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IPL 2023, PBKS vs RR: Punjab Kings Defeated Rajasthan Royals By 5 Runs To Earn Second Straight Victory

PBKS vs RR IPL 2023 Live: Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings are playing in the 16th IPL season’s eighth game at the Guwahati stadium. Sanju Samson, the captain of Rajasthan, has chosen to bowl after winning the toss. Punjab, who is batting first, is off to a fantastic start.

On the strength of the strong start by Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab reached 197-4 in 20 overs. Dhawan tallied his 48th half-century. On the other hand, wicket-keeper batsman Prabhsimran Singh, who struck 60 runs in just 34 balls, reached his first IPL half-century.

Rajasthan struggled to get off to a strong start when they came out to bat in response. Despite the fact that it ended up being a thrilling game. However, Rajasthan Royals could only muster 192 runs in 20 overs, and Punjab triumphed by 5 runs. The Punjab Kings’ win was led by captain Shikhar Dhawan and fast bowler Nathan Ellis.

All done! After 20 overs, Rajasthan Royals have a score of 192-7.

Rajasthan Royals score after 15 overs: 124-6

Rajasthan Royals score after 10 overs: 88-3

Rajasthan Royals score after 5 overs: 48-2

Rajasthan Royals’ batting starts

That’s all! After 20 overs, Punjab Kings have a score of 197-4.

Punjab Kings’ score after 15 overs: 152-1 

Prabhsimran Singh studded Fifty

Punjab’s score after 5 overs: 56-0

The Punjab Kings are off to a fantastic start. The team has a total of 56 runs after five overs with no losses. Shikhar Dhawan is getting 13 runs while Prabhsimran Singh is batting on 39.

Punjab’s batting starts

Both sides have 11 players on the field…

RR: Sanju Samson (C), Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Players: Navdeep Saini, Sandeep Sharma, Murugan Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel.

PBKS: Shikhar Dhawan (C), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Sikandar Raza, Sam Karan, ShahRukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh. Impact Players: Rishi Dhawan, Harpreet Bhatia, Atharva Tayde.

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