IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE: Shikhar Dhawan, Nathan Ellis star as Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates, Rajasthan Royals VS Punjab Kings, Full Scorecard: Sanju Samson calls it correctly, and Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to bowl first. Punjab Kings will bat first.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates, Rajasthan Royals VS Punjab Kings, Full Scorecard: Punjab Kings pacer Nathan Ellis ran through the Rajasthan Royals side picking 4 valuable wickets of Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag and Devdutt Padikkal as the Royals fell 5 runs short of the target. Samson's 42 and Shimron Hetmyer's 36 off 18 balls kept RR in the hunt as it looked like they would overhaul the target in the penultimate over, but Sam Curran somehow restricted the batsmen to only 10 runs in the final over, making it just the third time that Punjab Kings have won their first 2 games of a season in the history of the Indian Premier League! Earlier on, Shikhar Dhawan played a captain's knock of unbeaten 86 runs off 56 balls, and was well supported by Prabhsimran Singh who blazed to 60 off 34 balls, as Punjab Kings set a total of 197 runs off their stipulated 20 overs in Guwahati on Wednesday.
Toss: Sanju Samson calls it correctly, and Rajasthan Royals have won the toss and elected to bowl first. Punjab Kings will bat first.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Full Scorecard
Punjab Kings Innings (197 Runs / 4 wkts in 20 overs)
Prabhsimran Singh c Jos Buttler b Holder 60 (34)
Shikhar Dhawan not out 86 (56)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa retd hurt 1 (1)
Jitesh Sharma c Riyan Parag b Chahal 27 (16)
Sikandar Raza b Ashwin 1 (2)
Shahrukh Khan c Jos Buttler b Holder 11 (10)
Sam Curran not out 1 (2)
Rajasthan Royals bowling (Overs - Maidens - Runs - Wickets)
Trent Boult 4-0-38-0
KM Asif 4-0-54-0
Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-25-1
Jason Holder 4-0-29-2
Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-50-1
Rajasthan Royals Innings ( Runs / wkts in overs)
Yashasvi Jaiswal c Matthew Short b Arshdeep Singh 11 (8)
Ravichandran Ashwin c Dhawan b Arshdeep Singh 0 (4)
Jos Buttler c and b Nathan Ellis 19 (11)
Sanju Samson c Matthew Short b Nathan Ellis 42 (25)
Devdutt Padikkal b Nathan Ellis 21 (26)
Riyan Parag c Shahrukh Khan b Nathan Ellis 20 (12)
Shimron Hetmyer run out 36 (18)
Dhruv Jurel not out 32 (15)
Jason Holder not out 1 (1)
Punjab Kings bowling (Overs - Maidens - Runs - Wickets)
Sam Curran 4-0-44-0
Arshdeep Singh 4-0-47-2
Harpreet Brar 2-0-15-0
Nathan Ellis 4-0-30-4
Rahul Chahar 4-0-31-0
Sikandar Raza 2-0-24-0
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IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: PUNJAB KINGS WIN BY 5 RUNS!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Hetmyer departs! Big blow to RR's chances!
Hetmyer run out (Shahrukh Khan/Sam Curran) 36 (18)
RR NEED 13 FROM 4 BALLS
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals need 16 runs in 6 balls
Rajasthan Royals 182 runs for 6 wkts after 19 Overs.
Shimron Hetmyer 33 (16)
Dhruv Jurel 27 (12)Arshdeep Singh 4-0-47-2
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals need 34 runs in 12 balls
Shimron Hetmyer gets stuck into Curran! Blasts him to all parts of the ground!
Rajasthan Royals 164 runs for 6 wkts after 18 Overs.
Shimron Hetmyer 31 (15)
Dhruv Jurel 12 (7)
Sam Curran 3-0-35-0IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals need 53 runs in 18 balls
Rajasthan Royals 145 runs for 6 wkts after 17 Overs.
Dhruv Jurel 10 (5)
Shimron Hetmyer 14 (11)Nathan Ellis 4-0-30-4
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals need 69 runs in 24 balls
Rajasthan Royals 129 runs for 6 wkts after 16 Overs.
Shimron Hetmyer 6 (8)
Dhruv Jurel 2 (2)Rahul Chahar 4-0-31-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals need 74 runs in 30 balls
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FOUR BIG ONES FOR NATHAN ELLIS!
Gets Parag and Padikkal in the same over!
Riyan Parag c Shahrukh Khan b Nathan Ellis 20 (12)
Padikkal b Nathan Ellis 21 (26)
Rajasthan Royals 124 runs for 6 wkts after 15 Overs.
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Rajasthan Royals 121 runs for 4 wkts after 14 Overs.
Devdutt Padikkal 21 (25)
Riyan Parag 20 (11)Arshdeep Singh 3-0-29-2
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Riyan Parag is looking good here! Another towering SIX!
Rajasthan Royals 115 runs for 4 wkts after 13 Overs.
Riyan Parag 15 (7)
Devdutt Padikkal 20 (23)Sikandar Raza 2-0-24-0
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Riyan Parag will look to shine before his home-crowd. Tonks a HUGE SIX!
Rajasthan Royals 102 runs for 4 wkts after 12 Overs.
Riyan Parag 8 (4)
Devdutt Padikkal 14 (20)Rahul Chahar 3-0-26-0
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SAMSON GOES! ELLIS GETS BOTH BUTTLER AND SAMSON!
Samson c Short b Nathan Ellis 42 (25)
Rajasthan Royals 91 runs for 4 wkts after 11 Overs.
Sanju Samson 42 (25)
Devdutt Padikkal 11 (18)Nathan Ellis 2-0-11-2
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 89 runs for 3 wkts after 10 Overs.
Sanju Samson 41 (22)
Devdutt Padikkal 10 (15)Rahul Chahar 2-0-15-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 81 runs for 3 wkts after 9 Overs.
Devdutt Padikka l8 (13)
Sanju Samson 35 (18)Sikandar Raza 1-0-11-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 70 runs for 3 wkts after 8 Overs.
Devdutt Padikkal 5 (9)
Sanju Samson 33 (16)Rahul Chahar 1-0-7-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 63 runs for 3 wkts after 7 Overs.
Sanju Samson 28 (14)
Devdutt Padikkal 3 (5)Harpreet Brar 2-0-15-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 57 runs for 3 wkts after 6 Overs.
Devdutt Padikkal 0 (2)
Sanju Samson 25 (11)Nathan Ellis 1-0-9-1
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Big BLOW for Rajasthan, Buttler departs! Never looked set after the injury.
Buttler c and b Nathan Ellis 19 (11)
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Samson steps on the gas, slams two FOURs off Brar over!
Rajasthan Royals 48 runs for 2 wkts after 5 Overs.
Jos Buttler 19 (10)
Sanju Samson 16 (8)Harpreet Brar 1-0-9-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Samson slams a SIX! The Buttler joins the party, slams a SIX as well!!
End of a successful, but costly over from Arshdeep. 14 off it!Rajasthan Royals 39 runs for 2 wkts after 4 Overs.
Jos Buttler 19 (9)
Sanju Samson 7 (3)Arshdeep Singh 2-0-23-2
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: SANJU SAMSON COMES TO CREASE!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Ashwin departs! Arshdeep strikes!
The experiment of sending him up the order was a short and painful one.
Ashwin c Dhawan b Arshdeep Singh 0(4)
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 25 runs for 1 wkt after 3 Overs.
Jos Buttler 12 (7)
Ravichandran Ashwin 0 (3)Sam Curran 2-0-16-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: DROPPED!!!! Buttler gets a life!
Brar drops a reasonably catchable chance. Will this come back to haunt PK??
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Buttler comes out to bat. Phew!
Rajasthan Royals 16 runs for 1 wkt after 2 Overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin 0 (3)
Jos Buttler 3 (1)Arshdeep Singh 1-0-9-1
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Big wicket!
Arshdeep Singh strikes in his first over! Yashasvi Jaiswal was looking good.
Yashasvi Jaiswal c Short b Arshdeep Singh 11 (8)
Rajasthan Royals 13 runs for 1 wkt after 1.3 Overs.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals 7 runs for no loss after 1 Overs.
Ravichandran Ashwin 0 (1)
Yashasvi Jaiswal 7 (5)Sam Curran 1-0-7-0
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Looks like Ashwin is opening because Buttler injured himself while taking Sharukh Khan's catch in the last over. Let's hope he's fine and turn out to bat later.
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SURPRISE SURPRISE! Ravichandran Ashwin walks out to open with Yashasvi Jaiswal!
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PBKS FINISH WITH 197 RUNS ON BOARD!
DHAWAN FINISHES ON 86 (not out)!!
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Shahrukh Khan DEPARTS, Holder strikes!
Shahrukh Khan c Buttler b Holder 11 (10)IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: LAST OVER OF THE PK INNINGS!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Dhawan is playing a captain's innings here!
Punjab Kings 190 runs for 3 wkts after 19 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 85 (55)
Shahrukh Khan 6 (7)
KM Asif 4-0-54-0IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Dhawan in the driving seat, tonks Holder for a maximum!
Punjab Kings 174 runs for 3 wkts after 18 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 73 (50)
Shahrukh Khan 5 (5)Jason Holder 3-0-22-1
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Ashwin bamboozles Sikandar Raza!
Raza b Ashwin 1 (2)
Punjab Kings 165 runs for 3 wkts after 17 Overs.
Shahrukh Khan 4 (3)
Shikhar Dhawan 65 (46)Ravichandran Ashwin 4-0-25-1
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Jitesh Sharma departs after a handy innings! Sikandar Raza comes to the crease!
Jitesh Sharma c Riyan Parag b Chahal 27 (16)
Punjab Kings 159 runs for 2 wkts after 16 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 63 (44)
Sikandar Raza 1 (1)Yuzvendra Chahal 4-0-50-1
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Dhawan builds on his FIFTY!
Punjab Kings 152 runs for 1 wkt after 15 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 58 (40)
Jitesh Sharma 27 (15)Trent Boult 4-0-38-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Punjab Kings 140 runs for 1 wkt after 14 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 56 (38)
Jitesh Sharma 17 (11)Yuzvendra Chahal 3-0-43-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
3 overs for 39, Asif taken to the cleaners, AGAIN!
Punjab Kings 124 runs for 1 wkt after 13 Overs.
Jitesh Sharma 16 (10)
Shikhar Dhawan 41 (33)KM Asif 3-0-39-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Chahal at the receing end of Kings' ire! 18 off the over!!
Punjab Kings 113 runs for 1 wkt after 12 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 36 (31)
Jitesh Sharma 12 (6)Yuzvendra Chahal 2-0-27-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajapaksa retires hurt after getting hit in the forearm. Jitesh Sharma comes in to bat.
Punjab Kings 95 runs for 1 wkt after 11 Overs.
Jitesh Sharma 1 (2)
Shikhar Dhawan 29 (29)Ravichandran Ashwin 3-0-19-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Prabhsimran departs! Holder gets the breakthrough Rajasthan needed so dearly!
Prabhsimran c Buttler b Holder 60 (34)
Punjab Kings 92 runs for 1 wkt after 10 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 27 (25)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 1 (1)Jason Holder 2-0-13-1
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
9 Runs off Boult's Over!
Punjab Kings 86 runs for no loss after 9 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 23 (22)
Prabhsimran Singh 59 (32)Trent Boult 3-0-26-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
9 Runs off the Chahal Over!
Punjab Kings 77 runs for no loss after 8 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 22 (19)
Prabhsimran Singh 51 (29)Yuzvendra Chahal 1-0-9-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: FIFTY FOR PRABHSIMRAN!
What a brillint fifty for him!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Economical over from Ashwin. Only 5 Runs off it!
Punjab Kings 68 runs for no loss after 7 Overs.
Prabhsimran Singh 48 (26)
Shikhar Dhawan 16 (16)Ravichandran Ashwin 2-0-16-0
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Leopard never changes his spots! Dhawan backing up too far, Ashwin stops in delivery stride then gives him the glare.
What are the odds of a 'Mankad-ing' happenign today?IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
7 Runs off that Jason Holder Over!
Punjab Kings 63 runs for no loss after 6 Overs.
Prabhsimran Singh 45 (23)
Shikhar Dhawan 14 (13)Jason Holder 1-0-7-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Prabhsimran on fire here! Tonks Holder for a FOUR over cover!!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
11 Runs off that Ashwin Over!
Punjab Kings 56 runs for no loss after 5 Overs.
Shikhar Dhawan 13 (12)
Prabhsimran Singh 39 (18)Ravichandran Ashwin 1-0-11-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Punjab Kings 45 runs for no loss after 4 Overs.
Prabhsimran Singh 30 (15)
Shikhar Dhawan 12 (9)KM Asif 2-0-28-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Prabhsimran punishing Asif here! FOUR, FOUR and A SIX already!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Both batsmen have faced 9 deliveries each, and scored a dozen off them!!
Punjab Kings 26 runs for no loss after 3 Overs.
Prabhsimran Singh 12 (9)
Shikhar Dhawan12(9)Trent Boult 2-0-17-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
No dearth of warmth and excitement in Guwahati! The sun really rises in the North-East!!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Jinxed at the right time! Dhawan tonks Boult for a boundary.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Cautious start for the Kings. Dhawan yet to middle one.
Punjab Kings 16 runs for no loss after 2 Overs.
Prabhsimran Singh 11 (8)
Shikhar Dhawan 3 (4)KM Asif 1-0-9-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Prabhsimran gets stuck into Asif! SIX!!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Right-arm medium pace bowler - KM Asif to bowl the second over. Shikhar Dhawan faces.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Punjab Kings 7 runs for no loss after 1 Over.
Prabhsimran Singh 5 (6)
Shikhar Dhawan 0 (0)Trent Boult 1-0-7-0
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Cracking shot from Prabhsimran Singh, for four! First boundary of the match!
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Prabhsimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan are at the crease for Punjab Kings.
Trent Boult opens the bowling attack for Rajasthan Royals.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
The captains - Sanju Samson and Shikhar Dhawan - are out in the middle!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Folk dancers perform before the start of the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at ACA Stadium, Barsapara, in Guwahati. (Photo: IANS)
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals Impact Subs: Dhruv Jurel, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, Kuldip Yadav, Donavon Ferreira
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Punjab Kings Impact Subs: Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Harpreet Singh Bhatia, Matthew Short, Mohit Rathee
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Punjab Kings (Playing 11): Shikhar Dhawan (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates:
Rajasthan Royals (Playing 11): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(wicket-keeper/captain), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Punjab Kings to bat first in Guwahati, all eyes on Shikhar Dhawan and co.
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Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals win toss, chooses to bowl first; Shikhar Dhawan's Punjab Kings to bat first in Guwahati
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Hello and welcome to the Live coverage of match number 8 of IPL 2023 — Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings. OR Sanju Samson vs Shikhar Dhawan, whichever way you see it. The IPL action shifts to Guwahati for the first time, and the excitement is palpable at the Barsapara Stadium. Please standby for the toss.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
While waiting for the live action from Guwahati, check out our Live coverage of yesterday's match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals. Where GT showed why exactly they are the crowned kings defending their crown! The Capitals were in for a fight at one time, but never looked like winning it. Read more here -
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
The excitement is building up for the first ever IPL match at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati and all eyes will be on the toss that's coming up soon. Stand by for the lady luck's decision. And brew a cup of strong Assam team while you're waiting for the action to begin.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings
First IPL match in Guwahati and all eyes will be on local boy Riyan Parag! Will it be Bihu all the way for the Royals!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Pitch Report
Darren Ganga says the pitch will aid swing bowlers - like Trent Boult. The odds are already stacked against Punjab Kings. But they also have Kagiso Rabada within their ranks. Game on!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
For the IPL 2023 edition, Rajasthan Royals chose to retain Jos Butler — the highest run-getter in IPL 2022 (863 runs in 17 matches), and their talisman captain Sanju Samson (second-highest run getter in IPL 2022), and West Indian blow-hot-blow-cold-basher Shimron Hetmyer, and also added English stalwart Joe Root to their kitty. The Rajasthan squad have no dearth of talent in the bowling department either. Check the rest of the Rajasthan Royals squad here —
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
The Punjab Kings have quite a few star performers within their ranks as well. Aussie star performer Matthew Short, who was Big Bash League's player of the tournament has been brought in as a replacement for injured Jonny Bairstow. And then there's the overseas pack that features South African speedster Kagiso Rabada, Sri Lankan Bhanuka Rajapaksa, England all-rounders Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran, and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza.
Check the rest of their squad here — IPL 2023 Punjab Kings Team Performance and Players List: Check PBKS team updates and full team squad, captain, coach, best batsman, best bowler, schedule
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
The teams are arriving at the stadium in Guwahati and Royals have a swagger about them! The kind of swagger a champion heavyweight boxer has when he steps into the arena ready to take on an adversary. Punjab Kings are in for a hell of a ride if the punches land tonight.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
Tick tock, tick tock! Punjab Kings will hope Liam Livingstone joins their squad soon, necause the man is one of the hottest properties in world cricket today. And why not, he's shown his prowess with both the bat and the ball!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
And Jason Holder! How can anyone forget the Carribean talisman. Whether with the ball or the bat, Holder has shown that he has the potential to change the course of games. And we have seen the tall, burly all-rounder do it in the IPL both with the bat and the ball. Rajasthan Royals will want to see him going for it in Guwahati today!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
Head-to-head Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings contest looks like a one-sided affair. The Royals have won 4 of the last 5 encounters, while the Kings have only won the one match so far. You can read all about it below. But IPL is a different kettle of fish - the fish today belongs to the mighty Brahmaputra river, and the pitch being the one in Barsapara Stadium - Guwahati! We'll have to see how the surface plays today.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
Now Punjab Kings may look the weaker side on paper, but teams would under-estimate them at their own peril! Shikhar Dhawan can change the course of matches on his own, and combined with young overseas talents like Nathan Ellis and Sam Curran, it looks like a decent bowling outfit. Not to forget Kagiso Rabada can rattle batting sides like pack of cards.
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
Jos Buttler! What else do we have to say about the newly-appointed captain of the England team. If one thinks about batsmen who have hit the purple patch recently, then the names of Jos Buttler and Suryakumar Yadav come to mind (for SKY, we'd have to ignore the recently-concluded nightmare of an ODI series against Australia). But Buttler is on another trip altogether. RR wil want him to come to the party against Punjab Kings in Guwahati today!
IPL 2023 RR Vs PBKS LIVE Cricket Score Updates: Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE
Guwahati is a home venue for Rajasthan Royals this year. Yes, you heard it right! The Royals are loved as much in Guwahati as they are in Jaipur or Udaipur. After all cricketing greats like Samson, Buttler, Chahal, and the likes can't be confined to a geographical location right? This also kind of explains the pan-India love for IPL. An MS Dhoni gets louder cheer in Ahmedabad, than say the local Gujarati boy Hardik Pandya -w ho's also the captain of Gujarat Titans! Seems unfair for Pandya, because it's MSD we're talking about here. But one gets the drift!
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The Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings squads share a light moment before the heated encounter. Royals will bank heavily on Jos Buttler to give them a flying start.
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Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings LIVE Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson - the man, the myth, the legend (of sorts), will want to continue his rampaging batting form when he faces off against Punjab Kings today. His consistency and authority over IPL, makes it look like the man from Kerala owns the IPL. He's carried his form from season-to-season, but what goes wrong whenever he dons the Indian jersey is a mystery altogether. However, fans will want to see Crown Prince from Kerala set Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati on fire with his power hitting.
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