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Jaiswal 68, Hetmyer finishing job keep Royals in third place

Kings had put up a competitive total thanks to Jonny Bairstow, Jitesh Sharma and Liam Livingstone despite Yuzvendra Chahal's three-for

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

YBK Jaiswal
YBK Jaiswal
68(41) 9x4 - 2x6
Control %80%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 20 runs
  • 2x4 - 1x6
0 8 9 10 5 9 5 22
JM Bairstow
JM Bairstow
56(40) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %62%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 11 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
2 8 6 15 5 2 1 17

Best performances - Bowlers

YS Chahal
YS Chahal
O4
M0
R28
W3
Eco7.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh
O4
M0
R29
W2
Eco7.25
RHB
OFFLEG
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
1W

Scorer: MV Raghav | Commentator: Vishal Dikshit

We have the presentation finally:

Sanju Samson: We all knew he was due for a good innings. He spent some quality time training and lots of hours in the nets, we all knew that he is due for runs so very happy for him. I wanted to chase in some games and win it, we chased it second time, I think? But happy to chase, it was a really good wicket and really great intent shown by almost every batsman. I have been learning a lot (as captain), things have been getting clearer and clearer. Having a very same side for almost every game, having the same bowling line-up helps to identify the situation and batsmen and to use the longer and shorter side (of the boundaries) and definitely need to keep on changing the bowlers according to the situation. There is no set strategy that fast bowlers have to bowl in the death. Anyone having a great temperament and experience can do the job for the team. Chahal said he was even ready to bowl the 20th over. So he's confident and doing well for the team. I just wanted to go out there and express myself and play a few shots and that's what I did. I enjoyed it. That's what we spoke about in the meeting, talking about what should be the mindset of the team going into the business end of the tournament. It's very obvious to think about the points table so when things get busy, we need to keep on coming back to the basics which is focusing on one game at a time and just looking at the controllables. Let's see where we end up at the end of the league stage.

Yashasvi Jaiswal is the Player of the Match: To be honest, I didn't know I'll be the Man of the Match but it's an amazing feeling whenever I go and bat, with all my pride I go and bat. When I hit Rahul Chahar over the covers was my favourite shot. I just try to make it simple and play good cricketing shots. I would really like to dedicate this innings to Zubin (Bharucha, head of criket at RR) sir. He has helped me a lot during all the times whenever I was sitting with him, and whenever I was down. He has been pushing me always. It's been a pleasure for me to perform like this and I want to dedicate this to him. He has helped me a lot and motivated me a lot, pushing me every day and saying, "you can do it and you will do it, just keep working hard."

That's all from us for the first game of today's double-header. Don't forget, there's LSG vs KKR going on as well, in Pune. Have a great weekend, stay safe. It's goodbye from me, Vishal Dikshit, and Ekanth.

7.26pm It's the first win for Rajasthan Royals while chasing this season, and since 2nd October 2021. The chase got a little nervy and shaky in the middle when Padikkal couldn't get going, but Hetmyer took the baton once Jaiswal fell and took his team over the line. Royals end their losing streak of two games to revive their campaign and retain the third spot with a healthy run rate of 0.326. They still have some issues - especially Padikkal's strike rate and the dot balls he has been eating up - but for now they can breathe easy. Punjab Kings continue their trend of winning and losing every alternate match. Arshdeep was absolutely superb yet again in the death overs with his wide yorkers and wickets, Bairstow has found form at the opener's spot but they are slipping down the table with their inconsistency.

19.4
1
Chahar to Hetmyer, 1 run, the chip off the full toss falls short of long-on and it's all over, Royals win by six wickets
19.3
0
Chahar to Hetmyer, no run, the slider just outside off, he steers it straight to cover off the back foot
19.2
0
Chahar to Hetmyer, no run, tucks the legbreak to short fine leg with the turn. No time for a run

1 off 5 and there are some field changes. Long-off comes up among other changes

19.1
6
Chahar to Hetmyer, SIX, levels the score in style with a six over long-on! Length ball on middle and leg, Hetmyer leans into it and swings it down the ground, not with belligerent power but good timing. He's done the job for his team
19.1
1w
Chahar to Hetmyer, 1 wide, poor bowling, really poor. Slides a wide down the leg side

Eight off six is just two shots away from victory and Hetmyer is on strike. Dhawan has one left. But Dhawan is not going to bowl it, it's Rahul Chahar! Square leg, midwicket and long-on in the deep, just like long-off and deep cover

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | RR: 182/4 (8 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 9.57, RRR: 8.00)

  • Riyan Parag0 (1b)
  • Shimron Hetmyer24 (12b)
  • Arshdeep Singh4-0-29-2
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-50-1
18.6
0
Arshdeep Singh to Parag, no run, right in the block hole on the stumps with the angle, what an over, what a spell in the death overs, what a bowler. Parag stays back and carefully defends it to leg

Is there a late twist? 8 needed off 7, here's Riyan Parag. Around the wicket to him

RR 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st46JC ButtlerYBK Jaiswal
2nd39SV SamsonYBK Jaiswal
3rd56D PadikkalYBK Jaiswal
4th41SO HetmyerD Padikkal
5th8SO HetmyerR Parag

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.316
RR1495180.298
LSG1495180.251
RCB148616-0.253
DC1477140.204
PBKS1477140.126
KKR1468120.146
SRH146812-0.379
CSK144108-0.203
MI144108-0.506