RR vs PBKS Highlights: Punjab Kings defeat Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs in a thriller

Punjab Kings seamer Nathan Ellis is the Player of the Match for his haul of 4/30, which included the scalps of Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson!

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After 20 overs,Rajasthan Royals 192/7 ( Dhruv Jurel 32 , Jason Holder 1)

Curran restricts Jurel to a single in the first delivery. Hetmyer pushes for a second after driving the ball towards sweeper cover. Shimron pushes for a brace in the third delivery as well, but ends up getting run-out at the non-striker’s end for 36. Bye collected in the fourth delivery, bringing new batter Jason Holder on strike. Holder can only collect a single off the penultimate delivery, virtually sealing the contest in Punjab Kings’ favour. Jurel guides the ball towards fine leg for a boundary off the last ball, remaining unbeaten on 32 but unable to get his team over the line.

Punjab Kings defeat Rajasthan Royals by five runs in a game that once again goes down the wire!

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OUT! Shimron Hetmyer sacrifices his wicket while attempting to push for a non-existent second run in the third ball of the final over. He's not even in the picture by the time Curran whips the bails off at the non-striker's end. RR 186/7; need 12 off 3

Hetmyer run out (Shahrukh/Curran) 36(18)

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IN: Rishi Dhawan

OUT: Prabhsimran Singh

Punjab Kings have decided to bring in their Impact Player during the second timeout of the Rajasthan chase.

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BOWLED! Second wicket for Nathan Ellis on one over and his third of the evening, putting Punjab Kings in firm control of the proceedings at the Barsapara Stadium as Devdutt Padikkal's struggles finally come to an end! The southpaw attempts an ambitious pull, but ends up hearing the death rattle after missing the ball completely. RR 124/6; need 74 off 30

Padikkal b Ellis 21(26)

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OUT! Second wicket for Nathan Ellis in as many deliveries, and the Australian seamer is on a hat-trick at the start of the 15th over! Parag attempts to go downtown, but ends up skieing it towards wide long off. The ball disappears into the night sky for a bit, before landing M Shahrukh Khan's hands. Parag was looking dangerous the way he was timing the shots, and Punjab have ensured they snuff him out before he can cause any further damage. RR 121/5

Parag c Shahrukh Khan b Ellis 20(12)

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OUT! HUGE WICKET FOR THE KINGS! Samson perishes after hitting down long off's throat as Nathan Ellis nets the big fish! The lack of boundaries did create pressure on the Royals, and ultimately paid off for Dhawan and Co. RR 91/4; need 107 off 53

Samson c sub (Short) b Ellis 42(25)

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OUT! Excellent effort by Nathan Ellis as Jos Buttler ends up getting an inside edge onto his boot, with the ball looping up thereafter. Ellis though, had to put in a mad dash to complete the catch. Huge wicket for Punjab, given the kind of form Buttler has been in of late. RR 57/3

Buttler c and b Ellis 19(11)

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OUT! The experiment to send Ashwin in as an opener doesn't quite work today as he ends up getting a thick top-edge towards mid on where opposition skipper Shikhar Dhawan pulls off a sitter. He departs for a four-ball duck as Arshdeep grabs his 2nd wicket in as many overs! RR 26/2

Ashwin c Dhawan b Arshdeep 0(4)

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OUT! Another wicket for Arshdeep in the powerplay as Jaiswal drives the ball straight to substitute fielder Matthew Short standing at cover, giving him catching practice. RR 13/1

Jaiswal c sub(Short) b Arshdeep 11(8)

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SIX! What a start to the Rajasthan Royals chase, as Jaiswal pulls a short delivery from Curran behind square, clearing the fence with a confident hit! RR 6/0

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After 20 overs,Punjab Kings 197/4 ( Shikhar Dhawan (C) 86 , Sam Curran 1)

Punjab Kings set Rajasthan Royals 198 to win!

Jason Holder bowls the final over. Single off each of the first two balls before Shahrukh Khan decides to play a paddle towards the vacant fine leg fence to collect his first boundary, but perishes the very next ball as Jos Buttler completes yet another fabulous catch off Holder's bowling, this time at long on. Sam Curran joins Dhawan with two balls later, and can collect just a single off the last delivery as Holder finishes off on a tidy note, conceding eight off the 20th.

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OUT! A second wicket for Jos Buttler off Jason Holder's bowling, with M Shahrukh Khan the Punjab batter to depart on this occasion. And once again Buttler puts in a slider to complete a fine catch near the straight boundary. PBKS 196/4

Khan c Buttler b Holder 36(22)

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OUT! Ravichandran Ashwin strikes at the start of the slog overs, as he gets Zimbabwean all-rounder Sikandar Raza stumped for 1. It was the carrom ball from Ash that did the trick. Excellent work as usual from Samson behind the stumps. PBKS 159/3

Raza st Samson b Ashwin 1(2)

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OUT! Jitesh Sharma's little cameo comes to an end as he holes out to long off after being drawn into a wild shot by Yuzi, who decides to give the ball some extra flight. And with that, Chahal collects his 171st IPL wicket, going past Lasith Malinga to become the second-highest wicket-taker in the history of the league! Timeout signalled after the dismissal. PBKS 158/2

Jitesh c Parag b Chahal 27(16)

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SIX! What a shot by Jitesh Sharma, as he decides to go aerial inside out off a slower delivery from Trent Boult. Meanwhile, the partnership between Dhawan and Jitesh goes past the 50-mark! PBKS 148/1

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After 14 overs,Punjab Kings 140/1 ( Shikhar Dhawan (C) 56 , Jitesh Sharma (W) 17)

FOUR! FOUR! Shikhar Dhawan brings up his half-century with back-to-back fours off Yuzvendra Chahal, taking 36 deliveries to reach the milestone. Not only is this his first half-century as Punjab Kings captain, he also becomes only the third batter in the history of the league after David Warner and Virat Kohli to complete a half-century of fifties. Collects a brace in the next ball followed by a third boundary in the over, with 16 coming off Chahal's third.

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OUCH! Shikhar Dhawan ends up hitting his batting partner Bhanuka Rajapaksa while attempting to smash the ball down the ground, and the latter has to walk off after copping a painful blow on his right arm. The Kings will hope he recovers quickly and is able to walk out to bat later in the innings. PBKS 92/1

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OUT! WHAT A CATCH BY JOS BUTTLER! It needed something special to get rid of Prabhsimran Singh the way he was motoring along today! Prabhsimran got a thick top-edge off a short ball, with Buttler having to dash forward from long off and put in a slider to pull off what was a difficult chance. It's not just with the bat that the Englishman impresses. PBKS 90/1

Prabhsimran c Buttler b Holder 60(34)

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Fifty for Prabhsimran Singh in just 28 deliveries! The 22-year-old from Patiala brings up his maiden half-century in his fifth season, smashing seven fours and two sixes along the way! Brings up the milestone with a brace off Yuzvendra Chahal in the eighth over. PBKS 70/0

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FOUR! FOUR! What a way for Prabhsimran to bring up the fifty stand with skipper Shikhar Dhawan inside five overs! Decides to slog-sweep the ball towards deep midwicket in the second ball of Ravichandran Ashwin's first over before going inside out over mid off the very next delivery. PBKS 54/0

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RR XI: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

PBKS XI:  Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

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TOSS: Rajasthan Royals win the toss, and skipper Sanju Samson opts to field