Guwahati: In the IPL match played here today, impact players Dhruv Jurrell and Shimron Hetmyer gave Rajasthan hope of victory with impact players Dhruv Jurrell and Shimron Hetmyer batting in the final overs against the target of 198 runs set by Punjab Kings with the help of Prabhasimran Singh’s aggressive half century and Shikhar Dhawan’s not out half century, but in the end they 6 runs short of victory.
- Punjab Kings scored 197 for 4 with the help of aggressive fifties from Prabhasimran Singh and Shikhar Dhawan.
- Dhruv Jurrell and Shimron Hetmyer struck in the final overs to bring Rajasthan closer to victory but they fell 6 runs short.
Rajasthan Royals got off to a poor start as they chased down the target and lost three wickets including last match hero Yashwi Jaiswal and Josh Buttler in the powerplay for 57 runs. Sanju Samson had a bit of an effort but Nathan Ellis trapped him with a slow ball. By 15 overs, Rajasthan had lost 6 wickets for 124 runs. After that, Dhruv Jurrell and Shimron Hetmyer gave hope by putting on a partnership of 58 runs in just 4 overs. However, Hetmyer was run out in the final over and Rajasthan fell short of victory.
After Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first, Punjab Kings got off to a flying start with Prabhasimran and Shikhar, who batted first on a wicket that helped the batsmen. The score was 90 runs on the board when Prabhasimran was dismissed for 60 runs off 34 balls with the help of 7 fours and 3 sixes. After that Dhawan’s shot hit Bhanuka Rajapakse’s bowler and he retired hurt. Dhawan shared a half-century partnership with Jitesh Sharma, who came in to bat in his place. Jitesh got out after scoring 27 runs. Shikhar was not out for 86 runs.