Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 52nd Match - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Yashasvi Jaiswal | Player of the Match: To be honest, I didn't know I'll be the Man of the Match. It's an amazing feeling whenever I go and bat, with all my pride I go and bat. (Favourite shot) I think the one I hit Rahul Chahar over the covers. I just tried to keep it simple - good cricketing shots. I want to dedicate this innings to Zubin sir (Zubin Bharucha). He has helped me a lot during all the times, whenever I was sitting with him, when I was down. He has been pushing me always. It's been a pleasure to perform like this. He has motivated me a lot, pushing me everyday like 'you can do it, you'll do it, just keep working hard.' I'll just keep doing what I'm doing, I'll try my best.

Sanju Samson | Winning captain: We all knew that he (Yashasvi Jaiswal) was due for a good innings. He spends quality time training and practising, spending a lot of hours in the nets. Very happy for him. Wanted to chase some games and win. Happy to chase, it was a really good wicket and really great intent shown by almost every batsman. I have been learning a lot, things have been getting clearer and clearer. Having the same side for almost every game helps to identify the situation and how to use the longer and shorter side, you need to keep on changing the bowlers according to the situation. There is no set strategy that fast bowlers have to bowl at the death, I feel anyone having a great temperament and having great experience can do the job for the team. He (Yuzvendra Chahal) said that he's even ready to bowl the 20th over, he's confident and he's doing well for the team. No. 3, I wanted to go out there and express myself and play a few shots, that's what I did. Enjoyed it - short and sweet. We are talking about what should be the mindset of the team going into the business end of the tournament. It's very obvious to think about the points table or the qualifications, so it's very important when things get busy, we need to keep on coming back to the basics which is to take one game at a time and look at the controllables. We'll keep on giving importance to each and every game and then doing our best in every game. Let's see where we end up at the end of the league stages.

Mayank Agarwal | Losing captain: I thought we got a very good score. In the middle overs we didn't stick to our bowling plans. They kept coming hard at us and kept scoring boundaries. Going through and through for 20 overs, they had the momentum on their side. Arshdeep has been nothing short of brilliant. He puts his hand up when the team needs it. He has been a leader in the team and it has been fantastic for us. We have to make the best use of our resources. Jonny came out and batted exceptionally.

19:26 Local Time, 13:56 GMT, 19:26 IST: A good win for the Royals, coming after a 2-match losing streak, they were asked to bowl first after losing yet another toss, saw their bowlers pulverized all over the Wankhede, first by Bairstow and then by Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma. Everyone got starts and only Bairstow got a half-century - they'll look at that as a pivotal moment in the match. Yuzi Chahal kept a lid on things with three wickets and although 189 was a good score, you'd think they fell at least 10-15 short, especially given their power-packed batting. It was then Yashasvi Jaiswal who took control of the chase, Jos Buttler gave them a good start, but it was the home boy, back into the team and at the top of the order, who set about the chase. He played sublime shots, some innovative and some sparkling, kept the required rate under check and ensured that Shimron Hetmyer had the perfect launching pad. Devdutt Padikkal anchored during both partnerships, he wasn't fluent, but didn't throw his wicket away. The 18th over turned the game RR's way with Rabada going for 16 and although Arshdeep bowled a fantastic 19th over, he was left with too much to do. RR stay third, but have built a 4-point lead over 5th placed Delhi Capitals while PBKS stay 6th and needing to perhaps win all their remaining games if they're to make it to the playoffs. That's it from Wankhede, the second game has already started over in Pune. Do switch tabs and enjoy all the action. For now, cheers and bye..

Rahul Chahar to Hetmyer, 1 run, victory for RR and that means MI are the first team to be eliminated from #IPL2022, Hetmyer comes down the pitch, takes the ball on the full and nearly chipped it down long-on's throat, bounces in front of Livingstone and they jog across for the winning single

Rahul Chahar to Hetmyer, no run, back-to-back dots, pushed through by Chahar - Hetmyer backs away on the cut, but can't beat cover

Rahul Chahar to Hetmyer, no run, flighted delivery on the leg-stump line, Hetmyer prods across and turns it to square leg

Rahul Chahar to Hetmyer, SIX, scores are level, one big hit and RR are all but home and dry - nicely tossed up on the leg-stump line, Hetmyer gets forward and then thumps the drive, high and way into the stands at wide long-on

Rahul Chahar to Hetmyer, wide, and he starts with a leg-side wide, Hetmyer can't connect with the pull, will take the wide instead

Rahul Chahar [3.0-0-31-0] is back into the attack

8 needed from the last over. PBKS have been given a lifeline, can they throw the sucker punch at RR? Sams defended 9 yesterday, Chahar will need to defend 8 here

Arshdeep Singh to Riyan Parag, no run, that's another top-class yorker from Arshdeep - full and angling into the right-hander, dips late and strikes Parag on the pads, the impact was in front of leg and would have been going down

Riyan Parag, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Should be a free-hit for Parag, a boundary here can make things easy going into the last over. They need 8 from 7 balls. Arshdeep, from round the wicket

Arshdeep Singh to Padikkal, out Caught by Mayank!! Is there a late twist? After nailing 4 perfect yorkers, Arshdeep gets a wicket off a full-toss, Padikkal went too hard on the drive, lost his poise and the balance - the ball hit high on the bat and lobbed to Mayank at cover. One Karnataka opener takes out his fellow partner, but RR need run-a-ball now. Padikkal c Mayank b Arshdeep Singh 31(32) [4s-3]

Arshdeep Singh to Padikkal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Arshdeep Singh to Padikkal, no run, another perfect yorker from Arshdeep - this is an exhibition of death overs bowling, unlucky that it's come so late in this game, Padikkal jams the bat down and it goes to cover on the bounce

Arshdeep Singh to Hetmyer, 1 run, Arshdeep nails another wide yorker, squeezed in front of cover and Hetmyer is called for quick single - he was late in starting and the throw should have been at his end, but it's at the striker's end where Padikkal was coasting along

Arshdeep Singh to Padikkal, 1 run, fuller length delivery and well wide of off, driven down towards long-off for a single

Arshdeep Singh to Hetmyer, 1 run, wide full-toss from Arshdeep, was looking for the yorker and Hetmyer squeezes it back past the bowler for a single