In the match against Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, who are on top of the table, won by three wickets IPL 2024 Match, Saturday in Mohali. Chasing 148 runs, RR reached 152/7 in 19.5 overs thanks to Shimron Hetmyer's match-winning six. The West Indies star scored an unbeaten 27* off 10 balls. Meanwhile, Kagiso Rabada and Sam Curran took two wickets each for the hosts.
Early on, Ashutosh Sharma's 16-ball 31 saw PBKS 147/8 in 20 overs late on. Keshav Maharaj and Trent Boult took two wickets each for the RR bowling department.
RR captain spoke after the match Sanju Samson said, “(Most catches) We have had some funny instances from last year and this year. But I'm really happy that everyone is excited to go and catch. I'd be very sad if people stay away from catching it. It actually gets a bit tough – the stadium is full of noise and when people call, we're going to hit the ball. Looking, we can't see who's coming. I have to tell my fast bowlers, it's a bit easier to catch. Gloves instead of hands.”
“We all (were nervous during the run-chase). Matches against Punjab in the last 3-4 years, every match was very close, very funny feeling. He was bowling well, it was a funny game. (Ann Hetmyer) has a lot of experience and a bit of his skills. There is confidence – they had Tanush as an all-rounder, he had a phenomenal Ranji Trophy with Mumbai and he is impressing all the coaches and everyone in the nets, we have a proper, consistent batting order after the openers, sort it out and then bring someone in for just one game.
“Jose is almost ready for the next game, so we wanted to try him in order. It's great to see him (Jaiswal) spend some time in the middle, in those 30s and 40s. That's what this tournament has taught me over the last 10 years – never take it for granted, we've got some good ones. Did things and today we made a few more mistakes and it's a very funny game. So we want to keep our heads down and do the process,” he added.
IPL 2024 Orange Cap Race After PBKS vs RR
RCB star Virat Kohli occupies the pole position at Orange Cap A run of 319 runs in six matches. They are followed by RRs Ryan Parag (284) is second. Meanwhile, Samson, who scored 18 off 14 balls in the previous match, climbed from fourth to third with 264 runs. GT leader Shubman Gill He is fourth with 255 runs Sai Sudarshan (226) is fifth in the IPL 2024 Orange Cap race.