One team ends at last. The other, only two slots. However, both the Rajasthan Royals and the Punjab Kings have the chance to make a playoff even at the end of the last IPL deal. Nor did he because there was too much to be done too late.
The Man of the Match:
Sanju Samson for his 119th Samson again: “The second half of my inning was my best performance in the IPL. But I got back to basics, communicated with my partners, accepted they were doing well, struck early, and got on the beat.
Winning captain KL Rahul:
“My heart rate is high but I can’t stop believing it. We know a few doors will bring us back. We glided fine until the first 10-11 over. Almost done because we had a few sitters, including me As a bowling alley we played according to plan. If you play bowling against Sanju, it’s tough.
Rajasthan Royals:
1) Jos Buttler (wk),
2) Ben Stokes,
3) Sanju Samson (c),
4) Manan Vohra,
5) Riyan Parag,
6) Shivam Dube,
7) Rahul Tewatia,
8) Chris Morris,
9) Mustafizur Rahman,
10) Shreyas Gopal,
11) Chetan Sakariya
Punjab Kings:
1) KL Rahul (C/WK),
2) Mayank Agarwal,
3) Chris Gayle,
4) Nicholas Pooran,
5) Shahrukh Khan,
6) Deepak Hooda,
7) Jhye Richardson,
8) Riley Meredith,
9) Murugan Ashwin,
10) Arshdeep Singh,
11) Mohammed Shami
Punjab Kings Batting Performance Board and Scorecard:
- KL Rahul scored a total of 91 runs of 50 balls. And got caught by Tewatia and bowled by Sakariya with a total strike rate of 182.00.
- Mayank Agarwal scored a total of 14 runs of 9 balls. And got caught by Samson and bowled by Sakariya with a total strike rate of 155.55.
- Chris Gayle scored a total of 40 runs of 28 balls. And got caught by Stokes and bowled by Parag with a total strike rate of 142.85.
- Deepak Hooda scored a total of 64 runs of 28 balls. And got caught by Tewatia and bowled by Sakariya with a total strike rate of 228.57.
- Nicholas Pooran scored a total of 0 runs of 1 ball. And got caught by Sakariya and bowled by Morris with a total strike rate of 0.00.
- Shahrukh Khan scored a total of 6 runs of 4 balls and went not out with a total strike rate of 150.00.
- Jhye Richardson scored a total of 0 runs of 2 balls. And got caught Morris by and bowled by Sakariya with a total strike rate of 0.00.
- Rajasthan Royals Batting Performance Board and Scorecard:
- Ben Stokes scored a total of 0 runs of 3 balls. And got caught and bowled by Mohammed Shami with a total strike rate of 0.00.
- Manan Vohra scored a total of 12 runs of 8 balls. And got caught and bowled by Arshdeep Singh with a total strike rate of 150.00.
- Sanju Samson (c) scored a total of 119 runs of 63 balls. And got caught by Hooda and bowled by Arshdeep Singh with a total strike rate of 188.88.
- Jos Buttler scored a total of 25 runs of 13 balls. And bowled out by Richardson with a total strike rate of 192.30.
- Shivam Dube scored a total of 23 runs of 15 balls. And got caught by Hooda and bowled by Arshdeep Singh with a total strike rate of 153.33.
- Riyan Parag scored a total of 25 runs of 11 balls. And got caught by Rahul and bowled by Mohammed Shami with a total strike rate of 227.27.
- Rahul Tewatia scored a total of 2 runs of 4 balls. And got caught by Rahul and bowled by Meredith with a total strike rate of 50.00.
- Chris Morris scored a total of 2 runs of 4 balls and went not out with a total strike rate of 50.00.
Punjab Kings Bowling Performance Board and Scorecard:
- Mohammed Shami took 2 wickets delivering a total of 4 overs giving a total of 33 runs with an economy of 8.25.
- Jhye Richardson took 1 wicket delivering a total of 4 overs giving a total of 55 runs with an economy of 13.75.
- Arshdeep Singh took 3 wickets delivering a total of 4 overs giving a total of 35 runs with an economy of 8.75.
- Riley Meredith took 1 wicket delivering a total of 4 overs giving a total of 49 runs with an economy of 12.25.
- Murugan Ashwin delivered 4 overs giving a total of 43 runs with an economy of 10.75.
Rajasthan Royals Bowling Performance Board and Scorecard
- Chetan Sakariya took 3 wickets delivering a total of 4 overs giving a total of 31 runs with an economy of 7.75.
- Mustafizur Rahman delivered 4 overs giving a total of 45 runs with an economy of 11.25.
- Chris Morris took 2 wickets delivering a total of 4 overs giving a total of 41 runs with an economy of 10.25
- Shreyas Gopal delivered 3 overs giving a total of 40 runs with an economy of 13.33.
- Ben Stokes delivered 1 overs giving a total of 12 runs with an economy of 12.
- Rahul Tewatia delivered 2 overs giving a total of 25 runs with an economy of 12.50.
- Riyan Parag took 1 wicket delivering a total of 1 over giving a total of 7 runs with an economy of 7.00.
- Shivam Dube delivered 1 overs giving a total of 20 runs with an economy of 20.
Punjab Kings Innings:
- Powerplay 1: Over 0.1 – 6.0 (Required – 46 tracks, 1 goal)
- Punjab King: 50 tracks in 6.3 overs (39 balls), 3 extra
- 2nd door: 50 tracks in 34 balls (KL Rahul 19, CH Gayle 29, Ex 2)
- Strategic waiting time: Punjab Kings – 82/1 ends at 9.0 (KL Rahul 26, CH Gayle 39)
- Punjab Kings: 100 tracks in 10.5 overs (65 balls), extra 3
- KL Rahul: 50 of 30 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Goal: 50 tracks in 22 balls (KL Rahul 22, DJ Hooda 32, Exodus 0)
- Punjab Kings: 150 tracks in 13.6 overs (84 balls), extra 3
- DJ Hooda: 50 of 20 balls (1 x 4, 6 x 6)
- Strategic standby: kings of Punjab – 172/2 over 16.0 (KL Rahul 64, DJ Hooda 51)
- Goalkeeper: 100 tracks in 45 balls (KL Rahul 39, DJ Hooda 64, Ex 1)
- Punjab Kings: 200 runs in 17.4 overs (107 balls), extra 4
- Inning Break: Punjab Kings – 221/6 in 20.0 overs (M Shahrukh Khan 6)
Rajasthan Royals Innings
- Powerplay 1: More than 0.1 – 6.0 (Required – 59 tracks, 2 hurdles)
- Rajasthan Royals: 50 tracks in 5.1 more (31 balls), 1 extra
- Strategic deadline: Rajasthan Royals – 59/2 at 6.0 ends (SV Samson 27, JC Buttler 19)
- Rajasthan Royals: 100 tracks in 10.2 overs (63 balls), extra 6
- SV Samson: 50 of 33 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- More than 10.5: Rajasthan Royals Review, Judge – AK Chaudhary, Batsman – SV Samson (supported)
- Fourth goal: 50 tracks in 28 balls (SV Samson 27, S Dube 22, Ex 2)
- Rajasthan Royals: 150 tracks in 14.4 overs (89 balls), extra 6
- Goalkeeper: 50 lines in 19 balls (SV Samson 26, R Parag 24, Ex 0)
- Strategic Standby: Rajasthan Royals – 174/4 at 16.0 more (SV Samson 83, R Parag 25)
- SV Samson: 100 of 54 balls (12 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Rajasthan Royals: 200 tracks in 17.5 overs (108 balls), extra 9