Who won yesterday’s IPL match? Rajasthan Royals (RR) faced Punjab Kings (PBKS) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match on May 15 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. RR won the toss and decided to bat first against PBKS.
The most captivating moments of yesterday’s match RR vs PBKS
Opting to bat first, the Rajasthan team failed to showcase their charisma in the 65th match of the IPL. The Sanju Samson-led team scored just 144 in 20 overs. Apart from Riyan Parag, none of the players were able to influence the course of the match. Openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tom Kohler-Cadmore scored just 4 and 18 respectively. The skipper scored 18 off 15 balls, Dhruv Jurel was dismissed for 0, Rovman Powell for 4, Donovan Ferreira for 7, Trent Boult for 12. Parag scored 48 off 34 balls with 6 fours while R Ashwin scored 28 off 19 balls. The PBKS bowler played an impressive match in which Sam Curran, Rahul Chahar and Harshal Patel took 2 wickets each while Arshdeep Singh and Nathan Ellis took 1 wicket each.
In the 145-run series, PBKS had a destitute start as they lost Prabhsimran Singh for just six runs in four balls. Captain Sam Curran played a starring role by scoring a fifty at pace against the Royals. Curran remained unbeaten with 63 runs, 41 balls, 5 fours and 3 sixes. Apart from other players including Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma and Ashutosh Sharma, they scored 22, 0, 22 and 17 respectively. For 5 wickets, PBKS scored 145 points.
Meanwhile, it was the fourth defeat for the Royals, but with 16 points they maintained second place in the table and secured promotion to the play-offs. During the post-match presentation ceremony, Samson said: “Honestly, we have to sit down and accept that we are going through some setbacks. You need to find out what doesn’t work well as a team. When you get to the end, we need someone to put up a finger and say I’m going to win the game for the team.
In turn, PBKS captain Curran, who also won the Player of the Match, talked about the positives from the tournament, even though he finished ninth.
“I really enjoyed this season, I really enjoyed being captain. Leaving PBKS is quite frustrating, but obviously excited for the World Cup,” said Curran, who will not play in PBKS’ final league match. “If we can keep some really good players over the next few seasons, we can play better. Lots of positives. KKR chase. Shashank Singh was amazing as Ashutosh (Sharma) in his debut season. Harshal and Arshdeep also performed well.”
(With the participation of the agency)
Posted: May 16, 2024 06:29 EST
