IPL 2023 Live Blog | RR vs PBKS, Match 8 | Tweets, Videos and More
Punjab Kings (Source: BCCI/IPL)
That's it from the coverage of this game. Goodnight from my side, this is Arnav Chopra on the behalf of OneCricket. We'll see you tomorrow for some more action as the caravan moves to Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Bye-Bye!!
Nathan Ellis has been declared player of the match for his outstanding spell of fast bowling bagging four wickets. Most importantly, he took wickets at the most crucial junctures.
Arnav: Certainly, the closest match of the season so far. This was much-needed.
Punjab Kings win by 5 Runs
11:43 PM IST | Sam Curran has won his side the game here!!! Punjab Kings steal a thriller!! Wonderful encounter between these two teams. Guwahati has witnessed a high-class action tonight.
Ball 6: 4 Runs
Ball 5: 1 Run
Alright... 11 off 2 balls
Ball 4: 1 leg-byes
Now then.... Jason Holder is in now but Jurel will be on strike
Ball 3: 1 Run and Run Out!!! Shimron Hetmyer is Runout!!!
Big ball this... 13 needed off 4
Ball 2: 2 Runs
Ball 1: 1 Run
Sam Curran to bowl and Jurel on strike...
Anyone's game this
16 Runs from 6 Balls
Meanwhile, Shimron Hetmyer dropped by Ellis on the final ball of the 19th Over!!
What a game we are having...
Four, Sixxx and Four from Jurel!!
That's too good from the young man. He's taking on Arshdeep. The game is here. It's gettin g tight now. All of a sudden, the momentum has shifted! Impact player making an impact. Serious one!!
RR need 34 runs in 12 balls
19 Runs from the 18th Over
He's keeping them in game
Six more!! And then a four!! This is peak Hetymer. Wow! The man has some power. But they need more of these. He is going for everything now. Hetymer needs support from the other end too btw.
53 required from 18 balls
16 runs from the 17th Over. RR were in desperate need of this. Now then....
Hetymer goes into the stands!
Much needed strike from Guyanese superstar. SMOKED INTO THE SECOND TIER! Over the wicket, fuller delivery on the stumps looking to rattle the wickets again. Hetmyer clears his front leg, leans forward and smashes a huge 96 metre long six between square leg and midwicket!
EQUATION: RR need 69 runs in 24 balls
Impact Player: Rishi Dhawan is in for Prabhsimran Singh
Dhruv Jurel is the next batter...
Struggling innings from Padikkal comes to an end
Padikkal is cleaned up by Nathan Ellis. His 21 runs from 26 balls is nothing except pressure. This was full and it knocks his stumps. Ellis gets his fourth. Wonderful bowling from him.
Shimron Hetmyer is in now....
Parag bites the dust!!
Hopes decimating for the Royals. Riyan Parag back in the hut. This was coming indeed. Goes for the big shot and taken at long-off. He is back for 20 and need some big blows now.
Akshaya: If it was MSD's sixes that made the Chepauk crowd crazy a few nights ago, Riyan Parag, the hometown boy is doing exactly the same here in Guwahati.
Riyan the Man!!!
Too good from the lad. That was in the slot from Raza and Riyan Parag thumps that over long-on for six. He was waiting for that delivery and targets that area.
100 up for Royals with that Six!!
Into the stands
Riyan Parag walks in and rocks that into the crowd. This was much needed for RR and who better than Parag. This was on the shorter side as Parag rocks back and pulls it into the second tier for maximum.
Home boy Riyan Parag is in....
Arnav: The pressure was building and someone had to take a chance. Unfortunately, skipper Samson has to walk back.
Skipper Falls! Ellis With the ball!
This is shocking for RR. At the wrong time. Sanju Samson has lost his wicket. Fourth wicket down! Fails to time it well and the ball scoots into the palms of Matt Short who is fielding in place of Bhanuka Rajapaksa. There was a scarcity of boundaries for some time and therefore Samson had to go for it.
Rajasthan Royals: 81/3 after 9 Overs
Sikandar Raza has been handed the ball but he delivers a five wides. These freebies will hurt Punjab, later on in the game!
Arnav: This is the phase where they need to build their innings. One more wicket and they will be in trouble.
6 Overs Done, Rajasthan Royals: 57/3
Buttler falls!
Now then, big moment this. A streaky way to get out, if you are Jos Buttler, this is even painful. Goes fuller angling into the stumps. Buttler looks for a big drive but gets an inside edge which deflects off his pads and loops in the air. Ellis sees the opportunity and with a good presence of mind runs through his follow through towards silly point region and slides as he completes a good catch. An unlucky way to get out for Jos the Boss.
Consecutive boundaries from the Kerala batter
They are going all guns blazing. It's Samson who has taken the centrestage this time. Ellis the bowler and he has been welcomed by the opposition captain. He becomes the highest run-scorer for Rajasthan too!
50 up for Rajasthan inside 6 Overs!
Buttler into the act
Buttler continues from where he left off in the first match. Around the wicket. Bowls a full ball around the off-stump.
Biggie from Captain
What a way to get off the mark! This is a statement from Samson! He is a class apart. He flat bats it down the ground over the head of the bowler for a beautiful biggie.
Skipper Sanju Samson is in...
Ashwin Anna has to walk back!
Rajasthan two down. Ravichandran Ashwin plays a lofted shot into the hands of long-on. That will do no good for them! Back of a length outside the off. Ashwin looks for a pull but gets hit high on the bat.
Buttler Dropped!!
What a huge, huge moment in the game!! Jos Buttler has been put down in the deep by Harpreet Brar. He did everything right, except for holding the ball in his hand. How costly will be that be for Punjab??
Guess what! Some good news for RR fans.. JOS 'The Boss' BUTTLER has walked in...
Arshdeep Strikes!!
This is what he is known for Arshdeep Singh! He gets the prized wicket of Jaiswal. Good length delivery outside the off. Not there for a drive but Jaiswal does exactly that. He strides forward and drives. Gets it aerially towards short extra covers, where the substitute fielder Matthew Short dives forward and takes that just inches above the ground.
Arnav: Jaiswal has been sent with a plan and it's similar to what Prabhsimran was told!! Bang it right from the word go!
What a way to start!!! Sixxx Straightaway from Jaiswal!
9:46 PM IST | Welcome back!! A light and sound laser show at the Stadium takes place to amuse the fans who have accumulated for this contest. The PBKS players have scattered all around the park. Sam Curran to start with the new ball. Yashasvi Jaiswal and surprisingly Ravichandran Ashwin have opened for Rajasthan Royals.
We will be back after the break...
9:30 PM IST | Shikhar Dhawan has carried his bat! Now, this is what makes him special. Champion player and leading his side by example. Rajasthan would fancy this total with dew in place.
Punjab Kings: 197/4 after the end of 20 Overs
Shikhar Dhawan 86* (56), Prabhsimran Singh 60 (34)
Now then, can Sam Curran do something here!? Not much...
Four and a wicket!!
Shahrukh Khan played Holder for a boundary and on the very next delivery, revenge from the West Indian. Terrific from Jos Buttler at long on. Perfect yorker around the off stump from Holder.
Holder to bowl the last....
Alright, 19 Overs done, Punjab Kings 190/3
No-ball and four from Shikhar
A poor delivery, full toss outside the off stump at knee height. Dhawan was shuffling across and gets it right off the middle of the bat smashing through the covers for four runs!
Scoop for Sixx!
Shikhar Dhawan has struck that with his class for a six. This is wonderful. He just teases it away with a simple scoop shot which was deposited into the stands.
Skipper Dhawan not giving up!!
He is striking it well, very well! Reverse sweep from the left-hander as he plays it over backward point. Certainly, they need more of these from the captain.
Arnav: Punjab losing bit of a plot now with quick dismissals. The age-old problem with them is awaken now!
Shahrukh Khan is in now...
Raza comes in and goes!
Punjab losing two in quick succession. Ashwin with a beauty, cleans up Raza. This is classy from the Indian veteran. He is known to produce this. Sikandar Raza is squared up in the crease as he fails to read even a single page of this encyclopedia that is Ashwin!
Sikandar Raza is the new man in...
Yuzi Chahal (171 wickets) becomes the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL history.
Outfoxed by Chahal
That was a pitched up delivery by Chahal against Jitesh Sharma as he tries to play it through the off-side, finds the man in deep. This makes him the second highest wicket-taker in IPL.
Jitesh takes the aerial root!
Six from Jitesh as he manages to thumps that over deep cover region with ease. Sheer power from the Vidharba batter! Brings up the fifty partnership between these two!
50th 50+ score for Shikhar Dhawan in IPL!!
Shikhar Dhawan brings up his fifty
Two consecutive fours from Shikhar Dhawan and he notches up his half-century. Wonderful knock from the skipper! This is top-class from the southpaw.
Arnav: Rajasthan is unable to break the momentum. Even when they are not hitting boundaries, run-scoring hasn't been stopped. They are constantly changing the strike.
Jitesh Sharma takes on Chahal
Those were two powerful shots from Jitesh. He has shown interest straightway. Punjab's template is set and they are following that pretty well until now.
100 up for the Punjabis in the 11th Over!!
Jitesh Sharma walks in now...
8:26 PM IST | Huge Moment in the game!! A strike from Shikhar Dhawan has struck Banuka Rajapaksa on his arm. Seems to be in pain. And he's walking off now. Retired hurt. They didn't need this..
Meanwhile, 10 Overs done, Punjab Kings: 92/1
Who's the new man? It's Banuka Rajapaksa...
Prabhsimran walks back after hard-hitting knock
This was too good from the young man. He was going for everything but this time falls in the trap of Jason Holder who bowled an off-cutter. Mistimed shot to long-off and an outstanding catch from Jos Buttler to send the right-hander back into the hut!
Arnav: 210 on the cards for Punjab if they don't play rash game from here.
Another One!!!
Trent Boult comes back into the attack... And he has been dispatched straight down the ground over bowler's head for Six. Prabhsimran waits and smashes it down the ground using the horizontal blade.
Maiden IPL Fifty for Prabhsimran Singh!
This is a knock to remember for the young 22-year-old! He is making the world notice him with great striking ability and confidence to take on the best!
Arnav: Kind of powerplay any side would crave for! Emerging player award loading if he continues to play like this?
TIMEOUT!
Powerplay is done, Punjab Kings: 63/0
One Handed Shot from Singh!!
Only one hand to hit the ball, reaches close to boundary but another great effort on the field from Yashasvi Jaiswal to save three runs.
NO STOPPING PRABHSIMRAN
He's on the fifth gear. Ravichandran Ashwin comes into the attack and has been thumped for two more fours. Punjab is not missing Jonny Bairstow for sure!!!
Fifty up for Punjab Kings in 4.2 Overs!!
Prabhsimran wreaking havoc in the fourth Over
This boy is making the world notice him with some glorious shots. Three fours and a six from Singh against KM Asif, he's off to a flyer. That is batting from the power striker.
Back-to-back fours for Dhawan
Two wonderful shots from the skipper has provided his side with back to back boundaries against the Kiwi Boult. Easily he can play those shots all day.
Sixxx from Prabhsimran
My Goodness!! What a shot!! Prabhsimran has tonked that with a wonderful pickup shot against KM Asif in the second over. Deep Backward Square Leg saw that going over his head.
7 Runs from the First Over of Boult. Prabhsimran with the only boundary.
Arnav: BTW, debut for Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati in IPL. Is known for its passionate fans that stand right behind their team.
7:29 PM IST | Alright, all in readiness. Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh follow them into the field. The Pink and purple army scatter around the park and it's time for action to begin. Trent Boult to operate with the new ball.
Stat Alert: Yuzvendra Chahal is just one wicket away from becoming the second highest wicket-taker in IPL History.
Impact Players of RR: Kuldip Yadav, Akash Vasisht, Murugan Ashwin, Dhruv Jurel and Donovan Ferreira
Impact Players of PBKS: Rishi Dhawan, Atharva Taide, Mohit Rathee, Harpreet Singh Bhatia and Matthew Short
Punjab Kings Playing XI: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sikandar Raza, Shahrukh Khan, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sam Curran, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI: Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c and wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
7:04 PM IST | Both Sides Unchanged. This was on the cards as both these sides are coming off victories in their respective games. Unavailability of Liam Livingstone and Kagiso Rabada has been a factor for Punjab here.
Toss Update: Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opt to bowl first
6:58 PM IST | Alright, few minutes before we head to the centre for toss. Ian Bishop alongside Sanju Samson and Shikhar Dhawan in the middle.
RR vs PBKS: Head-to-head
In head-to-head battles between Rajasthan and Punjab, the former has gotten a firm edge over the latter, with 14 wins over PBKS' 10 out of the 24 games played between them.
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The reigning champions, on the other hand, will probably go with the same XI, which featured in their clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Later in the evening, PBKS' Kagiso Rabada is expected to make it into the Playing XI, but there are still questions about Liam Livingstone's availability.
Both the teams have started their campaigns in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) on a high, winning their season-opener. However, tonight we will see juggling in the Points Table after the conclusion of this fixture.
Hello and a warm welcome to OneCricket's Live Blog of Match 8, played between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) and contested at the former's second (newly adopted) home in the Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati.
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