Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, 8th Match IPL 2023 Summary
| Date | 05 April 2023 |
| Match | RR vs PBKS, 8th Match, Indian Premier League 2023 |
| Teams | Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings |
| Captains | Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS) & Sanju Samson (RR) |
| Venue | Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati |
| Toss | RR won the toss and opt to bowl |
| First Innings Score | 197-4 (20 Ov) |
| Umpires | KN Anantha Padmanabhan, Sai Darshan Kumar |
| Third Umpire | Rohan Pandit |
| RR Playing XI | Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal |
| PBKS Playing XI | Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh |
| Player of the match | Nathan Ellis 4/30 (4 overs) |
| Result | Punjab Kings won by 5 runs |
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings 8th Match IPL 2023 Scorecard: Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals in the 8th match of IPL 2023 played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati which is the second home ground of the Rajasthan Royals franchise.
RR won the toss and invited Punjab Kings to bat first, Prabhsimra and captain Dhawan opened the inning from PBKS’ side. Both made a good partnership of 90 runs that gave RR an excellent start. Prabhsimran smashed 60 runs off 34 balls with a strike rate of 176.47 and Shikhar Dhawan went not out at a score of 86 runs in 56 balls with a strike rate of 153.57.
Jitesh Sharma smashed 27 runs in 16 balls with a strike rate of 168.75, these three top innings helped PBKS to set a giant total of 197 runs after losing four wickets for RR to chase.
In response, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin opened Rajasthan’s inning because Buttler got an injury during fielding. Ashwin went back to the pavilion on a duck, and Jaswal caught to Matthew Short in Arshdeep Singh’s over at just an individual score of 11 runs.
Captain Sanju Samson scored 42 runs in 25 balls with a strike rate of 168.00, Shimron Hetmyer 36 runs off 18 balls with a strike rate of 200.00 and Dhruv Jurel smashed 32 runs not out in 15 balls. Even after these knocks, Rajasthan failed to chase the target and lost the match by just 5 runs.
Punjab Kings Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prabhsimran Singh c Jos Buttler b Holder | 60 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 176.47 |
| Shikhar Dhawan (c) not out | 86 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 153.57 |
| B Rajapaksa retd hurt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Jitesh Sharma (wk) c Riyan Parag b Chahal | 27 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 168.75 |
| Sikandar Raza c Jos Buttler b Holder | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 110.00 |
| Sam Curran not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | 10 (b 1, lb 0, w 8, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total | 197 (4 wkts, 20 Ov) |
| Did not bat | Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Rishi Dhawan |
RR vs PBKS 8th Match IPL 2023: PBKS Fall of Wickets
| Fall of Wickets |
|---|
| 90-1 (Prabhsimran, 9.4), 158-2 (Jitesh Sharma, 15.4), 159-3 (Raza, 16.1), 196-4 (Shahrukh Khan, 19.4) |
RR vs PBKS 8th Match IPL 2023: RR Bowlers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.50 |
| KM Asif | 4 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13.50 |
| Ashwin | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.20 |
| Jason Holder | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.50 |
Rajasthan Royals Innings
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal c (sub)Matthew Short b Arshdeep Singh | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 137.50 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin c Dhawan b Arshdeep Singh | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jos Buttler c and b Nathan Ellis | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 172.73 |
| Sanju Samson (c & wk) c (sub)Matthew Short b Nathan Ellis | 42 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 168.00 |
| Devdutt Padikkal b Nathan Ellis | 21 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 80.77 |
| Riyan Parag c Shahrukh Khan b Nathan Ellis | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 166.67 |
| Shimron Hetmyer run out (Shahrukh Khan/Sam Curran) | 36 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 200.00 |
| Dhruv Jurel not out | 32 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 213.33 |
| Jason Holder not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 10 (b 1, lb 0, w 9, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total | 192 (7 wkts, 20 Ov) |
| Did not bat | Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal |
RR vs PBKS IPL 2023 8th Match: RR Fall of Wickets
| Fall of Wickets |
|---|
| 13-1 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1.3), 26-2 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 3.2), 57-3 (Jos Buttler, 5.4), 91-4 (Sanju Samson, 10.6), 121-5 (Riyan Parag, 14.1), 124-6 (Devdutt Padikkal, 14.6), 186-7 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.3) |
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings 8th Match IPL 2023: PBKS Bowlers
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Arshdeep Singh | 4 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11.80 |
| Harpreet Brar | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Nathan Ellis | 4 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Rahul Chahar | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.80 |
| Sikandar Raza | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12.00 |
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