Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings Live Score, IPL 2023 Live Updates: Top Knocks From Shikhar Dhawan, Prabhsimran Singh Guide PBKS To 197/4 vs RR

RR vs PBKS Live: PBKS 197/4 in 20 overs

PBKS finish their innings at 197/4 in 20 overs. Shikhar Dhawan remains unbeaten at 86 off 56 while Prabhsimran Singh also contributed with 60 off 34 balls. For RR, Jason Holder scalped two wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal scalped one wicket each. 

RR vs PBKS Live: OUT

OUT!!! Jason Holder provides another breakthrough to Rajasthan Royals as he scalps the wicket of Shahrukh Khan for 11. Shahrukh attempts to go for a six but Jos Buttler takes another stunning catch as PBKS lose their fourth wicket. 

PBKS 196/4 (19.4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shahrukh Khan provides a good support to Shikhar Dhawan as he hits a boundary off Jason Holder’s delivery. Shahrukh makes a good use of the full toss delivery and punches sit hard it over backward square leg as it goes for a one-bounce four. 

PBKS 196/3 (19.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan continues to punish KM Asif as he hits another boundary off his delivery. Dhawan makes a good use of the free hit and places shot over the extra cover and steals four runs. With this shot, Dhawan nears his century. 

PBKS 188/3 (18.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Shikhar Dhawan continues the carnage as he hits a massive six off KM Asif’s delivery. Dhawan patiently waits and plays a scoop shot as the ball goes for a maximum at the short fine leg. What a beauty from Dhawan. 

PBKS 181/3 (18.1 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Shikhar Dhawan waits for a moment and smashes a huge six off Jason Holder’s delivery. Dhawan takes his time and plays a reverse sweep shot and send the ball for a huge maximum in the deep backward point. Great piece of batting from Dhawan. 

PBKS 173/3 (17.5 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: OUT

OUT!!! Ravichandran Ashwin provides another breakthrough to Rajasthan Royals as he removes Sikandar Raza for 1. Raza completely fails to judge the delivery as Ashwin comfortably dislodges the bails. Third wicket gone for PBKS. 

PBKS 159/3 (16.1 overs)

RR vs PBKS: Dhruv Jurel comes in

Rajasthan Royals brings in Dhruvb Jurel as the impact player and replaces him Yuzvendra Chahal. 

RR vs PBKS Live: OUT

OUT!!! Yuzvendra Chahal finally redeems himself as he removes Jitesh Sharma for 27. Jitesh tries to go for a big hit but unfortunately Riyan Parag intercepts and takes a good catch at the long-off. PBKS go 2 down but Shikhar Dhawan still stands strong. 

PBKS 158/2 (15.4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan continues the carnage as he gets another boundary off Yuzvendra Chahal’s delivery. Dhawan patiently waits and plays a reverse sweep as it clears the infield and goes for a two-bounce four. 

PBKS 156/1 (15.2 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Jitesh Sharma gives a strong support to Shikhar Dhawan as he hits a huge six off Trent Boult’s delivery. Jitesh gets a slower short delivery and hammers it hard as the ball goes sailing over the fence for a huge maximum. 

PBKS 148/1 (14.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan ends Yuzvendra Chahal’s another over in style as he smashes a boundary. Dhawan goes inside out over the covers and steals four runs. Another expensive over from Chahal as he concedes 16 runs off this one. 

PBKS 140/1 (14 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Fifty for Dhawan

FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan continues the carnage and hits two back-to-back boundaries off Yuzvendra Chahal’s delivery. With this shot, Dhawan brings up his half-century off just 36 balls and keeps the momentum towards PBKS. 

PBKS 134/1 (13.4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan hits a brilliant boundary off KM Asif’s delivery. Dhawan makes a good use of the length delivery and smartly plays a shot over the short fine leg for a four. Terrific stuff from Dhawan. 

PBKS 120/1 (12.5 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Shikhar Dhawan finishes off Yuzvendra Chahal’s over with a huge maximum. Dhawan gets out of the crease and punches it hard over the long-off as the ball goes straight into the crowd. 18 runs off this over and this is exactly what PBKS need. 

PBKS 113/1 (12 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Back-to-back fours

FOUR!!! After a brief gap, Jitesh Sharma joins the party and smashes two back-to-back boundaries off Yuzvendra Chahal’s delivery. The first one comes after he drives it past the dive of the man at cover. The second one comes after he hammers it hard over the covers for a four. 

PBKS 106/1 (11.4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Good over from Ashwin

After losing the wicket of Prabhsimran Singh and Bhanuka Rajapaksa getting retired hurt, Punjab Kings are cautiously moving ahead in the game. In the previous over, Ravichandran Ashwin leaks only 3 runs and controls the flow of runs. 

PBKS 95/0 (11 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Rajapaksa picks up injury

Bhanuka Rajapaksa picks up an injury on the elbow after Shikhar Dhawan hammers a shot into his direction. Rajapaksa has been taken off the field and Jitesh Sharma has made his way towards the crease. 

PBKS 92/0 (10.1 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: OUT

OUT!!!! Rajasthan Royals finally take a sigh of relief as Jason Holder dismisses Prabhsimran Singh for 60. Prabhsimran tries to go for a big hit Jos Buttler intervenes and takes a brilliant catch at the long-off. First wicket gone for PBKS. 

PBKS 90/1 (9.4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Prabhsimran Singh is just unstoppable today as he hits a huge maximum off Trent Boult’s delivery. Prabhsimran smartly places a down the ground shot as the ball goes over Boult’s head and landed straight into the crowd for a huge six. Terrific stuff from Prabhsimran. 

PBKS 83/0 (8.1 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Shikhar Dhawan turns out to be lucky and steals a boundary off Yuzvendra Chahal’s delivery. The ball hits the outside edge of the bat and goes past wicketkeeper Sanju Samson and races through the boundary line for a four. 

PBKS 75/0 (7.5 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Fifty for Prabhsimran

Prabhsimran Singh takes a double on Yuzvendra Chahal’s delivery and brings up his half-century. He takes only 28 balls to reach the 50-run mark as Punjab Kings eye a huge total in the match. 

PBKS 70/0 (7.2 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Good over from Ashwin

After conceding 63 runs in the six overs, Rajasthan Royals finally take a sigh of relief as Ravichandran Ashwin bowls an economical over. In the previous over, Ashwin only leaks five runs and controls the flow of runs. 

PBKS 68/0 (7 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: PBKS 63/0 in 6 overs

Punjab Kings have a memorable innings in the powerplay as they smash 63/0 in just 6 overs. The major contribution was from Prabhsimran Singh, who is standing unbeaten at 45 off 23 balls. On the other hand, Shikhar Dhawan is standing unbeaten at 14 off 13 balls. 

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Prabhsimran Singh continues the carnage and hits another boundary off Jason Holder’s delivery. Prabhsimran gets under the ball and almost slices it over cover as the ball comfortably goes across the boundary line for a four. 

PBKS 60/0 (5.2 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Prabhsimran Singh hits Ravichandran Ashwin for another boundary. Prabhsimran makes a good use of the full-toss delivery and smartly places it over the mid-off for a boundary. PBKS off to a memorable start. 

PBKS 54/0 (4.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Fifty comes up in 4.2 overs

FOUR!!! Prabhsimran Singh smashes a boundary off Ravichandran Ashwin’s delivery and takes PBKS across the 50-run mark in just 4.2 overs. Prabhsimran bends down and plays a sweep shot, which goes past the man at the mid-on for a four. Terrific display of batting from the youngster. 

PBKS 50/0 (4.2 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: 19 runs off the over

After smashing two fours and a six, Prabhsimran Singh ends the KM Asif’s over with a boundary. Prabhsimran unleashes a shot which dodges the man at the cover and goes for a comfortable four. 

PBKS 45/0 (4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Prabhsimran Singh continues to punish KM Asif as he hits a huge six in the same over. Prabhsimran makes a perfect use of the short delivery and hammers it hard over deep square for a six. 14 runs off the over already. 

PBKS 40/0 (3.4 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Prabhsimran Singh gets another boundary off KM Asif’s delivery. Prabhsimran smartly places the shot and finds the gap between the point and the third man and gets a boundary. 

PBKS 34/0 (3.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Prabhsimran Singh continues the carnage and smashes another boundary off KM Asif’s delivery. Prabhsimran gets out of the crease and punches it hard towards the long-off and steals a four runs. What a terrific style of batting from the youngster. 

PBKS 30/0 (3.1 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: Back-to-back fours

FOUR!! Shikhar Dhawan joins the party and hits two back-to-back boundaries off Trent Boult’s delivery. The first one comes after he places a shot towards the square leg while the second one comes after he punches it hard between the cover point and point and steals four runs.

PBKS 24/0 (2.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: SIX

SIX!!! Prabhsimran Singh waits for some time and hammers a huge six off KM Asif’s delivery. Prabhsimran perfectly lofts it into the backward square leg as the ball goes sailing over the fence. 

PBKS 16/0 (2 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: FOUR

FOUR!!! Prabhsimran Singh opens his arms and gets a boundary off Trent Boult’s delivery. Prabhsimran patiently waits for the delivery and smashes it hard through the covers and steals four runs. Good start from the youngster. 

PBKS 7/0 (0.3 overs)

RR vs PBKS Live: We are underway

The Match 8 of IPL 2023 between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings begin with Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh, opening for PBKS. On the other hand, Trent Boult will be bowling the first over for RR. 

RR vs PBKS Live: PBKS’ Playing XI

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Prabhsimran Singh(w), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Jitesh Sharma, Shahrukh Khan, Sam Curran, Sikandar Raza, Nathan Ellis, Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh

RR vs PBKS Live: RR’s Playing XI

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal

RR vs PBKS Live: Here’s what Shikhar Dhawan said at the toss

“We all know the dew comes. We also wanted to bowl first. It is alright. We are used to it. Let’s go day by day. Not putting too much on pressure on myself. The process matters the most. Same eleven from the last game. RR are a very good side. They are playing good cricket. We want to give our best.”

RR vs PBKS Live: Here’s what Sanju Samson said at the toss

“We would like to bowl here. Expecting some dew. We will use the opportunity to bowl first. It is a great thought by the franchise. Loving it here. The players have gotten used to the conditions. We are going in with the same side. Very happy to see them grow. Jaiswal and Parag have grown a lot learning from the experienced guys.”

RR vs PBKS Live: RR win toss, opt to bowl

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson wins toss, opts to bowl against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023 match