PBKS vs RR: Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings at the latter’s home in a low-score thriller to register their fifth victory in the IPL 2024. Sanju Samson and Co. were determined enough to overcome the Sam Curran-led Punjab team in the 27th match of the IPL 2024. Punjab’s bowlers tried their best to defend the low total of 147 runs, but they failed to restrict RR’s batters in the 20-over game. RR won the match with one ball left.
After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals chose to bowl first at Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur. In the absence of Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab King’s top order collapsed like the house of cards. The top four batters of the lineup failed to score more than 15 runs individually, which put pressure on the middle-order batters, where Jitesh Sharma scored 29 runs. PBKS’ batters were clueless in front of the RR’s bowling attack. Even Shashank Singh, who was playing match-winning innings for PBKS, didn’t have an answer, as the batter could only score nine runs this time. It was Ashutosh Sharma who again played a remarkable innings at the end that took PBKS’s score to a respectable total of 147 runs in 20 overs.
While chasing the target of 148 runs, Rajasthan Royals didn’t look in a hurry, and the opening pair of Yashasvi Jaswal and Tanush Kotian started closing the chase gap by keeping the net run rate equal to the Required one. It was looking like a comfortable win for the RR. Still, the Cricket showed unpredictability, and waves started turning towards the home team. As the PBKS’ bowlers made a comeback and began taking wickets, The middle order of the RR was shattered. The way to victory didn’t look easy after losing the middle-order batters, but West-Indian powerhouse Shimron Hetmyer did the job for his team by scoring the runs required. The left-handed batter remained unbeaten on 27 off ten balls, and RR won the match by three wickets.
IPL 2024 27th Match PBKS vs RR: Batting Scorecard
| BATTING(Punjab Kings) | R | B | 4s | 6s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atharva Taide | c Sen b Avesh Khan | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Jonny Bairstow | c Hetmyer b Maharaj | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Prabhsimran Singh | c Jurel b Chahal | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Curran (c) | c Jurel b Maharaj | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jitesh Sharma | c Parag b Avesh Khan | 29 | 24 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Shashank Singh | c Jurel b Sen | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Liam Livingstone | run out (Kotian/†Samson) | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Ashutosh Sharma | c Maharaj b Boult | 31 | 16 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Harpreet Brar | not out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Extras | (lb 2, nb 1, w 5) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 7.35) | 147/8 | |||||||
| BATTING(Rajasthan Royals) | R | B | 4s | 6s | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | c Patel b Rabada | 39 | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Tanush Kotian | b Livingstone | 24 | 31 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Sanju Samson (c) | lbw b Rabada | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Riyan Parag | c Rabada b Arshdeep Singh | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Dhruv Jurel | c Shashank Singh b Patel | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Shimron Hetmyer | not out | 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Rovman Powell | c JM Sharma b Curran | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Keshav Maharaj | c Livingstone b Curran | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Trent Boult | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Extras | (w 3) | 3 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 19.5 Ov (RR: 7.66) | 152/7 | |||||||
IPL 2024 27th Match PBKS vs RR: Bowling Scorecard
| BOWLING(Rajasthan Royals) | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuldeep Sen | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Avesh Khan | 4 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| Keshav Maharaj | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| BOWLING(Punjab Kings) | O | M | R | W | 0s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 3.5 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Kagiso Rabada | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Curran | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Liam Livingstone | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| Harshal Patel | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Harpreet Brar | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
IPL 2024 27th Match PBKS vs RR: List Of Award Winners
Player Of The Match(PBKS vs RR): Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals), 27* off 10 balls
Punch.EV Electric Striker Of The Match(PBKS vs RR): Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals), Strike rate: 270
My Circle 11 Fantasy Player of the Match(PBKS vs RR): Kagiso Rabada(Punjab Kings), 76 fantasy points
Most 6s of the match(PBKS vs RR): Ashutosh Sharma(Punjab Kings), 3 sixes
RuPay On-The-Go 4s(PBKS vs RR): Yashasvi Jaiswal(Rajasthan Royals), 4 fours
IPL 2024 27th Match PBKS vs RR: Records And Stats
- This was the third lowest first innings total in the IPL 2024.
- Shimron Hetmyer hit 4 sixes in total in the 20th over of an IPL match in successful run chase.
IPL 2024 27th Match PBKS vs RR: Captains Corner
We had fee funny instances from last year and this year. But I am really happy that everyone is eager to go and catch it. The stadium is full of noise and we can’t look who is coming. I need to tell my fast bowlers that it’s easier to catch with the gloves. We all were (tensed during the run-chase). Definitely, it’s important for us to get two points, the guys are keeping up, credit to the guys. (On his stand with Hetmyer) The good thing is we both are calm, we talked that we should run fast, we are West Indians, we are boundary-hitters. It’s a challenge but we are professional cricketers.
Sanju Samson said Post-match
“The wicket was slightly slow, but we didn’t start well with the bat and didn’t finish well in the end. It was a good effort from the lower order, getting (close) to 150 was excellent, the bowling was good, we kept them down, unfortunately another close loss. We stuck to our plans, bowled and fielded well, but I’m confident we’ll bounce back in the next game. Three games is a hard way to fully work out the conditions (at the new venue), but we’ve adapted well, we won the first match and lost two matches by close margins (by 2 runs and 3 wickets), hard to take, but the boys will be lifted by how well we’ve played in the last couple of games.”
Sam Curran said Post-match
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