The 56th match of the Indian Premier League was played today at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, in which Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl first. In response, the team of Kolkata Knight Riders, who came to bat first, started very slowly and scored 149 runs at the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.
To compete against which the Rajasthan team made a perfect start and won the match in just the 14th over at the loss of 1 wicket. However, such an incident occurred during this match, the video of which is now going viral on social media.
Sanju Sacrificed For Yashasvi Jaiwal’s Century
In today’s match, Rajasthan’s young player Yashasvi Jaiswal batted very well, although he missed out on scoring a century. Let us tell you that after the fourth ball of Kolkata’s 13th over, Rajasthan needed four runs to win, while Yashasvi Jaiswal needed 6 runs to score his century. On the other hand, Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson needed two runs for his half-century. was required.
In such a situation, on the 5th ball of the 13th over, Yashasvi Jaiswal took 1 run at the non-striker’s end so that Sanju Samson completed his century by scoring 2 runs while Sanju Samson was thinking of completing Jaiswal’s century in such a situation, the Kolkata bowler deliberately took white. Though bowled, Sanju touches it with his bat so that Yashasvi Jaiswal can score his century.
Although in the 14th over, Yashasvi tried to hit a six on the first ball; he got a four instead of a six. In such a situation, Rajasthan won the match against Kolkata, and Jaiswal remained just 2 runs away from his century. However, after that, he immediately hugged his team captain Sanju Samson and now the video of that time is going viral on social media as well.
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Yashasvi Jaiswal’s breakout phase is reaching new heights one day at a time. It gave the Royals the much-needed win and took them up to No. 3. It was a pleasure to witness him ????#KKRvsRR #KKRvRR #RRvKKR #YashasviJaiswal #chahalpic.twitter.com/aGEMFWeRQW
— Oneindia News (@Oneindia) May 11, 2023
Changes In The Point Table After The Victory Of Rajasthan
Let us tell you that after getting their sixth win of IPL 2023 against Kolkata today, the Rajasthan Royals team has reached number three in the point table of IPL 2023. So, on the other hand, the Kolkata team is out of IPL 2023 playoffs.
