Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings. Sam Curran-led Punjab Kings faced defeat by 3 wickets. With this, the Rajasthan Royals recorded their fifth win of the season. Rajasthan Royals had set a target of winning by 148 runs. Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals reached the target with 7 wickets in 19.5 overs despite a slow start. Shimran Hetmyer was the hero of Rajasthan Royals’ win. This batsman put up a spectacle of explosive shots in the final overs. Shimron Hetmyer did not return after scoring 27 runs in 10 balls. He scored 1 four and 3 sixes in his innings.
For Rajasthan Royals, opener Yashasvi Jaiswal scored the highest score of 39 runs in 28 balls. Tanush Kotian contributed 24 runs off 31 balls. The captain of this team, Sanju Samson, scored 18 runs off 14 balls. While Dhruv Jurel became the victim of Harshal Patel after scoring 6 runs in 11 balls. In the final overs, Rovman Powell played an important innings scoring 11 runs in 5 balls. However, the Rajasthan Royals recorded their fifth win of the season this way. Now Rajasthan Royals have 10 points in 6 games. Currently, Sanju Samson’s team is at the top of the points table.