Last Updated: April 05, 2023, 21:04 IST
Guwahati [Gauhati]India
Prabhsimran Singh and (inset) Jos Buttler (IPL/BCCI)
Prabhsimran Singh smashed his maiden IPL fifty before he was sent back to the dugout thanks to a stunning catch from Jos Buttler
Prabhsimran Singh smashed his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) fifty before being dismissed by a spectacular catch from Jos Buttler during match number 8 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday.
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Prabhsimran opened the batting alongside Shikhar Dhawan, hammering a 28-ball fifty and striking at around 200.00, smashing the Rajasthan bowlers all over the park.
Taking the aggressive path, Prabhsimran and Dhawan got Punjab off to a flying start, scoring 63 runs inside the powerplay itself.
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Jason Holder had a chance to remove Prabhsimran, but Devdutt Padikkal dropped him while he was batting on 44.
Prabhsimran took advantage of the missed opportunity and raced to his first IPL half-century.
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Holder though had his man, in the end, thanks to a superb diving catch from Jos Buttler at long-off.
The Englishman had to run in quite a while and produced a well-timed dive at the end to hold on and complete a brilliant catch.
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The opener was sent back to the dressing room for a 34-ball 60 that included three sixes and seven boundaries.
Prabhsimran and Dhawan put up a 90-run opening stand.
RR vs PBKS XI –
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson(wk/c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan (c), Prabhsimran Singh (wk), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar and Arshdeep Singh.
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