Producer: Peuli Bakshi
Punjab KIngs chased down Rajasthan Royals-set low target of 145, in 18.5 overs on Wednesday (May 15) at their home venue of Guwahati's Barsapara Stadium.
Stand-in skipper Sam Curran got PBKS off to a blazing start, scalping Yashasvi Jaiswal in the very first over of the match
After RR's top order collapse, R Ashwin and Riyan Parag shared the crease for the biggest partnership of 50 for their side.
Parag is the highest scorer for RR, scoring 48 off 34. With that, he achieved the milestone of surpassing 500 runs in IPL 2024, taking the 4th spot in orange cap tally.
Bowling efforts of Nathan Ellis, who played his first IPL 2024 match yesterday, and of Sam Curran, and Rahul Chahar limited RR to the low total of 144/9.
As for batting, PBKS also did not have a favourable start, but a captain’s knock of 63* (41) by Sam Curran saved the day.
Pacers Trent Boult and Avesh Khan pushed PBKS to a 48-4 in the powerplay.
Besides Sam Curran's top knock, Rillee Rossow's 22 off 13 and Jitesh Sharma's late innings of 22 off 20 led to Punjab's win by 5 wickets in 18.5 overs.