Rajasthan beat Punjab by 4 wickets: Rajasthan chases the biggest target in IPL history; Tewatia changed the look of the match by hitting 5 sixes in one over

 Rajasthan beat Punjab by 4 wickets: Rajasthan chases the biggest target in IPL history; Tewatia changed the look of the match by hitting 5 sixes in one over

Rajasthan Royals needed 51 runs in 3 overs. Rahul Tewatia was playing 17 off 23 balls. He was on strike and had no chance of winning. He hit five sixes in the 18th over off Sheldon Cottrell to give Rajasthan a 224-run target chase. This is the biggest successful runchase in the history of IPL. Click here to see the scorecard of the match...

Fifty kills Sanju Sams in the second match in a row

Sanju Samson played a superb innings chasing 224 while maintaining his form. He hit 85 off 42 balls with the help of 4 fours and 7 sixes. He was caught out by keeper Rahul in Shamini's bowling.

Captain Smith hit fifty off 26 balls

Steve Smith was caught by Shamina on deep cover in Jimmy Neesham's bowling. He hit 50 off 27 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. This was the 10th fifty of his IPL career. He also shared an 81-run partnership with Sanju Samson for the second wicket. Earlier, opener Jose Butler was caught by Sarfaraz Khan off Sheldon Cottrell for 4.

Pooran's superb fielding, saved 4 runs for the team

like this. Samson hit a big shot in Ashwin's bowling. Nicholas Flood caught the ball with a flower stretch dive outside the boundary at deep midwicket. He then saved 4 runs for his team by throwing the ball inside the field in time as he was about to fall. like this. Samson hit a big shot in Ashwin's bowling. Nicholas Flood caught the ball with a flower stretch dive outside the boundary at deep midwicket. He then saved 4 runs for his team by throwing the ball inside the field in time as he was about to fall.

Samson completes 100 sixes in IPL

Rajasthan wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Sams has completed 100 sixes in the IPL. He became the 19th batsman to do so. When it comes to Indian players, it ranks 11th. The record for most sixes is held by Chris Gayle (326).

Punjab gave a target of 224 runs

Kings XI Punjab have scored 223 for 2 in their first 20 overs after losing the toss, with openers Mayank Agarwal and Lokesh Rahul giving the team a great start with 183 for 1 in 16.3 overs. Mayank hit the second fastest century by an Indian in the league. He completed 100 off 45 balls. While Rahul maintained his form and scored 69 runs. Apart from him, Nicholas Flood scored 25 and Glenn Maxwell scored 9. For Rajasthan, Tom Karan and Ankit Rajput took 1-1 wickets.

Mayank played a scintillating innings of 106 off 50 balls

Mayank Agarwal has hit the first century of his IPL career in 45 balls. This is the second fastest century scored by an Indian in the league. The record for the fastest century by an Indian is in the name of Yusuf Pathan. Mayank hit 106 off 10 fours and 7 sixes in a 50-ball innings that hit the Rajasthan bowlers all over the field today.


Fastest century by an Indian in IPL:

• Over 37: Yusuf Pathan v MI 2010
• Over 45: Mayank Agarwal v RR 2020 *
• 46 runs: Murali Vijay v RR 2010
• 47 Balls: Virat Kohli v KXIP 2016

(Overall fastest century record is held by Chris Gayle. Gayle hit a 30-ball century against Pune in 2013.)

Mayank-Rahul set highest opening partnership record for 3 runs

The record for the highest opening partnership in the IPL is held by Johnny Bairstow and David Warner. He had an opening partnership of 185 against Royal Challengers Bangalore playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2020. Rahul and Mayank scored 183 for the first wicket and missed the record by just 3 runs. Kolkata Knight Riders' Chris Lin and Gautam Gambhir are second on the list with an opening partnership of 184 runs. He achieved this feat in 2017 against Gujarat Lions.

Rajasthan won the toss and elected to bowl

In the 9th match of the 13th IPL season, Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith won the toss and elected to bowl against Kings XI Punjab in Sharjah. Rajasthan have made 2 changes in their squad. Jose Butler and Ankit Rajput have been named in the squad to replace the successful Jaiswal and David Miller. While Kings XI Punjab have not made any changes in their squad.


Rajasthan playing 11: Steve Smith (captain), Sanju Samson, Jose Butler (wicketkeeper), Robin Uthappa, Ryan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Tom Karan, Jaydev Unadkat, Jofra Archer, Rahul Tewatia and Ankit Rajput.

Punjab's playing 11: Lokesh Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Puran, Glenn Maxwell, Sarfaraz Khan, Karun Nair, Jimmy Nisham, Ravi Bishnoi, M. Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Sheldon Cottrell

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This is the third match of Punjab and the second match of Rajasthan in the league. Punjab won 1 match and lost 1. At the same time, Rajasthan defeated Chennai Super Kings in their first match. In this match as in the previous one, Rajasthan will be expecting big innings from Sanju Samson and Punjab from captain Lokesh Rahul.

RAJASTHAN VS PUNJAB HIGHLIGHT