Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 18th Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Stoinis to Dhruv Jurel, FOUR, and over short third man. RR are finising well. Was banged in short, slower, Dhruv Jurel hops back and steers the ball over short third man for a four

Stoinis to Dhruv Jurel, SIX, poor ball and disappears over deep mid. That was a low full toss, angled in, Dhruv Jurel got under the ball and thumped it oiver wide long-obn. He timed it well

Stoinis to Riyan Parag, SIX, slower ball, angled in, Riyan Parag waits on it and slams that over deep mid. Massive blow from Parag as he climbed into that short ball to send it over the ropes

Arshdeep Singh to Hetmyer, out Caught by Maxwell!! Low full toss, Hetmyer looked to slog it and cue-ends the ball down to long-on. The batter tried to slog it by getting under it but failed to clear the ropes. Just couldn't time it and the man at long-on took an easy catch. Arshdeep Singh finally gets a wicket. Decent cameo from Hetmyer ends here. Hetmyer c Maxwell b Arshdeep Singh 20(12) [4s-2 6s-1]

Arshdeep Singh to Hetmyer, FOUR, short ball, outside off, Hetmyer climbed on top of the bounce and pulled it wide of the man at deep mid. That was hit hard and into the gap

Marco Jansen to Riyan Parag, 2 runs, the bowler runs back. Gets under it and fails to latch on to it. That was fuller, wider, slower, Riyan Parag looked to go big and skied it. The bowler ran back, got there but the ball didn't stick. Another drop. They get a brace. Parag continues...

Marco Jansen to Riyan Parag, SIX, fuller length delivery, on the pads, Riyan Parag whips that over fine leg. That was hit well and well over the ropes by Riyan Parag. Got a freebie of a delivery and put it away with elan

Marco Jansen to Riyan Parag, SIX, 122 kph, outside off, slower ball, Riyan Parag picks the bones out of that. Was a slower length delivery angled across and Riyan Parag slams it over long-on. That was hit with a lot of power

Ferguson to Hetmyer, SIX, Chahal drops it at fine leg. Regulation chance but he might have lost it in the lights. That was whipped off the pads, hit flat, Hetmyer had hit it straight to his former team mate but Chahal ran in too much and the ball burst through his hands to go over the ropes. He signalled that he lost that in the lights

Ferguson to Riyan Parag, 2 wides, length delivery, well wide outside off, Riyan Parag throws his bat at it and misses. The batter looked to swing at it again but the keeper fumbled and allowed an extra run. Kings did review it but in vain

Ferguson to Hetmyer, 1 run, and Parag survives! Definite run-out chance. The batter tucked it down on to the on-side. Ferguson tried giving it a chase, put in the slide and fumbled which allowed Parag to come back into his crease. He wanted a second but Hetmyer sent him back

Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, FOUR, straight down the ground for a four. Length delivery, outside off, Riyan Parag gets hold of it and tonks it down the ground for a four. That was well hit and into the gap. Maxwell had no chance to his left

Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, FOUR, pace on, fuller, wider, well outside off, Riyan Parag throws his bat at it and edges it over the man at short third man for a four

Marco Jansen to Hetmyer, FOUR, short ball, outside off, Hetmyer got on top of the bounce and pulled it wide of the man at mid-wicket for a four. That was well placed and timed by Hetmyer to get off the mark

Marco Jansen to Nitish Rana, out Caught by Maxwell!! Maxwell takes it at deep cover. He ran to his left, seemed to have misjudged it but did well to grab it in the end. Was a length delivery, well outside off, Nitish Rana looked to slash that but got a top-edge on the shot. The ball went up and the man in the deep managed to take it. Jansen has his first. A little knock from Rana comes to an end. The batter got more height than distance on it. Maxwell did very well to scamper to his left and get as close as possible to the ball. Nitish Rana c Maxwell b Marco Jansen 12(7) [4s-2]

Ferguson to Nitish Rana, FOUR, his good form continues. Gets four more. Stays back and slashes that wide of the men at point and deep third man for a four

Ferguson to Nitish Rana, FOUR, fuller length delivery, well outside off, Nitish Rana gets the room and spanks the drive wide of the man at deep cover for a four. That was hit hard and into the gap

Ferguson to Jaiswal, out Bowled!! The slower ball does it. Jaiswal was in the zone of hitting fours and sixes. That was a slower ball, Jaiswal went for a heave and missed the line of the delivery. The ball slammed into the sticks. Second one down. Was a 120.6 kph delivery, landed, spun in a little and hit the sticks. Jaiswal was looking good but has to go. Lost his shape trying to go for the big shot and lost his wicket as well. Jaiswal b Ferguson 67(45) [4s-3 6s-5]

Stoinis to Jaiswal, FOUR, full and very wide outside off, Jaiswal throws his bat at that one and loses his balance slightly as he slaps it to the left of sweeper cover for a boundary. 17 runs off the over, Jaiswal is switching gears now!

Stoinis to Jaiswal, SIX, full, pace off and in the slot. Jaiswal is deep in the crease and gets fully under this delivery. Slams it high into the night sky over wide long-on for another maximum

Stoinis to Riyan Parag, FOUR, a slower bouncer once again, Parag goes for a pull shot and gets a top edge that flies over short fine for a boundary

Chahal to Jaiswal, SIX, flighted delivery onto off, Jaiswal was set to take it on, waits for the bounce and then swings it powerfully across the line over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. Chahal expensive once again

Chahal to Jaiswal, FOUR, 50 for Yashasvi Jaiswal, that's one way to announce yourself onto IPL 2025. A fligthed delivery onto off, Jaiswal gets under it and slams it down the ground. Long-off is too wide and that ends up as a boundary

Ferguson to Samson, out Caught by Shreyas Iyer!! when nothing else works in T20, the answer is always express pace. You can never go wrong with that, folks! 144.2 clicks, full and fast on off stump. Samson tried to get under it and chip it over the infield, but the bat turns on impact as he hits it tamely towards Shreyas Iyer at mid-off. A much needed breakthrough for PBKS. Samson hurls his bat in the air in frustration. Samson c Shreyas Iyer b Ferguson 38(26) [4s-6]

Ferguson to Samson, FOUR, pace off and full outside off, sits up nicely as a half volley and that wasn't bowled to the field. Too easy for Samson to shape away and drive along the ground between extra cover and mid-off

Stoinis to Samson, FOUR, 129.8 clicks, overpitched at the stumps, Samson stays deep in his crease and slams it down the ground to bisect long-on and long-off

Chahal to Samson, FOUR, 81.2 clicks, a slow length ball at the stumps, allows Samson plenty of time to rock back and pull it away between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Maxwell to Samson, FOUR, short and wide again, asking for trouble as Samson rocks back to cut it away between point and covers for a boundary. 50 partnership up for this pair

Ferguson to Jaiswal, SIX, take that!! 142.1 clicks and Jaiswal sends it into the stands at double that pace. On a length at the stumps, Jaiswal cleared the front leg for a disdainful swat across the line over cow corner for a maximum

Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, SIX, six more!! A fuller delivery just outside off at a pedestrian pace. Haeaved across the line by Jaiswal and that lands over deep square for a maximum

Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, SIX, a touch of class there from the recently appointed Goa player!! A short delivery that offered just a tinge of width. Jaiswal waited for it to arrive and hung his bat out for a ramp that sails away for six. Using the bowler's pace to get the maximum reward!!

Marco Jansen to Samson, FOUR, fuller and drifts onto the pads. Samson with a stylish glance to the right of mid-on and the ball races away to the fence

Arshdeep Singh to Jaiswal, FOUR, much better this time from the southpaw!! On a length at the stumps, Jaiswal clears the front leg for a big swipe across the line. Goes towards the cow corner boundary after a couple of bounces

Arshdeep Singh to Samson, FOUR, on a length and slightly skiddy onto the thigh pads. Whipped away to the right of deep backward square leg for the first boundary of the innings. A good start to life as skipper for Sanju Samson in IPL 2025!