PBKS vs RR IPL 2023: Who won today’s IPL Match? Check Man of the Match Award Winner

Published on: May 19, 2023 11:27 pm IST|Updated on: May 20, 2023 9:28 am IST

PBKS vs RR IPL 2023 Who won today’s IPL Match?

Match no 66 of Tata IPL 2023 between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals is done and dusted. The Royals held their nerves to register a magnificent win in this fixture by 4 wickets and have kept their playoff hopes alive. With this won, RR are now sit at the 5th spot, whereas, Punjab Kings are eliminated now and end their yet another disappointing season at the 8th spot.

Who won Man of the Match in today’s IPL match?

Youngsters Devdutt Padikkal, Navdeep Saini, and Yashasvi Jaiswal were at the helm of things for Rajasthan Royals’ monumental win against Punjab Kings at the Dharamsala Cricket Stadium in Himachal Pradesh. Shimron Hetmyer too played a decisive knock to keep RR afloat with the target. For his timely fifty in the second innings, Devdutt Padikkal was adjudged the Man of the Match.

After winning the toss, RR’s skipper Sanju Samson asked Punjab Kings to bat. The decision was a fruitful one for Sanju as RR chipped in with 3 wickets inside the powerplay. PBKS got some push with Jitesh Sharma and Sam Curran’s 64 runs stand for the 5th wicket and in the end some lusty blows from Shahrukh Khan who scored an unbeaten 41 off 23 helped PBKS end their innings at 187 for the loss of 5 wickets. Sam Curran was the top scorer with unbeaten 49 off 31 whereas Jitesh Sharma scored a crucial 41 off 23 deliveries. Navdeep Saini playing only his second match of the season was the pick of the bowlers as he scalped 3 wickets for 40 runs from 4 overs.

In reply, RR’s chase was led by young left-hand batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal. The duo stitched 73 runs for the second wicket in quick time after Jos Buttler got dismissed for yet another duck. RR’s run rate took a dip once the partnership was broken and Devdutt got out for a well-deserved 51 off 30 deliveries. Yashasvi too followed the suit and just after completing his 50, fell to Nathan Ellis. Shimron Hetmyer then held the fort from one end and kept RR in the game with a brilliant 46 off 28 deliveries. The match went to the last over where RR needed 9 with Dhruv Jurel and Trent Boult at the wicket. Jurel held his nerve and hit a 6 straight past the bowler (Rahul Chahar) on the fourth ball of the over to register a win for RR and keep their playoff hopes alive.

IPL 2023 Point Table

Teams Mat Won Lost Tied NR Pts NRR
Gujarat Titans (Q) 13 9 4 0 0 18 +0.835
Chennai Super Kings 13 7 5 0 1 15 +0.381
Lucknow Super Giants 13 7 5 0 1 15 +0.304
Royal Challengers Bangalore 13 7 6 0 0 14 +0.180
Rajasthan Royals 14 7 7 0 0 14 0.148
Mumbai Indians 13 7 6 0 0 14 -0.128
Kolkata Knight Riders 13 6 7 0 0 12 -0.256
Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 0 12 -0.304
Delhi Capitals (E) 13 5 8 0 0 8 -0.572
Sunrisers Hyderabad (E) 13 4 9 0 0 8 -0.558

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Orange Cap 2023 List after match 66 of IPL 2023

No Player Team Runs Mat BF Avg H.S SR 4s 6s 100s 50s
1 Faf du Plessis RCB 702 13 456 58.5 84 153.95 55 36 8
2 Yashasvi Jaiswal RR 625 14 382 48.08 124 163.61 82 26 1 5
3 Shubman Gill GT 576 13 394 48 101 146.19 62 14 1 4
4 Virat Kohli RCB 538 13 396 44.83 100 135.86 52 15 1 6
5 Devon Conway CSK 498 13 370 49.8 92 134.59 58 13 5
6 Suryakumar Yadav MI 486 13 260 40.5 103 186.92 52 24 1 4
7 Heinrich Klaasen SRH 430 11 240 53.75 104 179.17 30 25 1 2
8 David Warner DC 430 13 334 33.08 65 128.74 62 5 5
9 Ruturaj Gaikwad CSK 425 13 290 38.64 92 146.55 33 21 2
10 Ishan Kishan MI 425 13 294 32.69 75 144.56 50 17 3

Purple Cap 2023 List after match 66 of IPL 2023

No Bowler Team Wkts Mat Ovs BBI Balls Avg Ecn Runs 4-Fers 5-Fers
1 Mohammed Shami GT 23 13 51 4/11 306 16.74 7.55 385 2
2 Rashid Khan GT 23 13 52 4/30 312 18 7.96 414 1
3 Yuzvendra Chahal RR 22 14 52.5 4/17 317 20.57 8.18 432 3
4 Piyush Chawla MI 20 13 50 3/22 300 19.15 7.66 383
5 Varun Chakravarthy KKR 19 13 48.4 4/15 292 20.58 8.03 391 1
6 Tushar Deshpande CSK 19 13 44.5 3/45 269 23.11 9.79 439
7 Mohit Sharma GT 17 10 30.5 4/28 185 13.53 7.46 230 2
8 Mohammed Siraj RCB 17 13 46 4/21 276 20.18 7.46 343 1
9 Ravindra Jadeja CSK 16 13 45 3/20 270 20.31 7.22 325
10 Arshdeep Singh PBKS 16 13 46.5 4/29 281 28.31 9.67 453 1

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