It was a delight full experience for all the cricketing lovers in the match between Rajasthan Royals versus Kings XI Punjab. We witness for the highest run chasing in the history of IPL and Rajasthan successfully climbed the mountain which Kings XI Punjab created in front of the Royals. The players of Rajasthan Royals smashed big sixes and turned the game Into their side and it was just an unbelievable exhibition by both of the cricketing teams as we witness for the flow of runs continuously from both the sides. So without making any further delay let’s dive into the article to check out the complete details of the match between Rajasthan Royals versus Kings XI Punjab.
Steve Smith who is the captain of Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field first but in the initial stage of the match, it was believed that the captain was mistaken by choosing second batting because the Kings XI Punjab openers didn’t allow the bowlers of the Royals to enjoy a single bit of the game as both the players fired over the Rajasthan Royals and smashed big boundaries.
Having said that, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul made 183 run partnership and Agarwal has also scored his maiden century in the IPL tournament, Rahul has also showcased his consistent capability by scoring yet another half-century and went back to the pavilion for 89 runs.
After that, it was the term for the middle order batsman and the Australian all rounder Maxwell remained unbeaten on 13 off 9 and Nicholas Pooran hit 25 off 8 with three sixes. At the end of the innings, Kings XI Punjab successfully created a massive 223 total on the board and challenged Rajasthan Royals to chase the highest total in the history of IPL.
On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals did not had a good start as they lost Jos Butler in the early stage of the game but the captain Steve Smith and Sanju Samson took the charge of the game and smashed boundaries to keep their life alive. Sanju started his innings with six on the first ball and scored 85 runs in the match.
Then Rajasthan started to lose wickets at one stage, it was believed that the Kings XI Punjab has won the match because the Royals were not able to find the momentum to hit the big boundaries but Rahul Tewatia has changed the game completely and took from the hands of Kings XI Punjab and presented a great victory for the team as well as its fans.
He just scored 17 off 23 balls at the end of the 17th over but he switched to the top gear to smash six sixes in the next two overs and scores 36 off the last eight balls. The sensational performance resulted in RR finishing 226/6 with three balls to spare and it was the highest chase in IPL bettering RR’s own record of 215 against Deccan Chargers in 2008.
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