The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 was witness to a thriller on Wednesday in Guwahati as Punjab Kings edged previous Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs. Batting first, Punjab Kings notched an enormous whole of 197/8 in 20 overs. In reply, Rajasthan Royals got here shut with some late flourish from Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel however in the end fell quick by 5 runs. With the win Punjab Kings (4 factors, NRR +0.333) have climbed to the second spot within the factors desk. The loss noticed Rajasthan Royals (2 factors, NRR + 1.675) go all the way down to the fourth spot. The Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans maintain the No. 1 place within the desk (4 factors, NRR +0.700)

Orange Cap

PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan who scored a superb 86* rose to the third place within the highest run-scorers’ checklist with a tally of 126 runs. RR captain Sanju Samson is fourth with a tally of 97 runs. The Orange Cap, nonetheless, continues to belong to Chennai Super Kings’ Ruturaj Gaikwad with a tally of 149 runs in two video games.

Purple cap

PBKS pacer took 4 wickets and rose to the fourth place within the factors desk with 5 wickets total. RR’s Yuzvendra Chahal additionally has 5 wickets and is sitting within the fifth place. The Orange Cap, nonetheless, belongs to Lucknow Super Giants’ Mark Wood, who has eight wickets.

Talking in regards to the sport, Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh smashed stylish half-centuries earlier than Nathan Ellis‘ exploits with the ball guided Punjab Kings to a nervy five-run victory over Rajasthan Royals in an IPL match, right here on Wednesday.

Young Prabhsimran (60) and veteran skipper Dhawan (86 not out) pummelled the Rajasthan Royals assault to propel Punjab Kings to a difficult 197 for 4 after being requested to bat.

The Royals have been then blown away by Ellis (4/30) earlier than Shimron Hetmyer (35) and younger ‘Impact Player’ Dhruv Jurel (32 not out off 15) stitched a 62-run partnership to get Rajasthan again within the sport.

But IPL’s costliest abroad recruit Sam Curran, justified his prime billing, by brilliantly defending 15 within the final over to limit the Royals to 192 for 7.

With PTI inputs