Rajasthan Royals win by four wickets! What a game this has been! Rahul Tewatia from zero to hero! This is the highest successful run chase in IPL's history. Tewatia scored 53 off 31 balls and Sanju Samson scored 85 off 42 balls. From Zero to Hero! Rahul Tewatia Leaves Netizens Divided After his Mixed Show With the Bat.
From zero to hero! Rahul Tewatia just smashed Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over and that has brought the equation down in Rajasthan Royals' favour. RR now need 21 off last two overs.
From zero to hero! Rahul Tewatia just smashed Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over and that has brought the equation down in Rajasthan Royals' favour. RR now need 21 off last two overs.
Rajasthan Royals now need 51 off last three overs. Sanju Samson's fine knock came to an end as Mohammed Shami had hm caught behind. Meanwhile, Robin Uthappa is the new batsman in.
Rahul Tewatia's promotion up the order has failed miserably for Rajasthan Royals. He has consumed 21 balls and just scored 14 runs. Moreover, he has put Sanju Samson under extra pressure.
That's second back to back half-century for Sanju Samson. What a knock this is turning out to be. Can he guide Royals to victory tonight? Meanwhile, RR need 106 more runs to win off 48 balls. The required run-rate for Royals is 13.25.
Despite losing a wicket early, Rajasthan Royals are very much in the game. The partnership between Steve Smith and Sanju Samson is worth 50 off just 22 balls. Meanwhile, that's the end of the Powerplay overs.
OUT! Early breakthrough for Kings XI Punjab and it is that man Sheldon Cottrell again. He gets rod of Jos Buttler early on. Good catch by Sarfaraz Khan at short mid-wicket. J Buttler c Sarfaraz Khan b Cottrell 4(7)
Rajasthan Royals have started on a positive note, thanks to Steve Smith. With required run-rate high, they need to keep the attack going. Three fours for Smith so far.
What a show by KXIP batsmen! They end up with 223 runs on board. Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul dominated for most of the innings and then Nicholas Pooran finished off in style. 25 off just eight balls for him. Agarwal scored his maiden century in IPL as he finished with 106 off 50 balls. Rahul chipped in with 69 off 54 balls.
In the match number nine of Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020), Rajasthan Royals (RR) take on Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Both Royals and Kings XI come into this contest with a win on their back. While Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their last outing, Kings XI Punjab handed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) a crushing defeat. Stay tuned for live score updates as Royals face-off against Kings at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. RR vs KXIP, IPL 2020 Live Cricket Streaming: Watch Free Telecast of Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab on Star Sports and Disney+Hotstar Online.
While Kings XI Punjab are placed on second spot on the IPL 2020 points table, Rajasthan Royals are on fourth spot. Royals start as favourites and lead the head-to-head record against Kings XI with ten wins against eight. One of the matches between these two teams ended in a tie, which KXIP won via Super Over. Jos Buttler Gears Up for Tonight's RR vs KXIP Dream11 IPL 2020 Match in Sharjah (Watch Video).
Kings XI Punjab Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Lokesh Rahul(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Karun Nair, Sarfaraz Khan, James Neesham, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Chris Jordan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Hardus Viljoen, Jagadeesha Suchith, Ishan Porel, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar.
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Steven Smith(c), Sanju Samson(w), Robin Uthappa, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Tom Curran, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, David Miller, Varun Aaron, Aniruddha Joshi, Manan Vohra, Ankit Rajpoot, Andrew Tye, Shashank Singh, Mahipal Lomror, Oshane Thomas, Mayank Markande, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh