RR vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2023: Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 runs

R Ashwin walks out to open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Sam Curran leads the attack for Punjab. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal starts the 198-run chase with a six.

Jason Holder comes to bowl the final over and he does a decent job. He gets hit for a boundary by Shahrukh Khan, but removes him for 11(10) in the next ball. 

Eight runs come off the over as Punjab Kings post 197/4 in 20 overs.

Dhawan returns unbeaten on 86 off 56 balls, which include 9 fours and 3 sixes.

KM Asif comes to bowl the 19th over and he starts with a widish fulltoss as Dhawan moves towards the offstump. The ball felt like wide but umpire thinks otherwise. Dhawan opts for a review and it is called wide.

The second ball is brillinatly guided over the keeper's head for a maximum.

KM Asif then misses his length and bowls a waist high fulltoss, which is signalled no-ball. Dhawan then hits the freehit for one bounce four towards the cover region.

16 runs comes off the over. PBKS 190-3 (19 over)

An excellent over by Jason Holder but a switch hit by Punjab skipper results in a six. Nine runs come off an over as PBKS reach 174/3 with two overs to spare.

R Ashwin comes to bowl his final over and cleans up Sikandar Raja for 1(2) with a carrom ball. Six runs and a wicket come off the over as PBKS reach 165/3 in 17 overs.

Rajasthan Royals have introduced Dhruv Jorel as an Impact Substitute. He comes in place of Yuzvendra Chahal. 

Yuzvendra Chahal comes to bowl his final over and is hit for a four by Shikhar Dhawan, who then passes the strike to Jitesh Sharma.

Chahal bowls a yorker and Jitesh tries to play it over covers for a six but finds Riyan Parag in deep, who completes the catch. He falls for 27(16). PBKS: 158/2 (15.4 overs)

Trent Boult comes to bowl his final over and is hit for a six by Jitesh Sharma. 12 runs come off his over as Punjab breach the 150-run mark with five balls to spare. PBKS: 152/1 (15 overs)

After Prabhsimran, Shikhar Dhawan takes over. Hits Yuzvendra Chahal for consecutive fours to bring up his half-century. Completes the milestone in 36 balls. 

Meanwhile, there is a tough chance for Chahal to dismiss Dhawan later in the over. The ball takes an leading edge and goes towards mid-on. With no fielders placed, Chahal runs after it and puts in a dive but the ball bounces just in front of him.

Dhawan then finishes the over with another boundary as 16 runs come off the over. PBKS: 140/1 (14 overs)

Smartly scooped by Shikhar Dhawan against Asif. Shuffles across the crease and with the fine-leg fielder up, connects it well enough to send the ball for a four.

11 runs come off the over as PBKS reach 124/1 (13 overs)

An expensive over by Chahal as Jitesh Sharma hits the spinner for consecutive fours, before Dhawan wraps it up with a superb six. 18 runs come off the over as PBKS reach 113/1 (12 overs)

Bad news for Punjab as Shikhar Dhawan, who has been rather slow, knocks Bhanuka Rajapaksa down at the non-striker's end. Picks a short ball by Ashwin and hits it hard but his shot finds his teammate, who immediately goes down on the ground. 

Physios rush, his hand is strapped with a band-aid but he leaves with the support staff.

Jitesh Verma is the new batter in. PBKS: 95/1 (11 overs)

Jason Holder finally provides the breakthrough as he gets rid of Prabhsimran Singh for 60(34). Bowls a short delivery, which takes a top edge and the ball flies in the air. Jos Buttler completes a good length, running in from long-on and takes a brilliant catch. 

Bhanuka Rajapaksa is the new batter in. 

Six runs and a wicket come off the over. PBKS: 92/1 (10 overs)

Trent Boult is reintroduced in the attack and he is welcomed with a six by Prabhsimran Singh. The bowler recovers well and concedes just three runs in the next five balls. PBKS: 86/0 (9 overs)

Yuzvendra Chahal comes into the attack and Prabhsimran plays the spinner for a double to bring up his half-century. He reaches the milestone in just 28 balls.

There is also an outside edge against Dhawan, which beats Samson and races for a four. Nine runs come off the over. PBKS: 77/0 (8 overs)

A good over by Ashwin as just five singles come off it. 

There was also a run-out opportunity as Ashwin decided not to release the ball and Dhawan already leaving the crease. PBKS: 68/0 (7 overs)

Jason Holder comes to bowl the final powerplay over, and is hit for a four by Prabhsimran Singh. 

Devdutt Padikkal then drops a catch in the final delivery, giving Prabhsimran a lucky reprieve. Holder bowls it wide coming at length and Prabhsimran ends up slicing it. Padikkal makes an attempt for the catch but overruns, loses balance and fails to hold on to it.

Prabhsimran survives on 44 as Punjab accumulate 64 runs in powerplay.

Samson introduces R Ashwin in the attack but the blitz from Prabhsimran continues. Prabhsimran hits the spinner for consecutive fours to take Punjab past 50 inside five overs.

11 runs come off his over as PBKS reach 56/0 in 5 overs

The show from Prabhsimran Singh continues as he welcomes Asif with a boundary. He then plays a dot before knocking the ball towards the third-man region for another boundary. 

Prabhsimran then hits Asif for a long six towards the mid-wicket region. 

He finishes the over with another four, this time towards the cover region. PBKS: 45/0 (4 overs)

Trent Boult continues from his end and starts with a dot. He is then hit for consecutive boundaries by Shikhar Dhawan. There could have been a third boundary as well but an excellent dive by Shimron Hetmyer inside the 30-yard-circle denies it.

Dhawan then rotates the strike in the last ball. PBKS: 26/0 (3 overs) 

KM Asif will be sharing the new ball duties with Boult. Dhawan goes for a slash, outside off, gets beaten as the keeper collects the ball.

The second ball is punched towards point, which results in a double. Devdutt Padikkal should have done a better job.

The third ball is driven towards mid-off but well fielded by the player stationed there. Moves to his left and collects it comfortably. 

The fourth delivery is again driven, this time wide off mid-off but not greatly timed. The ball is stopped inside the circle as one single come off it.

Prabhsimran then whacks the seamer for a maximum. Shuffles across and flicks him over the square leg fence. 

Asif ends his over with a dot. PBKS: 16/0 (2 overs)

After keeping things under control for first two balls, which included a wide, Boult pitches it up and wide. Prabhsimran leans forward and drives the ball over covers for a boundary. 

Seven runs come off the first over.

Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh walkout to kick-off the proceedings after being invited to bat first. 

Trent Boult will lead the attack for Rajasthan Royals.

RR: D Jurel, D Ferreira, A Vasisht, M Ashwin, K Yadav

PBKS: H Singh, A Taide, R Dhawan, M Short, M Rathee

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh