RR vs PBKS score IPL 2023: In the 8th match of IPL 2023, Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan by 5 runs. Batting first, Punjab scored 197 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Captain Shikhar Dhawan scored an unbeaten 86 runs. Chasing down the target, Rajasthan Royals scored 192 runs for the loss of 7 wickets and lost the match by five runs.
After winning the toss, Rajasthan invited Punjab to bat first. Punjab Kings got off to a brisk start batting first. Prabhasimran completed his first IPL half-century while batting fast. Punjab got the first blow on the score of 90. Prabhsimran was caught by Jason Holder at the hands of Butler. He scored 60 runs.
Shikhar played the captaincy innings
However, Shikhar Dhawan held one end and kept scoring runs at a brisk pace. At one time it seemed that Punjab would easily cross the score of 200, but it did not happen. Jitesh Sharma contributed 27 runs. After this, no batsman could hit big shots. Shikhar scored an unbeaten 86 runs. Punjab scored 197 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Rajasthan needs 198 runs to win.
Bad start for Rajasthan
Chasing the target, Rajasthan got off to a bad start. R Ashwin, who came to open, got out without opening the account. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed for 11 runs. Butler's bat also remained silent. He became the victim of Ellis after scoring 19 runs.
Captain Sanju Samson scored 42 runs while playing captaincy innings. Devdutt Padikkal scored 21 runs. Riyan Parag got out after scoring 20 runs off 12 balls while batting fast. After this, Hetmyer and Jurel batted well. At one point it seemed that Rajasthan would win the match.
In the last over, Rajasthan needed 15 runs to win. Hetmyer was run out in the same over. Sam Karan gave 9 runs while bowling well. In the end, Punjab did the match in their favor by 5 runs. Nathan Ellis took four wickets.
