Punjab vs Rajasthan Match Stats

FOUR! Wadhera is putting on a show here! Landed fuller and around off from Theekshana, Nehal Wadhera charges down the track and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary. Not exactly off the middle of the bat, but enough to get it into the gap.

FOUR! BACK-TO-BACK FOR WADHERA! Darted onto the pads, a full ball, Nehal Wadhera flicks it to the right of the diving short fine leg fielder for a boundary.

Short and on off, slapped straight to extra cover.

Seeing Wadhera shuffling across leg, Maheesh Theekshana cunningly darts it flat and full, outside off, Nehal Wadhera finds himself a bit too across to reach at it.

WIDE! A brilliant take from Sanju behind the wickets though! Flatter and down the leg stump line. Nehal Wadhera misses to flick, and even by getting blinded by the batter, Samson shows good reflexes and dives to his right and stops the ball.

Speared full, on off, drilled down to long off from Wadhera for a single.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND TAKEN! A wicket at a godsend time for Rajasthan Royals as the 'Big Show' departs! Maheesh Theekshana dishes out a full ball, and outside the off stump. Glenn Maxwell gets crouched a bit on his knee and tries to clear the fielder at long off. But he fails to get underneath it and ends up slicing it high in the air to long off. Yashasvi Jaiswal keeps his calm and takes a good catch in the deep. Glenn Maxwell departs for an entertaining 30 off 21.

OUT! TAKEN! Two in two for the Rajasthan Royals, and this is a massive blow to the Punjab Kings! Wanindu Hasaranga serves the googly and the turn takes it further away from the left-hander, near the tramline on off, Nehal Wadhera gets down on a knee and tries to drag the slog sweep away. Fails to get any elevation and hits it flat and low towards deep mid-wicket. It is dipping onto Dhruv Jurel, who does well to come charging in off the ropes and dives ahead to take it inches off the turf. Wadhera falls for 62 (41) and Punjab Kings are now 131/6, needing 75 runs in 29 balls.

Fuller around off, Suryansh Shedge goes for the slog, but he gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes along the ground to deep mid-wicket. Single taken.

Googly, short and on off, Singh works it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

A loud shout for LBW but turned down! Seemed to be going down leg, but RR have taken the review. Sliding onto the pads, Singh gets beaten on the flick on the inside edge, and the ball hits him on the knee roll on the front pad. A leg bye is taken as the ball rolls away on the leg side. There is no bat involved, but the Ball Tracking shows that the ball is clipping the leg stump and it is an umpire's call. 

Slower through the air on middle, Shashank wants to go big as he looks to slog this one. He can't middle it, as he gets it off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes along the ground to long on. Single taken.

Shorter in length on middle, Suryansh Shedge drives it off the backfoot to long on for a single to keep the strike.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Sandeep Sharma strikes straight away on his return to the attack! Dug in short and the pace is taken off, around the wide guideline on off, Shedge hops and reaches out to flay it away on the off side. Gets more height than distance on it and holes out to deep point where Shimron Hetmyer settles under the skier and does the rest.

Full and on the pads, flicked to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Wide! Slips it beyond the wide tramline on off, Singh lets it go.

Gets the yorker in, at the toes, Shashank jams it out wide of long on for a run.

On a nagging length, on middle, Marco hits it down to long on for a run.

Back to bowling it very full, on middle and leg, Singh wrists it to deep backward square leg for just a single.

Angling into the pads, fuller in length, MJ digs it out to mid-wicket for one more. Excellent over from Sandeep. A wicket and just 6 runs off it.

Swing and a miss! Outside off, on a nagging length, Marco walks across the stumps and swings for the hills but does not connect.

Two wides! Fires in a wide yorker, Marco leaves it alone. Sanju Samson fails to gather it cleanly and concedes an extra.

Drags the length back and keeps the line on the off stump, Singh carves it to deep cover for a run.

Pushed through, outside off, Jansen switches his stance for the reverse but does not connect.

OUT! TAKEN! Rajasthan Royals have been good in the field tonight, and that is another fine catch by Shimron Hetmyer! Fired in, full and on middle, Jansen whips it with his bottom hand and hits it flat towards deep mid-wicket. Does not manage to get it wide enough to beat the fielder in the deep. Hetmyer runs to his left and takes a good catch. PBKS slip further down to 145/8, needing another 61 off 14 balls.

A big shout for LBW but the umpire remains unmoved! Maheesh Theekshana bowls it flat and short, on the off, Arshdeep Singh goes deep in the crease to flick it away but gets beaten on the inside edge. Gets hit high on the front pad and the impact does look to be outside off to the naked eye. The Ball Tracking comes up with the impact being the umpire's call and the ball is missing the off stump. 

On a length, on middle, Singh muscles it down the ground to long on but Shashank Singh refuses the single.

Sandeep serves it full, on middle, Singh thumps it down to long on for a single.

Takes pace off and nails the dipping yorker, on middle, Arshdeep Singh just about manages to keep it out. Squeezes it out off the inner half to deep backward square leg for one.

Aimed at the toes, Shashank Singh glances it to the right of deep backward square leg for a couple of runs.

Back of a length, away from the batter, Shashank Singh throws his hands at the delivery but fails to connect.

Executes the yorker, on off, Singh takes it on the full and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Serves a slower one and the length is pulled back, around leg, Arshdeep Singh swings across the line but misses and wears it on the back pad.

Slanting in, on a good length, on middle, whipped to wide long on but Shashank Singh does not take the single.

Takes pace off does Jofra and goes into the wicket, around off, Shashank Singh goes for the pull but is way too early into the shot and connects with thin air.

A well-directed bumper at pace, at the left shoulder of the batter, Shashank Singh is beaten for pace as he tries to take the short ball on. The ball grazes his glove and Singh takes a glancing blow under the grill of the helmet.

Full and sliding onto the pads, Shashank Singh turns it away to deep backward square leg for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Jofra Archer has his third wicket of the night! With an upright seam, full and straight, at the stumps from over the wicket, Arshdeep Singh backs away to go inside out but hits it flat and low towards extra cover. Wanindu Hasaranga, standing on the edge of the ring takes a good low grab.

FOUR! Archer hurls it full, on the off stump, and Lockie steps out and slices it to the left of backward point. Sandeep Sharma gets around to his right at deep third and dives to prevent the boundary, but the ball goes under his body. The third umpire has been called into action for a check for a potential fielding restriction breach. Riyan Parag at mid on is the man in question, who seems to have been stationed just outside the circle. After a few looks, the third umpire is happy with where Riyan is standing.