 overs; crucial in containing GT’s batting lineup. |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Live Score
Punjab Kings enter Saturday’s home match against Rajasthan Royals in fine form, having won two out of their first three games and leading the points table. On the other hand, Rajasthan have lost both their opening two contests but remain hopeful of qualifying for playoffs despite this setback. These teams will meet at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur.
Punjab’s batsmen showed excellent effort despite a low total, scoring an admirable score. Jaiswal and Samson’s partnership of 89 runs gave Punjab a solid start with swift running between wickets and timely hits to take control.
However, bowlers quickly came into their own and started taking wickets regularly. Jofra Archer and Sandeep Sharma in particular shone with their outstanding bowling, taking key scalps in the death overs to completely turn around the game.
Maxwell made headlines in the final over of their game against England by being given out on review! After trying a flick off a full toss and being caught behind by Samson, Maxwell tried flicking off another full toss but Samson managed to catch it behind and was caught behind – however the umpire reviewed and determined there was no nick on the ball; ruling it not out and out being disallowed!
Wadhera attempts a six off Theekshana but goes for one that goes way over long-on. Wadhera had been on form, hoping to continue his run chase and will no doubt look to hit more sixes later on. PBKS suffered an enormous setback! Wadhera attempted a six off Theekshana but attempted an ambitious shot that sent it tumbling over long-on. The youngster will look to continue his run chase as his form is impressive.
Hetmyer hit an immediate four-run boundary off the first ball of this over before being dismissed off 12 balls for 20 runs off 12 deliveries. On a slower delivery ball – when Hetmyer attempted a lofted shot but could not attain enough height – his lofted shot flew over deep midwicket fielder and was easily caught for easy wicketfall by Jaiswal at deep midwicket fielder; that wicket fell easily. His departure brought an abrupt end to their 88-run partnership and left Jaiswal unaided on their side 88 runs with Hetmyer being left behind on 15 balls alone!
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Live Streaming
Shreyas Iyer and Punjab Kings are off to an impressive start, winning two out of their opening three matches so far, including their comeback victory over Delhi Capitals last weekend. On home turf at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium in Mullanpur they will host Rajasthan Royals, still struggling to find their footing after a slow start; Iyer’s side may make the task harder!
Rajasthan batsmen Jaiswal and Samson got things underway with style after an initial setback with an 89-run opening stand that saw both batsmen dominate with power hitting to help cross 200 marks for their team. Unfortunately for Rajasthan though, both openers were dismissed quickly in quick succession leading them down the path of being dismissed for only 224 runs with Mahesh Theekshana’s brilliant last ball fifty.
Meanwhile, Iyer has continued his impressive run-up to the big match, hitting two centuries and 52* across two games, respectively. Additionally, his front foot play looks spectacular and he seems adept at finding boundaries easily.
Punjab Kings have won the toss and chosen to bowl first at MYIS. Expected conditions at the venue should produce a dry surface with moderate turn rates.
Jofra Archer gets off to an explosive start as he dismisses Priyansh Arya on his very first ball! This was exactly the kind of start that PBKS needed as their top order struggled to gain any ground.
Resuming from where they left off, RR quickly recovered from their early setback. Samson and Jaiswal established an impressive partnership that propelled RR to 212 runs within 20 overs – seemingly on course to break past 200 but for an incidental run out by RP Singh that changed everything.
Nehal Wadhera attempts a big shot but is caught by Dhruv Jurel at deep square leg – this wicket was a big setback for PBKS after losing two wickets within their opening over. Maxwell and Hetmyer need to put together some solid performances now in order to set themselves back up again – it will test their resolve but hopefully, their form continues with them in their home game!
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Live Updates
Shreyas Iyer’s Punjab Kings will look to extend their winning streak when they take on Rajasthan Royals at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Thursday at 7:30 PM IST. Rajasthan Royals have shown impressive form recently and they’ll look to build on it further when facing off. The match begins at 7:30 PM IST.
RR have an impressive batting line-up with Jofra Archer, Shane Watson, Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga leading their attack. Under veteran skipper Sanju Samson they hope to lead them to victory. Meanwhile Punjab have recently found form and are currently top of their table.
Maharaja Yadavindra Stadium in Mullanpur boasts an attractive pitch that should suit both teams to score runs easily, giving each side confidence of producing an effective and competitive performance on its playing surface.
Punjab are in an advantageous position as they will play on home ground conditions with greater protection for them than opponents RR, having won three out of their four matches at this venue this season and remaining unbeaten during that span. Furthermore, Punjab have won twice over Rajasthan this season and should come out victorious once more against them on Wednesday.
Jashasvi Jaiswal’s stroke-laden 67 propelled Rajasthan Royals to 205/4 at Maharaja Yadavindra International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur – their highest total ever there and breaking Mumbai Indians’ previous record of 192 set earlier in the season. Jofra Archer proved effective with three wickets out of 25 deliveries bowled.
Nehal Wadhera’s brilliant 41-ball 62 kept PBKS alive until Dhruv Jurel caught him off Wanindu Hasaranga off Dhruv Jurel at deep midwicket off Wanindu Hasaranga with an off-side tramline deceptive googly; trying slog sweep from kneeling position but couldn’t time the timing correctly and instead went flying straight for deep midwicket where Jurel made no error with his diving catch.
WICKET! KKR fall further behind. A short and outside off delivery from Sandeep Sharma found Shimron Hetmyer driving it towards Sandeep but missed and ended up chipping it back towards Sandeep, giving Hetmyer another catch at sweeper cover. This wicket dealt a devastating blow to KKR; now needing two big partnerships in order to win this game; batsmen need to put forward their best performance as they fall further behind on run rate now; Nehal Wadhera and Glenn Maxwell should start pairing at bat immediately at bat instead crease to help KKR get ahead in terms of run rate as soon as possible – get two solid partnerships going between Nehal Wadhera and Maxwell early batting together at bat and give their innings chance.
