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It was a low-scoring thriller between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. However, Samson-led Rajasthan Royals managed to beat Punjab Kings by three wickets. The close encounter between these two franchises was enough to entertain the fans at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur.
Despite a sudden collapse of middle-order batters, Rajasthan Royals managed to earn those two crucial points in the game and maintained their top spot among all the teams in the Indian Premier League.
Here is a list of all the award winners from this game.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Award Winners, Man of the Match IPL 2024:
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Electric Striker of the game:
The Punch.ev Electric Striker of the Match between Punjab Kings & Rajasthan Royals goes to Shimron Hetmyer.#TATAIPL | @Tataev | #PunchevElectricStriker | #BeyondEveryday | #PBKSvRR pic.twitter.com/Ef3t2anwps
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2024
Shimron Hetmyer of Rajasthan Royals received the Electric Striker of the Game award for playing a crucial knock in today’s game. He took the match away from Punjab Kings after hitting 10 runs in the last over. Shimron Hetmyer not only won the match for its franchise but also secured two points for it.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Fantasy Player of the game:
WHAT A SPELL BY KAGISO RABADA…!!!!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 13, 2024
His bowling figure (4-0-18-2) against Rajasthan Royals and including the wickets of Yashasvi & Sanju – A Top class spell from One of the Greatest of this generation! pic.twitter.com/cHq2Zcl3dV
Kagiso Rabada of Punjab Kings won the Fantasy Player of the Match award for delivering an economical spell in the match. Rabada took 2 wickets of Rajasthan Royals by just giving 18 runs in 4 overs.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Super Sixes:
Another edition of the Ashu-Show in Mullanpur 🔥🔥#TATAIPL #IPLonJioCinema #PBKSvRR pic.twitter.com/z9zcmns84O
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) April 13, 2024
The impact player of Punjab Kings, Ashutosh Sharma, won the Super Sixes award for hitting 3 sixes in the match. Abhishek came to bat in the death overs and played an aggressive knock of 31 runs in just 16 balls. Though he managed to set a decent target of 148 runs against Rajasthan Royals, it was not enough to get a victory for them.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Super Fours:
The RuPay on the go four of the Match between Punjab Kings & Rajasthan Royals goes to Yashasvi Jaiswal.#TATAIPL | @RuPay_npci | #PBKSvRR pic.twitter.com/QzlyiJ2duj
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2024
Yashasvi Jaiswal, the young talented opener batsman of Rajasthan Royals, won this award for smashing 4 fours in the match. Yashasvi was the impact player in today’s match against Punjab Kings and scored 39 runs in just 28 balls with a strike rate of 139.29.
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Man of the Match:
For his explosive finish with the bat, Shimron Hetmyer wins the Player of the Match Award in tonight’s thrilling contest 🏆
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2024
Scorecard ▶️ https://t.co/OBQBB75GgU#TATAIPL | #PBKSvRR pic.twitter.com/8mlMvR0TWU
Shimron Hetmyer won the Man of the Match award for his outstanding performance in the match while chasing a target of 148 runs. Shimron Hetmyer was the hero of the match for Rajasthan Royals, who snatched away the match from the bag of Punjab Kings after hitting a crucial knock of 27 runs in just 10 balls with a strike rate of 270.00.
Shimron Hetmyer’s Stats in the game:
| Runs | Balls | 4’s | 6’s | SR |
| 27 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 270.00 |
Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Key moments:
The last over of the second innings was the key moment of the game where every fan of each franchise put their finger crossed. The Rajasthan Royals needed 10 runs in the final over and it was Shimron Hetymer who was on the strike. Hetymer tried his best and won the match for Rajasthan Royals by smashing a huge six on the last-second ball of the final over.
