Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Match 38, IPL 2018

Ashwin won the toss and elected to field first. Manoj Tiwary came back for Yuvraj Singh

D'Arcy Short slogged one straight up in the air off Ashwin in the opening over of the game

Jos Buttler though was at his attacking best despite losing Rahane for a cheap score. Along with Samson he forged a stand

Mayank Agarwal combined brilliantly with Manoj Tiwary in the field to send Stokes back

Mujeeb was on a hat-trick when his googly bowled Jofra Archer first ball

KXIP maintained the pressure and ensured they restricted RR to 152

Two wickets of Gayle and Mayank Agarwal early on gave hope to RR

KL Rahul and Karun Nair rebuilt the innings with a 46-run stand for the third wicket

D'Arcy Short took a superbly timed catch at deep mid-wicket to get Axar who was promoted up the order

KL Rahul had to play a different game tonight but displayed commendable maturity and temperament to notch up a fifty

KL Rahul took on the finishing duties and ended the game with a flurry of boundaries, staying unbeaten on 84