That's it! Rajasthan Royals win by runs. A good win for them. They needed one here. KXIP will be disappointed. KL Rahul played an outstanding knock and remained unbeaten on 95. But in a losing cause. Meanwhile, RR keep their hopes alive. Full Scorecard | IPL 2018 Points Table
This looks all over for Kings XI Punjab. They need 32 from last over. KL Rahul is batting on 81 while Marcus Stoinis is on 11.
This is getting difficult for KXIP now. They need 57 more runs to win from 18 balls. KL Rahul is still out there, he holds the key.
OUT! Last thing KXIP wanted was a run-out. Axar Patel has to go, looks a bit harsh though. Looking for a second run, Axar was little hesitant and eventually fell short of the crease. Axar run out (Binny/Buttler) 9(5)
KL Rahul is keeping KXIP's hopes high, he is nearing his half century. Meanwhile, Axar Patel has joined Rahul in the middle. Punjab need someone to stay with Rahul.
OUT! Manoj Tiwary's short stay comes to an end as well. Poor shot from Tiwary, he hits it straight to RR skipper at cover. Ben Stokes picks the wicket. Manoj Tiwary c Rahane b Stokes 7(8)
OUT! Akshdeep Nath falls without contributing much. Ish Sodhi picks his wicket. Nath holes out to long-off fielder. KXIP in trouble here. Akshdeep Nath c Gowtham b Ish Sodhi 9(13)
End of Powerplay overs. Royals have pulled things back here with three wickets. KXIP need a partnership here to bail them out of trouble.
OUT! Another wicket goes down. Karun Nair departs. Jofra Archer gets the wicket. Unadkat goes back at mid-wicket to complete the catch. Nair c Unadkat b Jofra Archer 3(5)
What an over by K Gowtham. He picks two wickets in this over. First, he removed big man Chris Gayle who was stumped and then bowled Ravi Ashwin, who promoted himself up the order.
Rajasthan Royals have never lost a match against Kings XI Punjab at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium in Jaipur. In four meetings, the home side has walked away with all the honours. However, tonight things could change. KXIP look in good form to notch their first ever win at the venue. Punjab recently defeated Rajasthan and occupy third place on the IPL 2018 points table. RR, on the other hand, have struggled thus far and are placed last. Stay tuned as we bring you the live score updates of RR vs KXIP. IPL 2018 Live Streaming, RR vs KXIP
Meanwhile, this will be the 17th meeting between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab. Royals have won nine while KXIP emerged victorious including a super over win. In the last meeting, KXIP defeated RR by six wickets while chasing down 153. IPL 2018 points table
Teams:
Kings XI Punjab (From): Lokesh Rahul(w), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, Axar Patel, Marcus Stoinis, Manoj Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin(c), Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Mohit Sharma, Barinder Sran, Akshdeep Nath, Ben Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar.
Rajasthan Royals (From): Jos Buttler(w), D Arcy Short, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Rahul Tripathi, Jofra Archer, Krishnappa Gowtham, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat, Anureet Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Ankit Sharma, Ish Sodhi, Prashant Chopra, Sudhesan Midhun, Ben Laughlin, Mahipal Lomror, Aryaman Birla, Jatin Saxena, Dushmantha Chameera.