PBKS vs RR IPL 2023: Full List of Award Winners, Man of The Match, Post-Match Presentation, Stats and Records

Rajasthan Royals (RR) are now tied with fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at 14 points. However, RCB (+0.180) have a game left and also have a better Net Run Rate (NRR) than RR (+0.148).

Notably, sixth-placed Mumbai Indians (-0.128) also have 14 points and will face SRH in their last league match on Sunday.

Seventh-placed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are also alive with 12 points and a match left. KKR (-0.256) will lock horns against second-placed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their last league match on Saturday.

PBKS, who finished eighth in the IPL 2023, posted 187/5 after being asked to bat first at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala. Jistesh Sharma scored 44 off 28, while Sam Curran and Shah Rukh Khan scored unbeaten 49 (31) and 41 (23) runs respectively. Navdeep Saini picked three wickets for 40 runs for RR.

In reply, RR lost Jos Buttler for a duck again. However, Yashasvi Jaiswal (50 off 36) and Devdutt Padikkal (51) hit a fifty each to keep Rajasthan in the hunt. Later, Shimron Hetmyer (46 off 28) and Riyan Paraga (20 off 12) partnered for 32 runs off 22 balls, leaving Rajasthan Royals (RR) in need of nine from the last over.

Tensions brewed as Dhruv Jurel and Treny Boult could collect only four from the first three balls from Rahul Chahar. However, Jurel slammed a six over long-off on the fourth delivery to seal the deal for his team. RR are now fifth on the ten-team IPL 2023 points table.

PBKS vs RR IPL 2023 Match 66 Awards List

Here is the complete list of awards from the match between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. All the awards carry a prize money of Rs 1 Lakh.

Player Of The Match: Devdutt Padikkal

TIAGO.ev Electric Striker Of The Match: Shah Rukh Khan (SR of 178.26)

Dream11 Gamechanger Of The Match: Sam Curran (90 fantasy points)

UPSTOX Most Valuable Asset Of The Match: Sam Curran (29.5 MVA points)

RuPay On-The-Go 4s: Yashasvi Jaiswal (8 fours)

Visit Saudi Beyond The Boundaries Longest 6: Riyan Parag (93 metres)

Herbalife Active Catch Of The Match: Trent Boult (Catch of Prabhsimran Singh off his own bowling)

PBKS vs RR IPL 2023 Match 66: Who said what?

Devdutt Padikkal (Player of the Match): Apart from the net sessions, my best hit. Coming into the season I was feeling good. But it didn’t pan out the way I thought. Every game as a cricketer you want to win it for your side. To be honest, it has been that kind of a season. I have been all over the batting order. I need to learn batting at every position. At the start of the season, I thought I might not make it.

Sanju Samson (RR captain): I think at the end of the game, when Hety (Hetmyer) was going strong we thought we will finish by 18.5. We have a quality team and it is a little shocking to see where we stand on the table.

I have been talking about Jasiwal almost every game. He has shown maturity. It feels he has played 100 T20Is. Almost 90 percent of the times we feel Boult will take a wicket in the first over. We were under pressure in the last few games.

Shikhar Dhawan (PBKS captain): We lost too many wickets in the powerplay and that put us on the backfoot, but Curran, Jitesh and Shahrukh got us back in the game, the bowling was good (in patches), but the fielding wasn’t great, the dropped catches cost us the game.

I feel 200 should have been a good total on this pitch. We could have done better in all the areas I think. Sometimes the batting was clicking, and sometimes the bowling was clicking, we couldn’t put up those performances together.

But it’s a young group, so we have learnt a lot of things this season. I knew I had to take the game deep, so I wanted my best bowlers to bowl early, so Rahul had to bowl the last over. In the last game I gave Harpreet the final over, it depends on the surface and the situation.

Shimron Hetmyer (RR Batter): I was trying to see how fast we can get the game finished. I was actually trying to get the game finish in 18, but I guess I didn’t get enough of the strike to do that.

Had a little dip in the middle, but that’s how cricket goes sometimes. (On the duel with Curran) It’s always good to have someone say something to me, it doesn’t really happen much.

I really enjoyed it today, giving me a little bit more confidence and a little bit more energy to execute and do what I need to do. (What was said by Curran?) Not anything I can disclose here to be honest.

PBKS vs RR IPL 2023 Match 66: Stats and Records

• Yashasvi Jaiswal became first uncapped Indian player in IPL history to score 600 runs in a season
• Yashasvi Jaiswal is fourth player after Shaun Marsh, Rishabh Pant and Ruturaj Gaikwad to complete 600 runs in a season before turning 25
• Yashasvi Jaiswal has now scored most number of runs in an IPL season by an uncapped player
• Yashasvi Jaiswal’s strike rate of 163.61 is fourth-highest by a player with minimum 600 runs in a season. Chris Gayle, Pant and AB de Villiers lead the list
• Jos Buttler got out for a duck for the third consecutive time in IPL 2023
• Five ducks from Buttler in IPL 2023 is most by an batter in a season
• RR have lost 40 wickets in middle-overs (7 to 15) – most by any team in this season
• Jitesh Sharma has hit 21 sixes this season – most by any PBKS batter this season