RR vs PBKS: Punjab Kings batsman Bhanuka Rajapaksa retired hurt in the first innings of his team’s match against Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. PBKS were asked to bat first after Rajasthan Royals won the toss.
While Prabhsimran Singh sent PBKS flying, Dhawan played a supporting role. PBKS later wanted to free his hands as Rajapaksa joined him in the middle. Meanwhile, Dhawan hit a delivery from RR bowler Ravi Ashwin straight towards Rajapaksa at the non-striker’s end as the ball hit him badly. Rajapaksa was immediately seen in pain and retired hurt. The Sri Lankan player faced only one ball in the match and scored one run on it.
Notably, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and opted to bowl first. “We would like to bowl here. Some dew is expected. We will use the opportunity to bowl first. It is a great idea by the franchise. Loving it here. The players have got used to the conditions. We will go with that. Have been.” Party. Very happy to see them growing up. Jaiswal and Parag have learned a lot from the experienced guys,” RR captain Sanju Samson said at the toss.
at the time of the toss, Shikhar Dhawan Said, “We all know that dew comes. We also wanted to bowl first. That’s fine. We are used to it. Let’s go day by day. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Process matters most Same eleven from last game. RR is a very good team. They are playing good cricket. We want to give our best.”
pitch report
The pitch at Barsapara Cricket Stadium is a paradise for batting. have not been IPL Games played at the venue and only 3 T20Is have been held here. The last T20 held here was between India and South Africa and saw 458 runs scored for the loss of 6 wickets.