IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS highlights: Sam Curran plays captain's knock to seal rare Punjab win over Royals

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Parag with a swing and a miss on the first ball of the final over. A crucial dot ball by Harshal Patel. A slow-full toss by Harshal and Parag is beaten - strong appeal for lbw and it’s given. Parag takes a review. Impact in line and wickets hitting - Parag’s fighting knock comes to an end. Parag departs after a gritty 48 off 34 balls in the final over. Avesh Khan is the new batter for the Royals. He gets two runs on his first ball. Parag’s departure means RR are not tipped to finish strong in the final over. Avesh gets a single on the next ball. Harshal has leaked only 3 runs in the 20th over. He is the leading wicket-taker in the IPL 2024. In the air and safe! Boult adds two more runs to RR’s below-par total. Just one ball left in RR’s innings. Boult is against Harshal. A dipping yorker and Boult makes a desperate attempt to complete 2 runs on the final ball. OUT! Boult out on the final ball as RR posted 144-9 in 20 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Strong appeal against Boult for lbw, umpire not interested - PBKS skipper Sam Curran refuses to take review. Was it missing the leg stump? Nope. Umpire’s call would have played a crucial role. FOUR! Arshdeep dives but fails to stop the boundary. Boult with a boundary. Clever batting by the Kiwi! He moves to 5 off 4 balls. FOUR! How unfortunate? Boult gets an edge and he beats the keeper with the shot. PBKS have taken a review, but for what? Nowhere near the pads and review wasted by Punjab Kings. Another dot by the PBKS pacer. Only 8 runs so far in the Ellis over. Will Parag agree for a single on the final ball? He rejects it to get on strike for the final over. RR 138-7 after 19 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - OUT! Rilee Rossouw with the spectacular for Punjab Kings as he takes a brilliant catch near the boundary to complete the dismissal of Donovan Ferreira. RR's Impact Player fails to make an impact. He is out for 7 off 8 balls. Harshal Patel has leaked only 4 runs so far in the over. A slower one against Parag and the RR batter completes a quick double with new batter Trent Boult. RR 130-7 after 18 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Arshdeep Singh up against Parag in his final over. FOUR! Parag gets a boundary off the PBKS pacer. MAKE THAT TWO! Back-to-back fours for Parag, who moves into the 40s. Arshdeep with a bumper and Parag fails to connect. A good comeback by the Indian pacer after leaking back-to-back fours. A single to end the over. RR 122-6 after 17 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Can Donovan Ferreira live up to expectations? A gamble by Royals as the hosts lost six wickets before the death overs. Edged and past Bairstow for four! Parag gets lucky and RR get a boundary. He moves to 32 off 21 balls. Parag takes a single on the next ball of the Ellis over. The PBKS pacer has leaked 8 runs in his first four balls. RR are scoring at a run rate of 7.09 against PBKS bowlers, who have their tails up for the death overs. How much RR will score in the final four? RR 113-6 after 16 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - West Indies skipper Rovman Powell gets off the mark with a boundary in the previous over. Rahul Chahar is bowling his fourth and final over of the innings. Parag has hit the most sixes (31) for the Royals this season. He is batting on 28 off 20 balls. OUT! Powell gives a straight-forward catch to Chahar. Powell out for 4 off 5 balls. Catching practice for Chahar. RR lost the plot in their second home against Punjab Kings. RR 102-6 after 14.5 overs. Donovan Ferreira has been used as an Impact Player by Royals.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Parag is striking at over 150 in this season of the IPL. He holds the key for the Royals. Dhruv Jurel has joined Parag after Ashwin was removed by Arshdeep in the previous over. OUT! Jurel out for a duck. A golden duck for the RR batter. Curran has a wicket! Brar takes a simple catch to complete the dismissal of the RR batter. Samson is miffed at Jurel as the batter gets a golden duck. RR 101-5 after 13.4 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - After an expensive over by Chahal, PBKS skipper Curran has roped in strike pacer Arshdeep for the 12th over. Parag clears the fielder at deep extra over to get his first boundary of the over. Parag has also completed 500 runs in the IPL 2024. He takes a single to complete the 50-run partnership with Ashwin. Parag has been hit on his thigh, the RR batter is receiving treatment from the physios. A brief delay in the game. Arshdeep appealed for lbw but the umpire was not interested. Wickets were missing and Parag would have been not out had PBKS gone upstairs. Parag and Ashwin have added 50 runs off 34 balls. OUT! Ashwin holes out to Shashank Singh, who makes no mistake. A straight catch at him and Arshdeep ends the over with a wicket. Ashwin departs for 28 off 19 balls. RR 92/4 after 13 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Chahar to continue for the Punjab Kings. SIX! Ashwin gets the maximum off Chahar. FOUR! Ashwin with the reverse sweep - he finds the gap in his desperate push on the accelerator. FOUR MORE! Ashwin on a roll - what a way to end the over. Chahar leaks 17 runs in his third over. RR 85-3 after 12 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Harshal Patel has returned to the attack after an impressive over by Rahul Chahar. FOUR! A welcome boundary for Parag. Harshal has conceded 8 runs in his first 4 balls. Parag is batting on 14 off 11 balls. He is backed by Ashwin, who has scored 11 off 11 balls. Another single as Parag gets back on strike. RR’s scoring rate is 6.18 in the first 11 overs. Ashwin or Parag, who will become the aggressor for Royals? RR 68-3 after 11 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Chahar putting more pressure on RR batters Parag and Ashwin after the first strategic timeout of the contest at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Parag and Ashwin need to shift gears if RR want to post a challenging total against Punjab Kings. End of the over, Chahar goes for 5 in his 2nd over. RR 58-3 after 10 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Curran has decided to deploy spinners from both ends as Harpreet Brar joins the PBKS attack. Ashwin starts the over with a boundary. Top edge and it’s safe! Ashwin adds valuable runs to RR’s total. The run-rate has slipped from 7 to 5.76. Brar, who missed Punjab’s previous game, has leaked 10 runs in his first over. RR 53-3 after 9 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - After taking the catch of Samson, spinner Rahul Chahar has joined the RR attack. OUT! Chahar strikes in his first over - Tom Kohler-Cadmore fails to clear Jitesh Sharma on the boundary line - Brilliant catch by the PBKS star. Cadmore is gone for 18 off 23 balls. A forgetful day at the office for RR’s top-order batters in their second home. With RR losing three wickets inside the first 10 overs, Ravichandran Ashwin has joined Parag at the crease. Ashwin off the mark on the final ball of the over. RR 43-3 after 8 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings -Ellis returns after the powerplay. Cadmore gets a single to give back the strike to skipper Samson. RR have reached 40-1 in 6.3 overs. Royals have already qualified for the playoffs. OUT! Samson slices it hard but it goes straight to Rahul Chahar. A sharp catch by the PBKS spinner. A cut shot from Samson has cut short his innings. He goes for 18 off 15 balls. A wicket for Ellis! RR 40-2 after 6.4 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Harshal Patel to bowl the final over of the powerplay. FOUR! Straight down the ground and punched for a boundary. Kohler-Cadmore is showing his class in the first six overs. Earlier, former England cricketer Paul Collingwood warned PBKS about how explosive Cadmore is in the powerplay. The uncapped England batter moves to 17 off 17 balls. Samson has also scored 17 but in 12 balls. Slow full toss and Cadmore misses the chance to punish Harshal - a dot in the end.A series of dots to end the over. RR 38-1 after 6 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Punjab Kings made an impressive start by sending Jaiswal back to the dugout. However, RR skipper Sanju Samson has taken charge after Jaiswal’s early exit. Curran has roped in Nathan Ellis for the 5th over. Kohler-Cadmore gets a single on the last ball to retain the strike. A three-run over by Ellis! RR 34-1 after 5 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Arshdeep Singh is facing the heat in the powerplay as RR skipper Sanju Samson pulls him for four. Arshdeep had protection, but the fielder was a spectator. He returns with a decent delivery. RR are scoring almost at a run-rate of 8 in the powerplay. FOUR! CLASS WRITTEN ALL OVER IT - Samson completes 500 runs for the first time in his IPL career. He gets the boundary to unlock the special feat. Welcome to 500 runs club, Samson. The RR skipper has faced all balls of the Arshdeep over. RR 31-1 after 4 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Sam Curran to continue! Tom Kohler-Cadmore goes big and he has connected well. A massive six off Curran. He moves into double figures real quick. Buttler’s replacement is batting on 11 off 7 balls folks. Expect some more fireworks! Curran bowls a dot. Good stop by Prabhsimran, saves a single. After a handsome six, Curran has kept the England batter quiet. Another dot to end the over. RR 21-1 after 3 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Speedster Arshdeep Singh has joined the PBKS attack after an eventful first over by Sam Curran. Replacing superstar Buttler, Tom Kohler-Cadmore has kickstarted his IPL journey with a first-ball boundary. RR skipper Sanju Samson joined the England batter at the crease after Jaiswal's early exit. Arshdeep has conceded just 2 runs in the first five balls. FOUR! Samson ends the over with a boundary. RR 15-1 after 2 overs.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - FOUR! What a start to the encounter by Yashasvi Jaiswal. Opening the attack for the Punjab Kings, stand-in skipper Sam Curran has been welcomed by Jaiswal with a cracking boundary. Jaiswal is opening the RR innings with Tom Kohler-Cadmore, who has replaced superstar Jos Buttler for the remainder of the IPL 2024. Back-to-back dots for Curran. BOWLED! Curran has the last laugh as Jaiswal is cleaned up by the PBKS skipper. Another forgetful outing for young Jaiswal. He gives away a big inside edge and Curran has knocked him over for 4 off 4 balls. RR 5-1 after 0.5 over.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Let's check out Impact substitutes for RR and PBKS in Guwahati

Punjab Kings: Tanay Thyagarajan, Rishi Dhawan, Vidhwath Kaverappa, Ashutosh Sharma, Harpreet Singh Bhatia.

Rajasthan Royals: Nandre Burger, Tanush Kotian, Keshav Maharaj, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Replacing Jos Buttler in their lineup, the Royals have added Tom Kohler-Cadmore into their lineup. Jonny Bairstow and Prabhsimran Singh will open the innings for Punjab Kings against the Royals. Nathan Ellis is also featured in the PBKS lineup as Punjab are without strike bowler Kagiso Rabada.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Jonny Bairstow, Rilee Rossouw, Shashank Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Sam Curran(c), Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Nathan Ellis, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh.

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Visitors PBKS are without regular skipper Shikhar Dhawan and pace ace Kagiso Rabada. Speaking at the toss, PBKS stand-in skipper Curran admitted that his side failed to cash in on the big moments in the league stage of the cash-rich league. Curran asserted that Nathan Ellis has joined the PBKS XI for their away game against the Rajasthan Royals.“Tonight we play a really good team, and we can spoil a few campaigns now and finish with some pride. We've had a really good squad but some of those games we didn't win the big moments. We were about 2-3 wins away from qualifying and we aren't there because we didn't capitalise on the big moments. Tonight, we play a good side and I believe in character, I certainly don't want to lose tonight and hopefully I can rub that off on the players. We've lost a few players, KG is out and Nathan Ellis gets a game. Brar also comes back into the line-up,” Curran said.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Sanju Samson admitted that players were relieved to see RR making it to the playoffs amid their winless run in the IPL 2024. Speaking at the toss, Samson admitted that RR will miss the services of Jos Buttler, who is out for the entire IPL 2024 due to his commitments with the England national team. Buttler will lead England in the Pakistan T20Is before the World Cup. “This is a second home for us, we have spend quite a bit of time here. We spent two days to assess on whether there is dew, and there isn't any. The team, the batting and bowling unit are doing great. Everyone is chill and we are excited to come out and play a great game of cricket. I'd be lying if I say no, the camp looks a lot more relaxed. We'll miss Jos and Kohler-Cadmore comes in, and we might have Fereira as an impact sub later,” Samson added.

IPL 2024, RR vs PBKS IPL Live Score, Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings - Sam Curran and Sanju Samson have arrived for the traditional coin toss. Sanju flips it and Curran has called heads. Tail it is! Samson has won the toss. Samson has confirmed that RR would like to bat first. Punjab to bowl!