- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR9.4 Buttler with a sensational diving catch diving forward after charging in from long-off! Length ball on the wide guideline, Prabhsimran tries to pull this to the leg side but it comes off the toe and pops up over mid-off. Buttler has 25+ yards to cover but never hesitates and makes it almost to the edge of the circle before launching himself forward and pulling off the catch at ankle height. 10/10 on the judge's scorecards by the panel from Russia, Brazili, New Zealand, Lesotho, Panama and Iceland. 90/110.1 man down! Rajapaksa is nailed at the non-striker's end by a scorching drive from Shikhar. Full on sixth stump, Shikhar heaves this flat and Rajapaksa can't get out of the way of this as it drills him in the right arm. 92/115.4 low full toss on fifth stump, charges and tries to slap this over long-off but it comes too low off the bat at ankle height and hangs up for an easy catch taken by Riyan Parag 10 yards in from the rope at chest height. 158/216.1 bullseye! Good length carrom ball darted in at 96 kph on off stump and skids away past a flat-footed poke to flick the outer half of off stump 3/4 of the way up. 159/319.4 full in the slot slanted across eighth stump, Shahrukh goes to drive this over long-on but comes more off the toe. Buttler puts in another brilliant effort charging in from the rope 20 yards. The previous catch he took diving head first. This time he slides feet first to get his body under control and takes a knee height catch in front of his chest. Technically very different from his first approach, but equally flawless. 196/4Extras10 (b 1, nb 1, w 8)TOTAL197/4 (20 Overs, RR: 9.85)Fall of wickets: 1-90 (Prabhsimran Singh, 9.4 ov), 1-92* (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, retired not out ), 2-158 (Jitesh Sharma, 15.4 ov), 3-159 (Sikandar Raza, 16.1 ov), 4-196 (M Shahrukh Khan, 19.4 ov)
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR1.3 fullish length ball on sixth stump, drives loosely to extra cover. Basic catch taken at waist height. Fielder didn't have to move left or right. Matthew Short, on as a sub for Rajapaksa who was injured batting, takes the catch sliding forward on his haunches in front of his chest. 13/13.2 the Ashwin experiment blows up, but not in the way that Rajasthan were hoping. Length ball on fifth stump, tries to pull this over mid-on but the ball climbs on him and produces a top-edge that floats in the air behind mid-on. Shikhar backpedals 10 yards before taking a catch at chest height. 26/25.4 somewhat bizarre caught and bowled, but very athletic from Ellis! Good length ball on fourth stump, goes to drive straight and an inside edge comes off the pads and balloons up over short/silly mid-off. Ellis charges forward to corral a sliding take at knee height. 57/310.6 full on fourth stump, tries to muscle this flat over long-off but picks out Matthew Short five yards inside the ring to take a catch at head height. Aussie tag team produces a wicket. 91/414.6 bullseye! Ellis finally puts Padikkal out of his misery. Preity Zinta is up on her feet on the owner's balcony loving this with big applause. Length ball cross seam at full pace skids past a front foot pull and crashes into middle and off stump 3/4 of the way up. 124/614.1 full pace cross-seam delivery in the slot on fifth stump, Parag tries to launch this over long-off but skews it off the splice and it skies toward long-off. Shahrukh Khan comes in 20 yards off the rope and has to wait an eternity for the ball to come down before taking a simple catch. 121/519.3 yorker is spot on fifth stump, jammed out to long-off for one. Hetmyer turns back for a suicide two, but Jurel didn't get the memo and stands pat for one. Hetmyer wanted the strike and winds up near the striker's end before giving up. The relay comes back to Curran, who takes the bails off disdainfully. 186/7Extras10 (b 1, w 9)TOTAL192/7 (20 Overs, RR: 9.6)Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 1.3 ov), 2-26 (Ravichandran Ashwin, 3.2 ov), 3-57 (Jos Buttler, 5.4 ov), 4-91 (Sanju Samson, 10.6 ov), 5-121 (Riyan Parag, 14.1 ov), 6-124 (Devdutt Padikkal, 14.6 ov), 7-186 (Shimron Hetmyer, 19.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB SM Curran 4 0 44 0 11.00 7 3 3 0 0 Arshdeep Singh 4 0 47 2 11.75 10 4 3 3 0 Harpreet Brar 2 0 15 0 7.50 5 2 0 0 0 NT Ellis 4 0 30 4 7.50 11 2 2 0 0 RD Chahar 4 0 31 0 7.75 5 1 1 0 0 Sikandar Raza 2 0 24 0 12.00 2 1 1 2 0
Match Details
Toss
Rajasthan Royals , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Match days
05 April 2023 - night match (20-over match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Punjab Kings 2, Rajasthan Royals 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 63 runs, 0 wicket)
- Punjab Kings: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 3
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (Prabhsimran Singh 34, S Dhawan 13, Ex 3)
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 63/0 in 6.0 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 45, S Dhawan 14)
- Prabhsimran Singh: 50 off 28 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- PBB Rajapaksa retired hurt at 92/1 (10.1 overs)
- Punjab Kings: 100 runs in 11.3 overs (69 balls), Extras 4
- S Dhawan: 50 off 36 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (S Dhawan 30, JM Sharma 18, Ex 2)
- Punjab Kings: 150 runs in 14.4 overs (88 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Punjab Kings - 158/2 in 15.4 overs (S Dhawan 63)
- Over 18.0: Review by Punjab Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - KN Ananthapadmanabhan, Batter - S Dhawan (Upheld)
- Innings Break: Punjab Kings - 197/4 in 20.0 overs (S Dhawan 86, SM Curran 1)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 57 runs, 3 wickets)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 5.1 overs (31 balls), Extras 2
- Over 5.6: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter - D Padikkal (Struck down)
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 81/3 in 9.0 overs (SV Samson 35, D Padikkal 8)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 8
- Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 124/6 in 15.0 overs (SO Hetmyer 3)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 8
- Over 17.2: Review by Rajasthan Royals (Batting), Decision Challenged - NoBall, Umpire - MV Saidharshan Kumar, Batter - SO Hetmyer (Struck down)
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 21 balls (SO Hetmyer 28, DC Jurel 22, Ex 1)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsDhruv Jurel: the Impact Player who waited a while to make an impact
He overcame an accident when he was five years old and resistance to playing cricket at home to make it to the IPL
The case for Hetmyer to bat higher up in Rajasthan Royals' line-up
Tom Moody and Sanjay Manjrekar feel Hetmyer is much more than just a finisher
Does Shikhar Dhawan need to free himself of the shackles of batting long?
While his slow start didn't hurt Punjab Kings on the night, it could go very wrong at other times - as his predecessors at the franchise would attest to
Dhawan, Ellis and Prabhsimran help Kings survive Impact Sub scare
The Royals youngster Jurel almost won it for them in the end as he went on a boundary-hitting spree with Hetmyer
Samson: Padikkal at No. 4 was to counter left-arm spin and legspin in the middle overs
Royals captain also credited pre-season prep for young Jurel's success