Rajasthan Royals defeat Punjab Kings by two runs in IPL Cricket

Dubai: Rajasthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by two runs in final-ball thriller in Dubai last night. Put in to bat first, Rajasthan Royals posted 185 runs in 20 overs, riding on Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 49 off 36 balls, Mahipal Lomror’s 43 off 17 and Evin Lewis’ 36 off 21. For Punjab, Arshdeep Singh scalped five wickets while Mohammad Shami finished with three.

In reply, opening partnership between KL



Rahul and Mayank Agarwal once put Punjab Kings in a comfortable position. However, Punjab could only score 183 for four in the stipulated 20 overs. Rahul made 49 off 33 while Agarwal scored 67 off 43 and Nicholas Pooran scored 32 off 22. For Rajasthan, Kartik Tyagi took two wickets.

Today, Delhi Capitals will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai at 7:30 pm.