RR vs PBKS / Punjab won in the last over, beat Rajasthan by 5 runs

RR vs PBKS: After captain Shikhar Dhawan-Prabhsimran Singh, on the basis of sharp bowling by Nathan Ellis, Punjab Kings registered their 11th win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. The team won by 5 runs. Talking about the current season, this is the team's second consecutive win. The team defeated KKR by 7 runs in the first match with the DLS method. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl at the Guwahati ground. Batting first, Punjab scored 197 runs in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 198 runs, the Rajasthan team could only manage 192 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Rajasthan's wickets fell like this...

First: On the third ball of the second over, Arshdeep got Yashasvi caught by the hands of the shot.

Second: On the second ball of the fourth over, Arshdeep got Ashwin caught by captain Shikhar Dhawan.

Third: Nathan Ellis caught and bowled Butler on the fourth ball of the sixth over.

Fourth: Captain Sanju Samson was caught by Matthew Short on the last ball of the 11th over. He was dismissed by Nathan Ellis.

Fifth: On the first ball of the 15th over, Ellis got Ryan Parag caught by Shahrukh Khan.

Samson is the highest run scorer for Rajasthan

Captain Sanju Samson has become the highest run-scorer for Rajasthan. He played an inning of 42 runs in 25 balls adorned with one six and four fours, although he could not complete his 19th half-century. He was dismissed by Ellis.

Rajasthan lost 3 wickets in power play

Chasing a target of 198 runs, Rajasthan lost three wickets for 57 runs in the power play. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler and Ravichandran Ashwin returned to the pavilion. Captain Sanju Samson made a change in the opening pair. He sent Ravichandran Ashwin as an opener in place of Butler, although Arshdeep gave the first blow to the team by dismissing Jaiswal. Butler, who came to play after that, also got out early. They could not take advantage of life donation. Brar dropped his catch on the ball of Sam Karen.

Prabhsimran's first fifty, captain Dhawan scored his 48th half-century

Batting first after losing the toss, the team scored 197 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs at Guwahati ground on Wednesday. Prabhsimran Singh scored his first half-century of IPL career, scoring 60 runs in 34 balls, while Shikhar Dhawan scored his 48th fifty in the league, scoring 86 not out in 56 balls. Jitesh Sharma contributed 27 runs.

Rajasthan's wickets fell like this...

First: Jesse Holder caught Prabhasimran at the hands of Butler on the fourth ball of the 10th over.

Second: On the fourth ball of the 16th over, Chahal got Jitesh Sharma caught by Riyan Parag.

Third: Trent Boult bowled Sikandar Raza on the first ball of the 17th over.

Fourth: Jose Butler caught Shahrukh's catch on the fourth ball of the 20th over. Holder got the second wicket.

(Note: Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who came to play at number-3, retired hurt. The ball hit his hand. Rajapaksa was on non-strike, when Dhawan's shot hit his right arm.)

Second half-century partnership between Dhawan-Jitesh

After sharing a 90-run partnership with Prabhsimran for the first wicket, skipper Dhawan shared a 30-ball 60-run partnership with Jitesh Sharma for the third wicket. In the 16th over, Jitesh Sharma was caught by Chahal off Riyan Parag. He scored 27 runs.

Rajapaksa injured on Dhawan's shot

On the first ball of the 11th over of the innings, Bhanuka Rajapaksa was hit by a shot by captain Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan played in the direction of straight on Ravichandran Ashwin's ball. The shot was so fast that Rajapaksa, who was on non-strike, did not get a chance to recover and the ball hit Rajapaksa's right hand. Rajapaksa sat on the ground after the ball was hit. The game was stopped for a while. Later he retired hurt and went out. Jitesh Sharma came to play in his place.

Prabhsimran scored a half century on 28 balls

Prabhsimran has scored his first half-century in IPL. He completed his half-century off 28 balls.

Effect of Prabhasimran in power play

In the first innings, the openers of Punjab gave the team a wonderful start. Prabhsimran Singh and captain Shikhar Dhawan together added 63 runs in 6 overs. Prabhasimran was effective in the power play. He contributed 45 runs.

Dhawan-Prabhsimran's half-century partnership

Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhasimran shared a half-century partnership to open. There was a 90-run partnership between the two on 58 balls.

Playing-11 of both the teams...

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Paddikal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Players: Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel.

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sikandar Raza, Sam Karan, Shah Rukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.

Impact Players: Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Tayde.