PBKS vs RR: Rajasthan returned to winning track by defeating Punjab by three wickets, Hetmyer played a strong innings
The 27th match of IPL 2024 took place between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. Where Rajasthan defeated Punjab by three wickets. Batting first, Punjab team had given the target of 148 runs to RR. In this thrilling match, RR snatched the victory from PBKS in the last over. After registering the fifth win, Rajasthan team remains on top in the points table. So Punjab team remains at eighth position with four points.
RR back on winning track
After winning the toss, RR decided to bowl first. Coming to bat, Punjab team could score only 147 runs after losing eight wickets, thanks to Ashutosh Sharma’s innings of 31 runs. Rajasthan, chasing the target, scored 152 runs after losing seven wickets in the last over. And won the match by three wickets.
The thrill of the last over (PBKS vs RR)
Yesterday’s match was full of excitement. Hetmyer adopted an aggressive stance against PBKS’s Arshdeep Singh in the last over. 10 runs were needed in the last over to win. Not a single run came on the first and second balls. Hetmyer hit a six on the third ball. Two runs came in the fourth ball. Now the team needed two runs in two balls. In such a situation, Hetmyer hit six more runs on the fifth ball and took the ball towards victory. Hetmyer got ‘Player of the Match’ for his innings.
Good start for RR
Rajasthan team, which came to bat, had a good start. Where Yashasvi Jaiswal played an inning of 39 runs and Tanush Kotian played an inning of 24 runs. There was a partnership of 56 runs between the two. Captain Sanju Samson was out LBW off the bowling of Kagiso Rabada after playing an inning of 18 runs. Ryan Parag scored 23, Dhruv Jurel scored six, Rovman Powell scored 11 and Keshav Maharaj returned to the pavilion after scoring one run.
Shimron Hetmyer took the team to victory. He played an unbeaten inning of 27 runs. Trent Boult was with him at the opposite end. Who returned unbeaten without opening the account. If we look at Punjab’s bowling, Sam Curran and Kagiso Rabada took two wickets each. Whereas Arshdeep Singh, Liam Livingstone and Harshal Patel took one wicket each.
