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Rajasthan vs Punjab 2018 Match 38 Full Commentary

Result · May 06 2018, Sun - 08:00 PM (IST)
Match 38, - Holkar Cricket Stadium
RAJASTHAN
152/9
PUNJAB
155/4
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
CRR:8.3
Player Of The Match
  • 19.6

    OUT! Run Out. Andrew Tye to Jaydev Unadkat. Slower ball short, outside off stump moves in front pulling, missed to wicketkeeper, direct hit by Rahul.

    First half done and dusted with Rajasthan finishing on 152-9 from their 20 overs. Jos Buttler got them off to a good start with 51 but the middle-order crumbled against the spinners with Mujeeb taking 3-27. The home team are in the driving seat and they will be looking to complete a sixth victory this year.

  • 19.5

    Andrew Tye to Shreyas Gopal. Full toss, wide down leg side on the back foot reverse sweeping, to point for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.

  • 19.4

    Andrew Tye to Jaydev Unadkat. Short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Stoinis.

  • 19.3

    Andrew Tye to Shreyas Gopal. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to point for 1 run, fielded by Ur Rahman.

  • 19.2

    Andrew Tye to Shreyas Gopal. Slower ball short, outside off stump on the front foot pulling, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahul.

  • 19.1

    Andrew Tye to Jaydev Unadkat. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Tiwary.

  • 18.6

    Ankit Rajpoot to Jaydev Unadkat. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Agarwal.

  • 18.5

    Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Gopal. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Agarwal.

  • 18.4

    FOUR! Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Gopal. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, outside edge in the air uncontrolled past third man for 4 runs. Four more for Gopal. Not entirely where he was aiming but the gap was found.

  • 18.3

    FOUR! Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Gopal. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep backward point for 4 runs. Carved to bring some crucial runs to Rajasthan.

  • 18.2

    Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Gopal. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Rahul.

  • 18.1

    Ankit Rajpoot to Jaydev Unadkat. Off cutter short, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Ashwin.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 15 runs. Bowler: Jaydev Unadkat. Kings XI Punjab: 141/4 (rr 7.83)
  • 17.6

    FOUR! Andrew Tye to Shreyas Gopal. Full toss, middle stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long on for 4 runs. Smoked down the ground. Brilliant piece of timing.

  • 17.5

    Andrew Tye to Jaydev Unadkat. Slower ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Nair.

  • 17.4

    Andrew Tye to Shreyas Gopal. Slower length ball, off stump down the track working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Agarwal.

  • 17.3

    Andrew Tye to Jaydev Unadkat. Half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Nair.

  • 17.2

    Andrew Tye to Shreyas Gopal. Slower ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Agarwal.

  • 17.1

    OUT! Caught. Andrew Tye to Rahul Tripathi. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to extra cover, by Ashwin. Easy as that. Tripathi doesn't pick the slower ball and he spoons the ball straight to the captain who is on the edge of the ring.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 16 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. Kings XI Punjab: 126/4 (rr 7.41)
  • 16.6

    Axar Patel to Rahul Tripathi. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Tye.

  • 16.5

    Axar Patel to Shreyas Gopal. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nair.

  • 16.4

    Axar Patel to Rahul Tripathi. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nair.

  • 16.3

    Axar Patel to Shreyas Gopal. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump moves in front sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Rajpoot.

  • 16.2

    Axar Patel to Shreyas Gopal. Arm length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Ur Rahman.

  • 16.1

    Axar Patel to Shreyas Gopal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Tiwary.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 8 runs. Bowler: Ben Stokes. Kings XI Punjab: 110/4 (rr 6.88)
  • 15.6

    FOUR! Ankit Rajpoot to Rahul Tripathi. Short, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, well timed past deep backward point for 4 runs. It doesn't matter how many people are put behind point Tripathi will find the gap.

  • 15.5

    Ankit Rajpoot to Rahul Tripathi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Ur Rahman.

  • 15.4

    Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Gopal. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Tiwary.

  • 15.3

    Ankit Rajpoot to Shreyas Gopal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to fourth slip for 2 runs, direct hit by Patel, overthrow by Patel.

  • 15.2

    OUT! Caught. Ankit Rajpoot to Krishnappa Gowtham. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, Spliced in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket, by Stoinis. Short, skewed off the bat and a simple catch. You wouldn't have been able to draw up a plan to work as good as that.

  • 15.1

    FOUR! Ankit Rajpoot to Krishnappa Gowtham. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Ur Rahman. Mujeeb's mind is probably elsewhere as he fumbles an easy piece of fielding.

  • 18.4

    FOUR! Jofra Archer to Lokesh Rahul. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep extra cover for 4 runs.

    What a stroke to win with. Picture perfect cover drive played with ease and elegance by Rahul, who finishes on 84 not out. The innings was timed to perfection with the batsmen pacing themselves in the middle overs before Rahul unleashed a blitz at the end. Rajasthan are now in a tough position languishing at the bottom with only six points and they will need a miracle to make it into the playoffs.

  • 18.3

    Jofra Archer to Lokesh Rahul. Leg cutter length ball, to leg backing away working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Tripathi.

  • 18.2

    SIX! Jofra Archer to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs. In the arc and put away back down the ground. Rahul has been brilliant at the back end of this innings with his strokeplay.

  • 18.1

    Jofra Archer to Lokesh Rahul. Half volley, to leg backing away driving, to mid off for 2 runs, fielded by Rahane, fielded by Singh.

  • End of Over 18
    Over 18. 15 runs. Bowler: Jaydev Unadkat. Kings XI Punjab: 141/4 (rr 7.83)
  • 17.6

    Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Unadkat.

  • 17.5

    Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front working, leading edge to point for 1 run, fielded by Samson.

  • 17.4

    FOUR! Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed past third man for 4 runs. Opens up the offside with some fancy footwork and finds the rope. Kings XI are storming to a victory.

  • 17.3

    SIX! Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. Takes on the short boundary and clears it with ease. Rahul has changed gears in the last couple of overs and has put his team in a winning position.

  • 17.2

    APPEAL! Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Archer, by Unadkat, appeal made for Run Out. Easy two in the end. The umpire just wanted to make sure.

  • 17.1

    Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 2 runs, fielded by Unadkat.

  • End of Over 17
    Over 17. 16 runs. Bowler: Jofra Archer. Kings XI Punjab: 126/4 (rr 7.41)
  • 16.6

    Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Stokes.

  • 16.5

    Jofra Archer to Lokesh Rahul. Yorker, outside off stump moves in front driving, to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Rahane.

  • 16.4

    SIX! Jofra Archer to Lokesh Rahul. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, well timed in the air under control over third man for 6 runs. Huge six and that takes Rahul past fifty. It hasn't been the quickest but he's done exactly what his team needed of him.

  • 16.3

    Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Yorker, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off for 1 run, fielded by Singh.

  • 16.2

    FOUR! Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs. Yorker missed and Kings XI pick up a much needed boundary.

  • 16.1

    Jofra Archer to Marcus Stoinis. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Tripathi.

  • End of Over 16
    Over 16. 8 runs. Bowler: Ben Stokes. Kings XI Punjab: 110/4 (rr 6.88)
  • 15.6

    Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Leg cutter half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Gopal.

  • 15.5

    Ben Stokes to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump down the track pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Gowtham.

  • 15.4

    Ben Stokes to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump moves in front flick, to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Archer.

  • 15.3

    Ben Stokes to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Tripathi.

  • 15.2

    Ben Stokes to Marcus Stoinis. Half volley, outside off stump backing away driving, inside edge to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Gopal.

  • 15.1

    Ben Stokes to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Gowtham.

  • End of Over 15
    Over 15. 7 runs. Bowler: Jaydev Unadkat. Kings XI Punjab: 102/4 (rr 6.80)
  • 14.6

    Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Gowtham.

  • 14.5

    APPEAL! Jaydev Unadkat to Lokesh Rahul. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point for no runs, by Samson, appeal made for Caught. Catches win matches and this could have been the case here. Samson was so close to pulling off a stunner but the ball dipped on him at the wrong moment, meaning there was a small bounce before he grabbed it. Rahul is breathing a little easier now.

  • 14.4

    Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to extra cover for 1 run, shy attempt by Rahane.

  • 14.3

    Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Unadkat.

  • 14.2

    FOUR! Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, outside edge past third man for 4 runs. Just out of reach of a flying Jos Buttler. Rajasthan keep creating chances.

  • 14.1

    Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis. Off cutter back of a length, down leg side on the back foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Samson.

  • 14.1

    Wide Jaydev Unadkat to Marcus Stoinis. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) to wicketkeeper for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.

  • End of Over 14
    Over 14. 8 runs. Bowler: Shreyas Gopal. Kings XI Punjab: 95/4 (rr 6.79)
  • 13.6

    Shreyas Gopal to Marcus Stoinis. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Gopal.