Punjab Kings won by 5 runs

Match Details

Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings

Venue - Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Toss Winner - Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opt to bowl

Series - Indian Premier League 2023

Date of the Match - Wednesday, 5 April, 2023

Time - 07:30 PM (IST)

Season - 2023

Umpires - KN Anantha Padmanabhan (IND), Sai Darshan Kumar (IND)

Third Umpire - Rohan Pandit (IND)

Match Referee - Vengalil Narayan Kutty (IND)

Player of the Match - Nathan Ellis 

Match Review

     On Wednesday, April 5, at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings played in the 8th match of the Indian Premier League 2023.

     Dhawan and Prabhsimran each scored 86* and 62 runs for PBKS, helping them to a massive total of 197/4 in 20 overs. Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal each took one wicket for RR, while Jason Holder took two. As Nathan Ellis and Arshdeep Singh each claimed four wickets, RR lost a few early wickets. 

     To make the game go to the final over, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel held down the fort. Nevertheless, Sam Curran brilliantly defended 16 runs off the last over, limiting RR to 192/7, therefore the pair was unable to push RR over the finish line.

Brief Score 

     Rajasthan Royals have scored 192 for 7 in 20 overs (Yashasvi Jaiswal 11, Jos Buttler 19, Sanju Samson (c & wk) 42, Devdutt Padikkal 21, Riyan Parag 20, Shimron Hetmyer 36, Jason Holder 1, Dhruv Jurel 32, Extras 10)

     Punjab Kings have scored 197 for 4 in 20 overs (Shikhar Dhawan 86, Prabhsimran Singh 60, Bhanuka Rajapaksa 1, Jitesh Sharma (wk) 27, Shahrukh Khan 11, Sam Curran 1, Sikandar Raza 1, Extras 10)

Who is the Winner?

     Punjab Kings won by 5 runs with a score of 197 runs.