KXIP vs RR IPL 2020: Sanju Samson, Rahul Tewatia steal the show as Rajasthan Royals win thriller against Kings XI Punjab by 4 wickets

In the previous innings of this match Kings XI Punjab scored a total of 223 runs at the loss of 2 wickets after 20 overs against the Rajasthan Royals. However Rajasthan Royals Defeat Kings XI Punjab by 4 wickets.

The openers from the batting squad of Rajasthan Royals were the Skipper Steve Smith and Jos Buttler. Although, Rajasthan Royals lost their first wicket of Jos Butler and he managed to score 4 runs in 7 balls. The Skipper Steve Smith scored a half-century for his team in just 27 balls, but his wicket was taken by Mohammed Shami.

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The massive score accumulation was done by Sanju Samson, as he managed to score 85 runs in 42 balls and he smashed 7 huge sixes but Rajasthan Royals lost their 3rd wicket of Samson. However youngster Rahul Tewatia somehow managed to twist the losing game towards the Royals as he smashed 5 sixes in one over. Tewatia managed to score a total of 53 runs in 31 balls.

On the other hand Kings XI Punjab’s bowling squad displayed a satisfactory bowling display. James Neesham bowled his 4 overs scalping 1 wicket for the team. Mohammed Shami, Sheldon Cottrell each scalping 3 and 1wickets. But both Cottrell and Shami were the most expensive of them all as they gave away 52 and 53 runs each.