In Match 8 of the IPL, Punjab Kings faced off against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first. Punjab Kings posted a challenging total of 197/4 in their 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan scored an impressive 86 off just 56 balls, while Jitesh Sharma scored a quickfire 27 off 16 balls. Jason Holder and Yuzvendra Chahal took two and one wickets respectively for Rajasthan Royals.
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In reply, Rajasthan Royals started off poorly losing both openers, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ravichandran Ashwin, cheaply. Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer then put on a quickfire partnership to bring Rajasthan Royals back into the game. However, Nathan Ellis' four-wicket haul derailed their chase as they ended up falling short by just five runs. Dhruv Jurel played a quick cameo of 32 runs off 15 balls but it was not enough. Rajasthan Royals ended up with 192/7 in their 20 overs. Punjab Kings won the match by 5 runs.
ScoreCard: PBKS vs RR
Toss: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and decided to bowl
Stadium:Barsapara Stadium
Punjab Kings: 197/4 (20 overs)
Batsmen:
Prabhsimran Singh: 30(34 balls)
Shikhar Dhawan: 86(56 balls)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa: 1(1 balls)
Jitesh Sharma: 27(16 balls)
Sikandar Raza: 1(2 balls)
Shahrukh Khan: 11(10 balls)
Sam Curran:1(2 balls)
Bowlers:
Trent Boult: 4 overs, 38 runs, 0 wickets.
KM Asif: 4 overs, 54 runs, 0 wickets.
Ravichandran Ashwin: 4 overs, 25 runs, 1 wicket.
Jason Holder: 4 overs, 29 runs, 2 wickets.
Yuzvendra Chahal: 4 overs, 50 runs, 1 wicket.
Rajasthan Royals: 192/7 (20 overs)
Batsmen
Yashasvi Jaiswal: 11(8 balls)
Ravichandran Ashwin: 0(4 balls)
Jos Buttler: 19(11 balls)
Sanju Samson: 42(25 balls)
Devdutt Padikkal: 21(26 balls)
Riyan Parag:20(12 balls)
Shimron Hetmyer: 36 (18 balls)
Dhruv Jurel(Impact Player): 32 (15 balls)
Jason Holder: 1 (1 ball)
Bowlers:
Sam Curran: 4 overs, 44 runs, 0 wickets.
Arshdeep Singh: 4 overs, 47 runs, 2 wickets.
Harpreet Brar: 2 overs, 15 runs, 0 wickets.
Nathan Ellis: 4 overs, 30 runs, 4 Wickets.
Sikandar Raza: 2 overs, 24 runs, 0 Wickets.
Rahul Chahar: 4 overs, 31 runs, 0 wickets.
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