Dharamsala | Devdutt Padikkal and Shimron Hetmyer kept alive the hopes of reaching the play-offs by giving Rajasthan Royals a 4-wicket win over Punjab Kings in the last over of the 66th crucial match of IPL 2023. Rajasthan won the toss and invited Punjab Kings to bat first. Punjab Kings scored 187 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Sam Curran scored 49 not out, Jitesh Sharma scored 44 and Shahrukh Khan scored 41 not out. Navdeep Saini bowled brilliantly and took 3 wickets for 40 runs. Rajasthan Royals achieved the target of 187 runs in 19.4 overs by losing 6 wickets. Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 50, Devdutt Padikkal scored 51 and Shimron Hetmyer scored 46 runs. Kagiso Rabada took 2 wickets for 40 runs. Devdutt Padikkal was awarded man of the match for his brilliant batting.
Brief Scores :
Punjab Kings: 5/187 over 20, Sam Curran 49, Jitesh Sharma 44, Shahrukh Khan 41 not out, Navdeep Saini 4/40
Rajasthan Royals: 6/189 over 19.4, Devdutt Padikkal 51, Yashasvi Jaiswal 50, Shimron Hetmyer 46, Kagiso Rabada 2/40