Rajasthan Royals pulled off a sensational six-wicket win over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League, chasing down 223 with four balls to spare.
Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey starred with an unbeaten 77-run partnership off just 32 balls, turning the match decisively in RR’s favour. Earlier, teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed a fiery 43 off 16 balls, while Yashasvi Jaiswal scored 51.
For Punjab, Marcus Stoinis hammered an unbeaten 62, but it ended in vain as RR completed one of the season’s most thrilling run chases.
Brief Scores
Punjab Kings – 222/4 in 20 overs (Marcus Stoinis 62, Prabhsmiran Singh 59; Yash Punja 2-41, Jofra Archer 1-40)
Rajasthan Royals – 228/4 in 19.2 overs (Donovan Ferreira 52, Yashasvi Jaiswal 51; Yuzvendra Chahal 3-36, Arshdeep Singh 1-68)