RR burn a review
Ashwin convinces Samson to review after Bairstow missed his sweep and is pinged on the pads. But this is bad. Bad review. Even the impact is outside leg and that's that.
WICKET
Ashwin gets Dhawan
A backpedaling, jumping, one-handed screamer from Orange Cap holder Jos Buttler at mid-on and Dhawan's on his way back! Ashwin strikes in his very first over. Samson earlier gave Boult a third over within powerplay after that maiden but it backfired as Bairstow makes it an 18-run over with a couple of boundary hits and a six. No Mayank, it's Rajapaksa at #3.
Maiden
Good comeback from Boult - a maiden second over from the pacer after going for a couple of fours first up from Bairstow. Kuldeep Sen cranks up the pace in the fourth over but Bairstow finds two boundaries more to take 11 off it. PBKS 28/0
All set to go. Bairstow retains opening slot, with Dhawan.He's off the mark with a boundary off Boult rightaway.
Playing XIs:
Rajasthan Royals:Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (C, wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
Punjab Kings:Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (C), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
TOSS: Punjab opt to bat first.They are unchanged. Yashasvi Jaiswal replaces Karun Nair in Rajasthan Royals XI.
Toss coming up in a few moments. Don't go anywhere!
Preview
RR have been stuck on 12 points for a while now, with their overdependence on Buttler clearly exposed in the last two defeats. Punjab meanwhile haven't been as consistent as they would have liked - unable to string two wins on the trot all season so far. Today, they seek a push - for RR a top-two spot is within reach, for Punjab, a shot at making it to top-four. The match preview here.
Welcome!
First of Saturday's double header and we have two teams who will find a way to turn the contest into a thriller. Remember the time Rahul Tewatia did the unthinkable couple of seasons ago? Punjab vs Rajasthan - who's your money on today?