RR vs PBKS IPL 2023 Live Cricket Score: Dhawan remained unbeaten on 86 off 56 balls
Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Live Scorecard: Big score for Punjab Kings against Rajasthan Royals in the 8th match of the 16th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Batting first, Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan (86*) and Prabhsimran Singh (60) scored 197 runs in the stipulated over.
This time Prabhsimran corrected the fact that he could not use the start he got in the last match. Sanju Samson tried alternate bowlers like Trent Boult, KM Asif, Ravichandran Ashwin and Yusvendra Chahal but to no avail. Prabhsimran was on fire in Guwahati.
The batting excellence of the youngster made Dhawan a spectator. He scored his half century in 28 balls. When Prabhsimran returned with a 34-ball 60, Punjab’s score had crossed 90 in 10 overs. It was after Prabhsimran’s return that Dhawan started to accelerate the scoring.
Bhanuka Rajapakse, who came in third, had to go out due to injury, which was a huge blow for Punjab. Dhawan then added 66 runs for the second wicket in partnership with Jitesh Sharma (27 off 16 balls). Chahal stopped the run flow by returning Jitesh. As Ashwin bowled Sikandar Raza (1) who reached the fifth over, Punjab were in trouble.
But Dhawan continued to attack the Rajasthan bowlers at the other end. Dhawan remained unbeaten on 86 runs off 56 balls. Nine fours and three sixes were included in the star’s innings. Despite getting off to a good start, not being able to score more than 200 runs will bring disappointment to Punjab.
Team Lineup
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapakse, Jitesh Sharma, Shah Rukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikander Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.
Rajasthan Royals: Yashaswi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Patikal, Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal.
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After the first round, Rajasthan proved to be one of the strongest teams in the tournament. Sunrisers defeated Hyderabad by 72 runs. The success of Sanju Samson and his team was dominated by both batting and bowling.
Sanju, Jos Buttler and Yashasvi Jaiswal are the leading batting line-up. Shimron Heitmayer and Ryan Parag were the finishers. The presence of Devdutt Patikal in the middle order also adds to the strength. Trenn Boult, Yusvendra Chahal, Ravi Ashwin and Jason Holder are Sanju’s bowling weapons.
Punjab won the first match against Kolkata Knight Riders due to rain. There are no major concerns about the batting line-up of the Shikhar Dhawan-led team. 191 for them against Kolkata. Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the main character.
But Punjab was not that bright in bowling. Had it not been for the rain, there is doubt that Punjab’s victory would have been enough. Except for Arshadeep Singh and Rahul Chahar, no one rose to the occasion. Sam Curran, who joined the team for Rs 18.5 crore, was completely disappointed with his bowling.