Bolt got wicket in the very first over
Boult got Rajasthan off to a great start by dismissing Prabhsimran Singh (two runs) in the first over. After this, captain Shikhar Dhawan (17) and Atharva Tayde (19) hit consecutive boundaries to hit 16 against Sandeep Sharma in the second over and 12 against Boult in the third over. Saini, playing the second match of the season, broke the partnership of 36 runs in 21 balls by dismissing Tayde. After this, Jampa trapped Dhawan in his spin. In the next over, Liam Livingstone became Saini’s second victim, leaving Punjab four for 50.
stay on one end
After losing the fourth wicket in the seventh over, Karan, Jitesh and Shahrukh’s fearless batting helped Punjab post a big score. Jitesh Sharma hit two sixes against Sandeep in the ninth over to increase the momentum. He hit two fours and a six against Saini in the 14th over but was dismissed on the fifth ball of the same over. After this, Shahrukh and Curren were having trouble getting big shots from 16th to 18th over. Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson gave the ball to Yuzvendra Chahal in the 19th over in which Punjab scored 28 runs. After this, Shahrukh also hit six and two fours against Bolt in the last over. The team scored 46 runs in the last two overs.
England all-rounder Curran hit four fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 31-ball knock, while Jitesh hit three sixes and as many fours in his 28-ball innings. Shahrukh hit four fours and two sixes in his 23-ball unbeaten innings. Navdeep Saini was the most successful bowler for Rajasthan. He took three wickets for 40 runs. Trent Boult and Adam Zampa got one success each.
Butler could not open account
The start of Rajasthan Royals was also bad. Team opener Jos Buttler was continuously dismissed without opening the account in the third match. But after this Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Paddikal took over the innings of the team. Both made a partnership of 73 runs for the second wicket. After applying Fifty, Paddikal (51) was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh. He hit 5 fours and 3 sixes in his innings of 30 balls. Captain Sanju’s bat remained calm. Yashasvi got out after scoring 50 runs off 36 balls. But at one end, Shimron Hetmyer started scoring fast. Riyan Parag, who is struggling with form, also supported him well.
Riyan Parag hit Rabada for two sixes before getting out in the 18th over. Hetmyer was dismissed in the 19th over but before that he had hit two fours. He scored 46 runs in 28 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. Dhruv Jurel gave Rajasthan the victory by hitting a six on the fourth ball of the last over.