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Sanju Samson made a blind move as the Rajasthan Royals chased 224 to knock out Kings XI Punjab – IPL

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the 2020 IPL Game 9 between Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab at Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Royals of Rajasthan chase 224 races – the most successful chase in IPL history to beat Kings XI Punjab by four wickets

Sanju Samson slammed a brilliant 85 from 42 balls, but it was Rahul Tewatia’s incredible 31-ball 53 innings that helped Rajasthan clinch a record 224 What a game it was! Mayank Agarwal’s first century IPL goes in vain

Rahul Tewatia heads the game with a 30-ball 50 and gives Rajasthan a famous record-breaking victory Oh my God, what a strike and what a Rajasthan 222/5 turnaround after 19 overs

Rahul Tewatia hits Sheldon Cottrell for 30 straight races, keeps Rajasthan chasing Record five sixes in Rajasthan top 203/3 after 18 overs

Robin Uthappa goes off with two consecutive limits and came out with positive intention However, Rajasthan requires 51 races from 18 Rajasthan 173/3 deliveries after 17 overs

WICKET! Mohammed Shami gets the prized wicket from Sanju Samson and what a shot he played A brilliant 42 balls 85 comes to an end and you must feel for Samson Brilliant at bat but the show must end Punjab, can finally breathe easy

Sanju Samson hits Glenn Maxwell for 21 races to give Rajasthan a ray of hope Can young wicket hitter play a blind? If he does, this shot will go down as one of the best in IPL Rajasthan 161/2 history after 16 overs

Rahul Tewatia finally connects as he smokes Ravi Bishnoi to the max, but did he arrive a little late Samson is still Rajasthan requires 84 out of 30 Rajasthan 140/2 after 15 overs

Rahul Tewatia is not helping Rajasthan and this is one of those days where he struggles to connect The request rate has passed well over 15 and Sanju Samson is just a bystander at the ‘other end Rajasthan 132/2 after 14 overs

Excellent from Ravi Bishnoi as he gives only four points and most importantly has kept Rahul Tewatia on strike Tewatia is 5 out of 13 deliveries and he prevented Sanju Samson from the strike by not being able to connect Punjab won’t care no Rajasthan 122/2 after 13 overs

Fifty for Samson: what a blow from Sanju Samson as he marks his second half-century in a row and it was brilliant However, Ravi Bishnoi gave Samson a chance by dropping a hard chance Maxwell is not happy Rajasthan118 / 2 after 12 overs

Rahul Tewatia cannot afford to play point balls as the required number of requests has risen to almost 13 However, Samson beats beautifully and is shy to score another half century Rajasthan 112/2 after 11 overs

Excellent compared to Glenn Maxwell as he only gives four points and is the cheapest Rajasthan 104/2 after 10 overs

Smith falls after fifty years: James Neesham gets much needed breakthrough by getting Steve Smith, who leaves for a wonderful 27 balls 50 Can Samson pull it off remains to be seen Rahul Tewatia joins Samson Rajasthan 100/2 after 9 overs

It was an exhilarating ending with Nicholas Pooran pulling out a stunner near the ropes with Kevin Pietersen saying on the air, « This is the best I’ve seen » Meanwhile, Sanju Smson is doing great and with Smith put on an unbeaten stand of 73 points We are in a cracker of a Rajasthan 92/1 chase after 8 overs

Steve Smith is approaching half a century and Rajasthan is in the race Sanju Samson hits the ball clean like a whistle and the Punjab is in desperate need of a Rajasthan 80/1 breakthrough after 7 overs

End of PowerPlay: Steve Smith took on James Neesham as he plundered 14 runs from above with three limits Punjab must break this position Good start for Royals Rajasthan 69/1 after 6 overs

Samson and SMith take the 50 for Rajasthan to fifth and Samson is looking fore He sends Ravi Bishnoi for a max then a Rajasthan limit, clearly going after the target Rajasthan 55/1 after 5 overs

Sanju Samson and Steve Smith look to partner with Smith in an attempt to destabilize Mohammed Shami Rajasthan 44/1 after 4 overs

Sanju Samson quickly enters the act with a six and a limit but Cottrell would believe he played a decent one, especially with Jos Buttler Rajasthan’s wicket 30/1 after 3 overs

WICKET! There is the breakthrough and Sheldon Cottrell gets his first wicket of the match by removing Jos Buttler It’s the start Punjab wanted Sanju Samson joins Steve Smith

Mohammed Shami barges in when he almost got Jos Buttler but the Punjab decides not to examine him, and rightly so, as there was no Rajasthan nickname 19/0 after 2 overs

Steve Smith starts the chase with some limits but Sheldon Cottrell is not satisfied with the Rajasthan 11/0 foot marks after 1 over

Rajasthan begins pursuit of 224 Ok Jos Buttler and Steve Smith are there in the middle and it will be Sheldon Cottrell who will start the proceedings with the new ball

End of rounds: Kings XI Punjab posts 223/2 Mayank Agarwal (106, 50b, 10×4, 7×6), KL Rahul (69, 54b, 7×4, 1×6, Nicholas Pooran 25, 8b, 1×4, 3×6)

What a round of Mayank Agarwal The Karnataka drummer reaches his first IPL century with his skipper KL Rahul in company and Karnataka teammates tore the opposition apart Rahul has played his part with half a century while Nicholas Pooran with a 8-ball 25 sent the Punjab to a massive 223/2 Back for pursuit in a moment

Nicholas Pooram hammers Tom Currran on a deep central wicket to help Punjab cross the 200 point mark You have to see how much Punjab can win in the Punjab 205/2 final after 19 overs

WICKET! KL Rahul falls in love with a 69 of 54 balls and he played his part The skipper perishes trying to raise the bar and it will be up to Glenn Maxwell to push the Punjab past the 200 innings mark Punjab 194/2 after 18 overs

WICKET! Mayank Agarwal falls but what a round he played Absolute carnage and he played a fantastic move that will be remembered for some time Glenn Maxwell joins KL Rahul Punjab 185/1 after 17 overs

This has been an absolutely stunning batting display from Mayank Agarwal and what a start he had in this IPL We thank Rahul for playing second violin and allowing his partner to play the dominant Punjab role 178 / 0 after 16 overs

First century IPL for Mayank Agarwal and he hits his century in just 45 deliveries What a masterclass this has been and he hits the triple-digit mark with a Punjab 172/0 limit after 15 overs

Mayank Agarwal is just five points short of his century and he drops to 95 with a pull to the limit of the back square leg Meanwhile, KL Rahul does a Kapil Dev as he brings the shot from Nataraja, that too against Jofra Archer Wonderful punjab hitter 161/0 after 14 overs

Almost everywhere there has been a limit and this time Mayank is playing a great shot on extra cover for maximum Mayank has dominated and he is on track to reach his first century IPL Punjab 148/0 after 13 overs

Fifty for KL Rahul: Rahul picked up where he left in the last game as he notched fifty more Begins with a huge six on the deep center wicket, follows it with a limit on the back point and with only one reaches its half-century The highest partnership ever achieved in this IPL and for Kings XI Punjab Punjab 138/0 after 12 overs

Javdev Unadkat mixed up his deliveries well on this and even surprised Rahul with a slower one.However, Mayank still pulled a limit to take off 10 from above Punjab 120/0 after 11 overs

Mayank Agarwal is clearly there with intention and Rahul is happy to play second fiddle A limit through the square leg and the duo bring the highest opening partnership of the Punjab season 110/0 after 10 overs

Fifty for Mayank: Excellent fifty for Mayank Agarwal and he’s red form He tonks Shreyas Gopal for two huge sixes and the 100 is up for Punjab in just 84 Punjab 102/0 overs after 9 overs

Mayank Agarwal decided to go after the bowling alley as he first smokes Rahul Tewatia on a deep square leg for a maximum, then goes down on his six for another six and ends up with a limit It rains borders in Sharjah Punjab 86/0 after 8 overs

Shreyas Gopal manages to push Rahul on the back, but the Punjab is doing very well Punjab 67/0 after 7 overs

A silence from Jofra Archer as he gives only two Punjab 60/0 points after 6 overs

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Anikit Rajpoot struggles to find his rhythm as Rahul and Agarwal both score quickly The 50 is up for Punjab in just the fifth Punjab 58/0 after 5 overs

KL Rahul greets Jofra Archer with some exquisite cover discs, then spreads the back point to record a limit treble A smart stick from Rahul as he waits for the ball to come to him, then runs with an si nice free movement of hands Punjab 41/0 after 4 overs

Mayank Agarwal tonks the 100th six in the IPL and the Punjab forerunners quickly start 17 races from Unadkat Punjab 28/0 after 3 overs

Mayank Agarwal launches into the first six of the day Ankit Rajpoot and Mayank tonks delivery length he cleans long for maximum Punjab 11/0 after 2 overs

Great start from Jaydev Unadkat as he only gives three points since his first run There is a bit of a rebound and it remains to be seen how the batsmen approach Punjab 3/0 after 1 over

Rahul is ready to take the strike and it will be Jaydev Unadkat with the ball Let’s go!

KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal are all set and take the players out for a Super Sunday 33 six encounter in the final game in Sharjah and there will be another run-fest on a lower track

Toss: Rajasthan Royals wins the draw and Steve Smith chooses to play first Jos Buttler enters the side

Steve Smith: We’re going to be bowling It was a bit sticky in the first round of the last game, that’s why we keep going After the last game is over we know how bad it was wet Miller came out and Rajpoot walked in Buttler is in and Jaiswal misses I hope I’ll spend some more time in the middle tonight

KL Rahul: We’re still looking for the same process, get a good start It’s been 150 or 200+ years Lengths may change a bit It’s a small pattern, so the margin of error is much less

Field report: not a hint of grass and looks like a belter It’s a good surface to beat on and as a spinner you have to pull your lengths back, believes Rohan Gavaskar Kevin Pietersen says: « This is drummers’ paradise »

Spin king Shane Warne, mentor of the Rajasthan Royals, has joined the team and is in quarantine He is expected to join the team in the coming days

Kings XI skipper K L Rahul has racked up 275 races at an average of 55 and a strike rate of 12,731 in seven clashes against the Royals

Drummers will likely take center stage when the Rajasthan Royals take on the Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Sunday

While the shorter limits and a proposed batting track – the game between the Royals and the Chennai Super Kings has seen a total of 33 sixes – will make the demand difficult for bowlers on both sides, Rajasthan Royals will be bolstered by the return of Jos Buttler

Quarantine rule forced him to miss the game against the Chennai Super Kings, but with the England international available for Sunday’s key clash, the Royals’ batting order will benefit While Buttler was the designated opener last season, he would be better served as a finisher on this team.It could allow Steve Smith, who played the opener and scored 69 balls on 47 balls, to continue as partner of Yashasvi Jaiswal at the top

Rajasthan Royals: Steve Smith (captain), Jos Buttler (wicket keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket keeper), Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Robin Uthappa, David Miller, Ankit Rajpoot, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Riyan Parag, Mayank Markande, Shreyas Gopal, Varun Aaron, Jaydev Unadkat, Kartik Tyagi, Akash Singh, Oshane Thomas, Andrew Tye, Rahul Tewatia, Shashank Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anirudha Joshi, Tom Curran, Anuj Rawat

Kings XI Punjab: KL Rahul (captain), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Nicholas Pooran, Glenn Maxwell, Deepak Hooda, Mandeep Singh, James Neesham, Jagadeesha Suchith, Mohammed Shami, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chris Jordan, Karun Nair, Murugan Ashwin, Krishnappa Gowtham, Sheldon Cottrell, Hardus Viljoen, Ishan Porel, Sarfaraz Khan, Tajinder Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Arshdeep Singh, Simran Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ravi Bishnoi

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