RR vs PBKS Ball by Ball Commentary

Punjab get the job done! Rajasthan slump to their fourth successive defeat. Avesh bends his back and serves a bumper, around leg, Ashutosh Sharma is early into the pull shot. Toe-ends it behind square on the leg side and that will do for Punjab as the batters cross. Punjab win this encounter with 7 balls to spare and lift themselves off the bottom.

SIX! That's what Ashutosh Sharma can do! This has gone many a mile. Angling in, on a good length, honing in at the stumps, Ashutosh Sharma clears his front leg and picks the bones out of that. Deposits it way over wide long on for a maximum. Scores level now.

Serves it on a yorker length, on middle, Sam Curran squeezes it out to long on and rotates the strike.

SIX! BOOM! Stand and deliver stuff from the Punjab skipper! Avesh bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Sam Curran is unfazed by the length. Holds his shape and tonks it over wide long on for half a dozen. Punjab nearly there. Just 8 needed off 10.

Bowls it on a shortish length, on off, Ashutosh Sharma stays deep in his crease and throws his hands at it. Gets a thickish outside edge that goes over backward point. A single taken.

SIX! BANG! Sam Curran finishes the over in the best possible fashion! Another over that was going well for Rajasthan but ended in a heartbreaking fashion. Sandeep digs it in short, over middle, not short enough for the batter, Sam Curran dispatches the pull over deep square leg for a maximum. 15 runs needed off the last 2 overs.

Full and angling in, around off, Ashutosh Sharma drills it down to long off. Just like the previous over, 4 runs off the first 5 balls. Will it have the same finish?

Nails the yorker, at the base of the stumps, Ashutosh Sharma gets his bat down in time and jams it out to the right of the bowler.

FIFTY FOR SAM CURRAN! A captain's innings from the English all-rounder and he has led the recovery for his side after a shaky start. The job is not over though and Curran knows it, just a raise of the bat from him. Into the deck, around off, Sam Curran drags the pull to long on for a single.

Pulls his length back but offers no real pace, on middle and leg, Ashutosh Sharma uses his feet and drops it beside the pitch on the leg side for one.

Rolls his fingers over the ball and keeps it away from the arc of the batter, full in length, Sam Curran reaches out and creams it to deep cover for a single.

FOUR! Ashutosh Sharma gives Punjab the boundary they were after! Sanju Samson's reaction says it all. A boundary off the last ball spoils what was turning out to be an absolutely brilliant over from Avesh. Avesh takes pace off and goes into the wicket, errs in line though as he offers width on off, Ashutosh Sharma hops back and waits for the ball to arrive. Ramps it over the keeper and finds the fence. 8 runs off the over and Punjab now need 25 runs from the last 3 overs.

In the air... and it just about evades the bowler! Bangs it on a back of a length, over middle, the ball sticks in the surface and Sam Curran closes the bat face to work it across the line. Gets a leading edge that goes past the outstretched right hand of Avesh. They cross.

Continues to hit the deck hard does Avesh, outside off, Ashutosh Sharma uses the pace and runs it down to deep third for one more run. 3 runs off the first 4 balls. Can Avesh get out of the over here?

Lands it on a good length, on off, Sam Curran drives it on the up and a bit aerially but in front of mid off for one.

Hurls it on a hard length ag ain, on off, Sam Curran gets on his toes and steers it to backward point. Ashutosh Sharma wants a single but gets sent back by his partner.

A direct throw and Sam Curran was struggling! Avesh bowls it on a hard length, on off, Ashutosh Sharma dabs it to the right of backward point and sets off for the run. Yashasvi Jaiswal gets a good bounce and fires in a throw at the batting end. He fails to hit the stumps, allowing Curran to get in safely.

Ashutosh shows his cards a bit early as he uses his feet. Chahal fires it on the pads and Ashutosh tucks it through square leg and gets off the mark with a single. A wicket and 9 runs off it, a potentially game-changing over from Chahal.

Flighted delivery, full and a hint of away turn, on off, Ashutosh Sharma gets his bat out in front and defends it on the off side.

OUT! TAKEN! 'Catch it' is the call and Riyan Parag takes it! Jitesh Sharma tries to take Chahal on but it does not quite come off for him. Chahal bowls it full and straight, on middle and leg, Jitesh Sharma clears his front leg and shapes up for the down town. He plays for the ball turning away from him but this goes straight and catches the inner half of the bat. It goes flat and straight down the throat of long on where the local boy, Riyan Parag runs in and takes the catch near his knees. A timely breakthrough for Rajasthan.

Floats it up and bowls it slower as well, on middle and leg, Sam Curran advances and nudges it to mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Sam Curran does not miss out this time! Way too short again and width on offer on off, Sam Curran reaches out and slaps it in front of square on the off side for a boundary.

WIDE! Chahal is lucky, very lucky to get away with it! A real rank-hop, down leg, there to be put away, Sam Curran gets inside the line and swings but fails to connect. Sanju Samson moves around quickly and dives low to his right to make the stop.

Sees the batter advance and drops the length back, it is slower as well, on leg, Sam Curran waits on it and tucks it to the left of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. Curran loses his footing while stretching to make his ground at the batting end. He looks fine to continue though.

A single now as Curran works this full ball down the ground.

Fuller one, on off, blocked out.

SIX! WHAT A SHOT! 100 up for Punjab in fine fashion. It is pushed through quicker and full, outside off. Curran dances down the track and goes inside out over wide long off for a huge hit.

A single now as Jitesh Sharma knocks this full ball to mid on.

SIX! BANG! It is flighted and full, on off. Jitesh Sharma gets down on one knee and slogs it powerfully over the wide long on fence for a maximum.

Floated and full, around off. This one holds in the surface. Jitesh Sharma defends it out off the top-half of the blade.

An 8 run over comes to an end here. It is full, outside off. Sharma dabs it to deep third for one.

On a fuller length, outside off. Curran flicks it into the leg side for a single.

Good length, angled into the body. Sharma pulls it to deep square leg off the inner half. One taken.

Back of a length, outside off. Sharma tucks it to mid-wicket for no run.

Fuller one on the pads. Sam Curran clips it to square leg for one.

FOUR! Easily done. Boult serves it on a length, angling down leg. Sam Curran swivels and whips it towards fine leg for four runs.

Darted on the pads. Curran clips it to mid-wicket for one. Punjab need 64 runs in 42 deliveries. This partnership is making their case stronger in this run chase.

Pushed through quicker, on off. Curran pushes it out gently.

Flatter and quicker, outside off. Curran pushes it to mid off for no run.

Fuller, outside off, pushed to point.

FOUR! Sam Curran with a thunderous strike. He is playing a captain's knock here. Short one, wide of off. Curran goes back and cuts it hard to deep point for a boundary.

Ravichandran Ashwin starts with an arm ball, on the pads. Curran clips it to mid on for no run.

Darted on the pads. Sam Curran clips it into mid-wicket for one.

Yuzvendra Chahal serves it short, on leg. Sam Curran uses his feet and tucks it to square leg for a brace.

FOUR! It is full, on middle and leg. Sam Curran clears his front leg and whips it along the ground through mid-wicket for four runs.

Fuller one, outside off. Jitesh Sharma punches it to mid off for a single.

Sam Curran now rotates the strike as he smacks this full ball into covers.

Floated and full, around middle. It turns away. Jitesh Sharma clips it into the leg side for one.

A length ball, around off. This one holds in the surface. Jitesh Sharma hangs back and clips it into the leg side for one. Avesh Khan has given away just 5 runs in his two overs so far.

Back of a length, outside off. Jitesh Sharma cuts it towards deep point. They take two runs. Avesh Khan continues to keep it tight.

Four dots on the trot. Avesh Khan fires it on a shorter length outside off, on the quicker side as well. Jitesh Sharma gets behind the line and stabs it to backward point.

A sharp bouncer, on off. Sharma lets it be due to that extra bounce.

Shorter one, outside off. Sharma punches it to point for no run.

Avesh Khan serves a short one, on top of off. Jitesh Sharma stays back and taps it to mid off.

Pushes it through, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma turns this one in the vacant mid-wicket region and keeps the strike with a single. Punjab need just over 8 runs per over and they got 8 from this Chahal over. At the halfway mark, Punjab are 63/4, needing 82 runs from the last 10 overs.

At 92.6 kph, on a nagging length, around the pads, Sam Curran tucks it in front of square on the leg side and will have to be content with just a run.

Angles it across the left-hander, full and near the tramline on off, Sam Curran lets it go.

Tosses it up and bowls it full, Jitesh Sharma gets on the front foot and drives it with a straight bat to long off for one more.

Drags the length back and bowls it around middle, Sam Curran whips it to the left of long on and looks for the second but the fielder in the deep swoops in and keeps it down to one.

FOUR! Not where he intended but Sam Curran will take it! Chahal bowls it full and straight, at the stumps, Sam Curran gets down and hurriedly goes for the sweep. Gets it off the inner half of the bat but it splits the gap behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

On a fullish length, at the stumps, Jitesh Sharma gets his bat down in time and keeps it out at the right of the bowler. Just 7 runs off it despite that maximum from Jitesh.

SIX! Too short and Jitesh Sharma climbs all over it! Serves the carrom ball again but gets the length wrong, way too short, on off, Jitesh Sharma rocks on the back foot quickly and nails the pull over deep mid-wicket. Gets off the mark with a maximum.

Bowls the carrom ball, full and on middle, Jitesh Sharma eases it back to the bowler.

Serves it short and just outside off, Sam Curran gives himself room to play the cut. Gets it off the outer half of the bat towards point for one.

Fires it in from around the wicket, on middle, Sam Curran prods to defend and gets an inside edge onto the pads.

Flat and angling in, short and on middle, Sam Curran tucks it off the back foot to mid-wicket.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! No boundaries since the 4th over and something had to give! Yuzvendra Chahal with the big wicket for Rajasthan as they strengthen their grip on the game. Chahal cleverly goes full on this occasion and lures Bairstow into the slog sweep. Bairstow takes the bait and gets down on one knee for the shot. Does not get the desired connection and it goes only as far as deep mid-wicket where Donovan Ferreira takes it near the fence. He is well in control of the ball and well inside the ropes. He does not need to but still flicks the ball to his left towards Riyan Parag at wide long on who completes the catch.

Drops the length back more and bowls it on middle, Sam Curran steps out to get momentum into the shot and turns it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Attacks the stumps but the length stays short, Jonny Bairstow goes back in his crease and flat bat it aerially towards wide long on where Riyan Parag keeps it down to just one.

At 90.3 kph, turning in, short and on middle, Sam Curran whips it with the turn to deep mid-wicket for one.

A bit fuller and it is quicker as well, on off, Jonny Bairstow plays it off the back foot and plays it square to deep point for one.

Gets away with it does Chahal! Too short and slower, turning away, on off, Jonny Bairstow moves away to the leg side and cracks the cut but it goes straight to cover.

Continues to keep the length towards him rather than keeping it towards the batter, around the off-stump line, Jonny Bairstow makes room and slaps it down to long off for one more single. A quiet first over from Ashwin, just the 5 runs off it.

Uses the round-the-wicket angle and angles it into the left-hander, on a nagging length, Sam Curran eases it to long off for a run.

Drops it short and on middle, Jonny Bairstow exposes all his stumps as he backs away and cuts it to deep cover for one.

Comes from around the wicket for the left-hander and pushes it through with the angle, short and on middle and leg, Sam Curran pushes it aerially but well away from the bowler. A single taken as the ball rolls to long on.

Sliding on the pads, a bit quicker, Jonny Bairstow knocks it to wide long on for a single.

Starts off on a nagging length does Ashwin, on off, gets a hint of turn, Jonny Bairstow hangs back and chops it beside the deck.

Even slower by Sandeep, at 103.6 kph, on a short of a length, Jonny Bairstow tucks it off his pads towards short fine leg. Just 2 runs off it and at the end of the Powerplay, Punjab are 39/3.

Sandeep continues to mix it up. This is on a length and without any pace on it, on off, Jonny Bairstow presses forward but can only pat it back to the bowler.

This is full again, on off and middle, Jonny Bairstow firms the straight drive but can't get it past the bowler who makes the stop.

Another off-pace delivery, at the stumps, on a good length, curving away a bit, Jonny Bairstow reads it well and plays it back to the bowler.

Takes pace off a bit and drags the length back, on middle, Sam Curran punches it with a straight bat to long on for a single.

Comes from around the wicket and pitches it up, on off, Sam Curran drives it without much timing to cover.

Short ball, outside off. Curran pushes it to point for one.

OUT! LBW! Avesh Khan with a game-changing over here. Avesh Khan hits it on a hard-length, around off. This one skids off the and catches Shashank Singh on his pads. The appeal is made and the finger goes up instantly.

It is a full ball, on off. Singh pushes this to extra covers. Jonny Bairstow ventures out looking for a single, but is sent back in time, as Ravichandran Ashwin scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end but the replays confirm that the batter is safe.

OUT! CAUGHT! Avesh Khan with a huge wicket here. It is a full ball, outside off. Rilee Rossouw leans in and throws his bat at it but he ends up slicing it towards backward point. Yashasvi Jaiswal takes a sharp low catch.

Good length, around off. Bairstow pushes it to covers for one.

A length ball, on off. Jonny Bairstow defends it out nicely.

FOUR! Poor from Sandeep Sharma. He goes full and into the pads. Rilee Rossouw picks it up nicely and swings it towards deep mid-wicket for four runs.

Sandeep Sharma nails the yorker this time, on off. Rilee Rossouw jams it back to the bowler.

FOUR! It is full, angled into the body. Rilee Rossouw swings across and gets it to deep mid-wicket for four more. He moves to 18 now.

A low full toss, outside off. Jonny Bairstow looks to push it away but gets an inside edge on it. The ball just dies there and they take one. This partnership has grown positively for Punjab.

Too full, outside off. Jonny Bairstow pushes this into covers.

Pitches it up, around off. Jonny Bairstow pushes it towards mid off for none.

Shorter one, outside off, shaping further away. Rilee Rossouw throws his bat at it but misses.

FOUR! Two boundaries in a row now. It is a length ball, outside off. Rilee Rossouw shuffles and clips it towards deep mid-wicket. The ball goes into the boundary.

FOUR! Short and punished. Boult drops his length this time and Rilee Rossouw is ready to pounce on it. He pulls it through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

Fuller one, wide of off. Jonny Bairstow flat-bats it down the park for one.

FOUR! Jonny Bairstow gets into the act. It is a good-length delivery, on off, nipping back in. Jonny Bairstow hangs back and smacks it over mid on. He clears the in-field and finds the boundary.

A length ball, angling across. Jonny Bairstow knocks it into covers but straight to the fielder.

Sandeep Sharma fires it full, on off. Rilee Rossouw flicks it into the leg side for no run.

FOUR! Rilee Rossouw finds his first boundary. It is a full one, outside off. Rilee Rossouw hangs back and crunches it through covers for a cracking boundary. A much-needed one as well for Punjab.

Rilee Rossouw knocks this length ball towards deep point for two runs.

On a good-length, angling across. Rilee Rossouw stays back and punches it to covers for none.

On a length, on off. Jonny Bairstow hangs back and clips it into mid-wicket for one.

Sandeep Sharma starts his spell with an inswinger, Jonny Bairstow stays back and defends it out solidly.

Back of a length, outside off, shaping away. Rilee Rossouw looks to cut it away but gets beaten on the outside edge.

A length ball, on off. Rilee Rossouw blocks it solidly.

OUT! CAUGHT! Yuzvendra Chahal with a spinning catch. This time he was the one who was turning all under the swirling ball. It is a short one from Boult. It shapes back into the right-hander. Prabhsimran Singh throws his bat at it. The ball goes high in the air towards short third. Yuzvendra Chahal completes a stunning catch.

FOUR! Wonderful shot. Trent Boult fires it full into the pads. Prabhsimran Singh drills it past the bowler for a cracking boundary.

A length ball, in the channel. Prabhsimran Singh gets it towards deep third off the outside edge. Yuzvendra Chahal in the deep puts his body on the line and saves a boundary.

Short one, on off. Prabhsimran Singh stays back, this one moves back into him and he just pushes it back to the bowler.