PBKS vs RR Highlights, IPL 2023: With both team facing a must-win situation to remain in contention for the playoffs, Rajasthan Royals overcame Punjab Kings in their IPL 2023 clash in Dharamsala on Friday. Chasing a target of 188, Devdutt Padikkal and Yashasvi Jaiswal hit half-centuries to give RR a strong foundation, before Shimron Hetmyer's 46-run cameo put the game beyond PBKS' reach.. Earlier, Top knocks from Sam Curran and Jitesh Sharma, followed by a quick cameo from Shahrukh Khan guided PBKS to 187/5 in 20 overs. Sent into bat, PBKS lost wickets at regular intervals to slide to 50 for 4 in the seventh over before Sam Curran (49 not out) and Jitesh Sharma (44 off 28) added 64 runs for the fifth wicket to give some momentum to the innings. Towards the end, M Shahrukh Khan made valuable 41 off 23 balls.
Highlights of IPL 2023 65th Match Between PBKS vs RR, straight from Dharamsala
- 21:17 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: Punjab Kings 187/5 in 20 oversPunjab Kings finish off their innings at 187/5 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals. for PBKS, Sam Curran scores 49 while Jitesh Sharma scores 44. Apart from them, Shahrukh Khan also smashes 41 off 23 balls runs. For RR, Navdeep Saini takes three wickets.
- 21:13 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: Sam Curran nears 50Sam Curran and Shahrukh Khan completely turn the momentum as they smash 28 runs in the previous over of Yuzvendra Chahal. The over includes a boundary and a six from Shahrukh and two sixes and a four from Curran. With this, Curran has reached 49 runs and waiting for his fourth IPL fifty.
- 20:46 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: OUTOUT!!! Navdeep Saini takes his third wicket of the night and Jitesh Sharma departs for 44. After smashing two boundaries and a six, Jitesh tries to go for another one but fails to time it properly and ends up giving a catch to Ferreira at the extra cover. Fifth wicket gone for PBKS.
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- 19:53 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: OUTOUT!!! Navdeep Saini has provided Rajasthan Royals with their second breakthrough as he dismissed Atharva Taide for 19. Taide tries to smash it for a boundary but ends up giving a simple catch to Devdutt Padikkal at the mid-wicket. Second wicket gone for PBKS.
- 19:41 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: Dhawan key for PBKSAfter the early dismissal of Prabhsimran Singh, Shikhar Dhawan provided Punjab Kings with some momentum. In the previous over, he along with Atharava Taide smash 16 runs off Sandeep Sharma's delivery, which includes a boundary and a six from Dhawan and a boundary from Taide.
- 19:08 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: Here's what Shikhar Dhawan said at the toss"Last match, dew wasn't much. First batting or second, it shouldn't change much. We will come and enjoy the game. Will try to give our best shot. We need to take more wickets in the first 6 overs. We can cash in more. We are playing the same team."
- 19:04 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: Here's what Sanju Samson said at the toss"We will bowl. Looking at the dimensions and looking as to what we require in the tournament, it is better to bowl. We need to win the game. Then see how the other games go. If you want to play good T20 cricket, you need to forget things. We have had four to five days off. One has to understand the conditions. We have couple of changes. Last minute changes. Ashwin misses out because of a back spasm."
- 18:46 (IST)PBKS vs RR, Live Score: Pitch report"It's the same surface which was used against DC. Talking about dimensions, it's equidistant on either side - 65 metres apiece, a hit straight downtown is 76 metres. Tonight it's a similar surface, although I do note one change is it there isn't so much of that green, that live grass into it. It's not going to have as much movement off the seam inside the powerplay. Don't think it's gonna help the spinners much either. Good batting track. I would bat first, the dew is not going to be a factor either. Bat first, know your total and get about defending it. That's key tonight."
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