IPL: Rajasthan Royals keep their hopes of reaching playoffs by defeating Punjab

While Tie made four wickets in this match, Rahul scored 95 runs in 70 balls with 11 fours and two sixes, which is also his highest score in IPL.

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Jaipur: Last year's IPL winner Rajasthan Royals kept the hopes of going into the 11th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) by defeating Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs in the match played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Tuesday. is.

Punjab had earlier restricted Rajasthan to 158 for eight wickets in 20 overs after the half-century of Jos Buttler (82) while bowling first. In this match Rajasthan's bowling attack showed a lot and did not allow the Punjab's strong batting line-up to be achieved.

Rajasthan restricted Punjab to 147 for seven wickets in 20 overs and retained fans' expectations in their home with revenge for the defeat they got on Sunday. The best performance of Andrew Tie and Lokesh Rahul for Punjab went on.

While Tie made four wickets in this match, Rahul scored 95 runs in 70 balls with 11 fours and two sixes, which is also his highest score in IPL. Rahul did not get along with the other end, except for Marcus Stoney's, he was able to touch the tenth figure who scored 11 runs.

The target of 159 was easy for Punjab, but the Rajasthan bowlers made it very difficult. Started by Krishnappa Gautam who thought of Chris Gayle (1) throwing a wide ball at leg stump and stumping it at Butler's hand, Punjab made the first and biggest blow. Gayle was dismissed for a total of 14 on the last ball of the second over.

Captain Ravichandran Ashwin tampered the batting order and came to bat at number three himself, but one of Gautam's finest off spin balls quickly put him in the pavilion. So far, the burden of the Punjab's middle-order, Karun Nair (3), who was on his shoulders, has not been successful this time. In the fourth over, Jaydev Unadkat caught his good catch while running behind Jopra Archer. Punjab had lost three wickets on total of 19.

Rahul stood on the other end Akshdeep Nath (9) gave him some support for some time, but as soon as the duo got their rhythm, Ish Sodhi caught Akshdeep in the hands of Gautam, the Punjab got a fourth blow to the total score of 45.

Manoj Tiwary also failed and Rahane, on the aggregate of 66, kept his spectacular catch, putting the visiting team in trouble. Character Patel (9) Stuart Binny's run out due to the great throw. Punjab lost their six wickets at 81 runs. Marcus Stonis shared a 46-run partnership with Rahul for the seventh wicket but the team did not win.

Earlier, the Rajasthan batsmen did not perform well and only Butler appeared to be struggling for the hosts. Butler was aggressive from the start, but no batsman could give him any support from the other end. Captain Ajinkya Rahane was quiet on the other end. He scored only nine runs in 10 balls with the help of a four. He became the first victim of the tie on the total score of 37.

Butler did not stop and playing big shot. Gautam was sent in the upper order, but he could not take advantage of it, and caught Tiwi on Steynis's ball just on the private score of eight and returned the pavilion to the total of 64. Sanju Samson tried to give up with Butler and played with patience, scored 22 runs in 18 balls with the help of one four and a six, but he could not properly take the googly to Mujib ur Rahim on the bat, went. Their wicket fell on a total of 117 runs.

Mujib had dismissed Butler in the 17th over and kept him out of the hundred. It was a bit of a blow to Mujib's ball and Lokesh Rahul scattered butler's cuffs at the total of 132 and gave Rajasthan the fourth blow. He faced 59 balls in his innings, hit nine fours and a six. Ben Stokes and Stuart Binny were the only batsmen to score 14 and 11 runs respectively. In the last over, Tie bowled Archer and Unadkat in the pavilion without opening the account.