The 66th match of IPL 2023 was played between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals, this match was won by RR by four wickets, this was the last match of the league round for both the teams, in this exciting match played in Dharamshala, Devdutt Padikkal Player of the be match
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and team owner Preity Zinta reached the stadium to support Punjab Kings. Bhagwant Mann and Preity Zinta were seen sitting together and enjoying the match, apart from them Sports Minister Anurag Thakur and IPL Chairman Arun Dhumal also reached Dharamshala Stadium to watch the match. Many more guests also reached the match and enjoyed the thrill of the match, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first.
Batting first, Punjab scored 187 runs losing five wickets in 20 overs, Sam Karan scored 49 * runs in 31 balls and Shah Rukh Khan scored 41 * runs in 23 balls, besides Jitesh Sharma scored 44 runs in 28 balls, Navdeep Saini took three wickets from Rajasthan, in reply Rajasthan achieved the target by losing six wickets in 19.4 overs, Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 50 runs in 36 balls and Devdutt Padikkal scored 51 runs in 30 balls, besides Shimron Hetmyer scored 28 balls. Played an inning of 46 runs, Kagiso Rabada took two wickets from Punjab.
(pc amarujala, quinthindi)
