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Rajasthan Royals beat the Punjab Kings by four wickets to end their IPL 2023 league stage on a winning note. RR needed a victory to keep themselves alive in the race to the playoffs at Dharamsala on Friday.
Royals captain Sanju Samson won the toss and opted to field first in Dharamsala. The decision worked in their favor initially as the Royals reduced the Punjab Kings to 114/5 in the 14th over. It seemed like RR would restrict PBKS to a total of around 160. However, Shahrukh Khan and Sam Curran helped PBKS post 187/5 in 20 overs.
Chasing 188 for a win, RR won the game, riding on Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal's half-centuries. On that note, let's take a look at the scorecard, award winners and top stats from this match.
List of all award winners in PBKS vs RR match, IPL 2023
Devdutt Padikkal won the Man of the Match award for his brilliant half-century. The Rajasthan Royals batter showed intent and scored 51 runs off 30 balls. He came at number three after Jos Buttler was dismissed for a duck. Padikkal smashed five fours and three sixes in his innings.
Here's a look at the other players who won the awards at the post-match presentation ceremony:
Player of the Match: Devdutt Padikkal (51 off 30)
Game-changer of the Match: Sam Curran
Catch of the Match: Trent Boult
Most Valuable Asset of the Match: Sam Curran
Longest Six of the Match: Riyan Parag
Electric Striker of the Match: Shahrukh Khan
Most Fours of the Match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (8)
PBKS vs RR IPL 2023 Match Scorecard
Punjab Kings scored 187/5 in 20 overs. None of their batters could score a half-century, but Jitesh Sharma, Sam Curran and Shahrukh Khan scored valuable forties. Navdeep Saini bagged a three-wicket haul for the Rajasthan Royals.
Chasing 188, RR lost Jos Buttler early, but Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal whacked a half-century each to bring Rajasthan back into the contest. Shimron Hetmyer also played an important knock of 46 runs off 28 deliveries. Kagiso Rabada bagged two wickets for the home side.
PBKS vs RR, IPL 2023: Top records and stats from Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals game
Here's a list of some of the top stats to emerge from the IPL 2023 match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals at the HPCA Stadium:
- Yashasvi Jaiswal became the first Indian uncapped batter to score 600 runs in an IPL season.
- Jaiswal broke Shaun Marsh's record for the most runs scored by an uncapped batter in an IPL season. Marsh scored 616 runs in 2008, while Jaiswal now has 621 runs.
- Jaiswal also became the fourth batter to score 600 runs in an IPL season before turning 25. Shaun Marsh, Rishabh Pant and Ruturaj Gaikwad were the first three batters to accomplish the feat.
