Punjab Kings edged previous Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs in an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match on Wednesday. Batting first, Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh‘s half-centuries guided the PBKS to a giant whole of 197/8. In reply, Rajasthan Royals saved up the combat until the final over with Dhurv Jurel and Shimron Hetmyer indulging in some massive hits. However, in the end RR fell quick by 5 runs. Another motive being RR’s sluggish at the beginning was PBKS’ new recruit Nathan Ellis dealing common blows. The Australian pacer took 4 essential wickets of Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson, Devdutt Padikkal and Riyan Parag.

Naturally, it was a contented PBKS dressing room after the facet notched its second straight win within the IPL 2023 to rise to the second spot within the factors desk. After the sport, Ellis even danced with fellow PBKS pacer Arshdeep Singh on the Punjabi track ‘Jatt do not care’.

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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 6, 2023

After successful the consecutive 2nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shikhar Dhawan stated that he needs to maintain the intent and aggression going within the upcoming matches additionally. With the assistance of Dhawan and opener Prabhsimran Singh’s half-centuries, Punjab Kings put up a difficult goal of 197 which Rajasthan Royals (RR) did not chase down and suffered a 5 runs defeat within the thrilling final over at Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati. Punjab skipper scored 86 off 56 balls.

“We want to keep the momentum going as we got a good batting line-up. We respect the opponents’ bowlers but want to keep the intent and aggression going,” Dhawan stated in a post-match presentation.

Despite RR impression participant Dharuv Jurel’s unbeaten knock of 32 in simply 15 balls, Rajasthan didn’t accomplish the rating as they saved shedding wickets at common intervals. However, the match went to the final over and it was an in depth win for Punjab.

“There were some nervous moments, I was trying to keep my calm and discussing plans with my bowlers. Was happy with the score we put up.” Shikhar added.

With PTI inputs