New Delhi: There is a strong fierce battle between hosts Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur. After winning the toss, Punjab batting first, Punjab Kings scored 219 runs losing five wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. Rajasthan’s innings has started in response.
Shashank Singh’s 27 balls fifty
Coming to number six, Shashank Singh not only raised his team hardly but also completed a half -century in the last over. Shashank scored an unbeaten 59 off 30 balls. During this time, five fours and three sixes also came out of his bat.
Nehal Vadhera fits fifty in 25 balls
After landing at number four, left -handed batsman Nehal Vadhera is playing a brilliant innings. Wickets are falling from one end, but Vadhera has taken over the other end. He is constantly blowing shots. Fifty has hit 25 balls. If you continue to move forward, then they are not far from their first century.
IPL LIVE: Captain Shreyas Iyer also out
Shreyas Iyer, who is batting well, also threw his wicket. Ryan Parag proved to be a killer. Iyer was dismissed for 30 runs in 25 balls. In the 11th over, he was caught out by Yashasvi Jaiswal on the long off in the process of hitting a big shot on the pollen ball. That is, the fourth blow on the score of 101.
RR vs pbks: three wickets fell in four overs
Despite a great start, Punjab Kings lost their top three batsmen within four overs. Priyansh Arya (9) and Prabhasimran Singh (21) were dismissed by Tushar Deshpande in the second and fourth over, while debutant Mitchell Owen fell victim to Quen Mafa in the third over without opening an account.
Punjab Kings won toss
In the very important match for the playoffs, Punjab Kings have won the toss and have chosen first batting. Rajasthan Royals have already been out of the playoff race.
Playing XI of Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Sanju Samson (Captain, Wicketkeeper), Ryan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurael, Vanindu Hasranga, Quenna Mafaka, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Madhwal and Falhak Faruki
Impact Player: Shubham Dubey, Yudhveer Singh, Kumar Karthikeya, Ashok Sharma, Kunal Rathore
Punjab King’s playing XI: Prabhasimran Singh (wicketkeeper), Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Aiyar (Captain), Michel Owen, Nehal Vadhera, Shashank Singh, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Marco Johnson, Javier Bartlet, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal
Impact Player: Harpreet Brar, Praveen Dubey, Suryansh Shedge, Vijaykumar Vaishya, Mushir Khan
As soon as the playoffs wins and closer pbks
Punjab’s team ranks third in the table with 15 points in 11 matches. A win can bring him closer to the playoffs. Rajasthan Royals have already been out of the playoff race and ranks ninth in the points table with only three wins in 12 matches. Royals have lost four of their last five matches.
Squad of Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Captain), Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger, Tushar Deshpande, Shubham Dubey, Fazalhak Farooqui, Vanindu Hasranga, Shimron Hetmire, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurlel, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Quenna Mafa, Ryan Pargra, Khurna-Drain-Drain-Drain, Vaibhav, Suryavanshi, Mahesh Toricha and Yudhveer Singh
Punjab Kings Squad: Shreyas Iyer (Captain), Arshdeep Singh, Priyansh Arya, Payla Avinash, Ajmatullah Umarjai, Javier Bartlet, Yuzvendra Chahal, Praveen Dubey, Aaron Hardy, Harnur Singh, Harpreet Barar, Josh England, Kail Jamison, Marco Yanseen, Michel Owen, Prabhu Owen, Kuldeep Sen. Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vaishakh, Nehal Vadhera and Yash Thakur
Kkr out of playoffs
Earlier, when the IPL started again on 17 May i.e. Saturday night, the match had to be canceled without a toss. Due to rain in Bangalore, one point was divided between RCB and KKR. In this way, RCB has reached a step closer to the playoff while KKR is out of the race. The rains started around six o’clock in the evening, so that the toss could not be done and the authorities finally decided to cancel the game at 10.24 pm.
Very close to RCB playoffs
Royal Challengers Bangalore now have 17 points in 12 matches on sharing each point with KKR and winning one of the remaining two matches will be enough for him to secure a place in the playoffs. Not only this, if Punjab and Gujarat wins their matches today, then not only will both of them reach the playoffs but also the Royal Challengers will qualify. RCB will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at its home ground on 23 May, after which there will be a match against Lucknow Super Giants on 27 May.
