Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab - 41st match result | IPL 2018

41st

Match

IPL No : #605

Wed, 09 May 2018, Starts from 00:00

Rajasthan Royals - 8/158 (20)

Kings XI Punjab - 7/143 (20)

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, India

Mum Indians won by 102 runs

Match Stats

Rajasthan Royals innigs

8/158 (20)

Batsmen	R	M	4s	6s	SR	Season	R	4s	6s	All time	R	4s	6s
AM Rahane c Nath b Tye	9	10	1	0	90.00	In 2018	239	26	4	Career	3296	346	64
JC Buttler st †Rahul b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	82	58	9	1	141.37	In 2018	320	27	12	Career	1404	120	62
K Gowtham c Tiwary b Stoinis	8	6	0	1	133.33	In 2018	87	8	5	Career	87	8	5
SV Samson c Tiwary b Mujeeb Ur Rahman	22	18	1	1	122.22	In 2018	332	20	15	Career	1758	132	72
BA Stokes c Ashwin b Tye	14	11	1	0	127.27	In 2018	174	12	5	Career	618	45	28
STR Binny run out (Nair/Tye)	11	7	0	1	157.14	In 2018	21	1	1	Career	787	60	30
MK Lomror not out	9	9	1	0	100.00	In 2018	20	1	0	Career	20	1	0
JC Archer c Tiwary b Tye	0	1	0	0	0.00	In 2018	9	1	0	Career	136	11	4
JD Unadkat c Nair b Tye	0	1	0	0	0.00	In 2018	23	3	0	Career	28	3	0
Extras (1w, 1nb, 1b)	3	0	0	0	0.00
Total (20 overs, 7.9rpo)	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO	0s	4s	6s	Season	W	0s	All time	W	0s
MP Stoinis	2	15	1	8	4	2	0	In 2018			Career	31	97
AR Patel	3	24	0	8	7	2	1	In 2018			Career	61	302
MM Sharma	3	29	0	10	7	3	1	In 2018			Career	88	338
AJ Tye	4	34	4	9	7	3	1	In 2018			Career	83	184
R Ashwin	4	34	0	9	4	2	1	In 2018	14	0	Career	106	274
Mujeeb	4	21	2	5	8	1	0	In 2018			Career	14	89

Kings XI Punjab innigs

7/143 (20)

Batsmen	R	M	4s	6s	SR	Season	R	4s	6s	All time	R	4s	6s
KL Rahul not out	95	70	11	2	135.71	In 2018	471	53	19	Career	1196	114	43
CH Gayle st †Buttler b Gowtham	1	1	0	0	100.00	In 2018	311	22	25	Career	7549	548	574
R Ashwin b Gowtham	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 2018	57	3	2	Career	288	25	4
KK Nair c Unadkat b Archer	3	5	0	0	60.00	In 2018	243	20	8	Career	1401	155	34
AD Nath c Gowtham b Sodhi	9	13	1	0	69.23	In 2018	9	1	0	Career	29	2	0
MK Tiwary c Rahane b Stokes	7	8	0	0	87.50	In 2018	8	0	0	Career	1656	152	39
AR Patel run out (Binny/†Buttler)	9	5	1	0	180.00	In 2018	28	1	1	Career	634	35	29
MP Stoinis c Gowtham b Unadkat	11	16	0	0	68.75	In 2018	96	6	4	Career	762	61	22
AJ Tye not out	1	1	0	0	100.00	In 2018	18	1	0	Career	170	14	6
Extras (1w, 1nb, 1b)	7	0	0	0	0.00
Total (20 overs, 7.15rpo)	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO	0s	4s	6s	Season	W	0s	All time	W	0s
K Gowtham	3	12	2	4	10	1	0	In 2018			Career	8	66
JC Archer	4	32	1	8	8	3	1	In 2018			Career	35	162
JD Unadkat	4	36	1	9	6	3	1	In 2018	0	0	Career	64	203
BA Stokes	2	13	1	7	6	2	0	In 2018			Career	18	161
IS Sodhi	4	14	1	4	12	0	0	In 2018			Career	11	15
MK Lomror	2	19	0	10	1	2	0	In 2018			Career	0	2
Anureet Singh	1	12	0	12	1	2	0	In 2018			Career	18	136

Match Summary: Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab - IPL 2018, Match 41

On a thrilling evening at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals faced off against Kings XI Punjab in what turned out to be an intense battle in the 41st match of the IPL 2018 season. After being put into bat, Rajasthan Royals managed to post a total of 158 runs in their 20 overs, thanks notably to an explosive innings from Jos Buttler, who scored a brilliant 82 runs off just 58 balls, hitting 9 fours and 1 six. However, the rest of the batting line-up struggled against some tight bowling.

Kings XI Punjab, in response, faced a daunting task, culminating in a disappointing performance as they crumbled to 143 runs, losing the match by a substantial margin of 102 runs. KL Rahul stood out for Punjab, making a commendable 95 not out, while the rest of the team failed to build any significant partnerships. The bowling for Rajasthan was spearheaded by Krishnappa Gowtham, who produced an impactful performance, taking 2 wickets for just 12 runs in 3 overs.

Key Contributions

Rajasthan Royals Batting Performance

Jos Buttler: 82 runs off 58 balls (9 fours, 1 six) - An outstanding innings that galvanized the Royals' score.
Ajinkya Rahane: Scored 9 runs but fell early to Andrew Tye.

Kings XI Punjab Batting Performance

KL Rahul: 95 runs not out off 70 balls (11 fours, 2 sixes) - A valiant effort but insufficient to steer the team to victory.
Chris Gayle: Dismissed for just 1 run, while Ashwin failed to make an impact, scoring 0 runs.

Bowling Highlights

Rajasthan Royals

Krishnappa Gowtham: 3 overs, 12 runs, 2 wickets - A standout performance that stifled the Punjab batting.
Jofra Archer: Instrumental in picking up a critical wicket.

Kings XI Punjab

Andrew Tye: 4 overs, 34 runs, 4 wickets - His efforts were key in limiting Rajasthan's potential to build a higher total.

Conclusion

The match demonstrated a significant gap in performance between the two teams, with Rajasthan Royals showing resilience and skill, while Kings XI Punjab struggled to respond effectively, especially in their run chase. The standout performances by Jos Buttler and Krishnappa Gowtham ensured a dominant victory for Rajasthan, leaving fans excited for the upcoming matches in the IPL season.

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