Ravichandran Ashwin opened the batting for RR, together with Yashasvi Jaiswal.© AFP
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson on Wednesday revealed why Jos Buttler didn’t open the innings for them throughout their defeat to Punjab Kings (PBKS) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Guwahati. Chasing a goal of 198, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin opened the batting for the franchise, together with Yashasvi Jaiswal. The determination, nevertheless, backfired as RR have been decreased to 26/2 inside the primary 4 overs. Buttler got here to bat at no.3 however was later dismissed on 19 (11) by Nathan Ellis.
Speaking on the post-match press convention, Samson revealed that suffered an harm scare whereas fielding.
“Jos wasn’t fully fit. He had a stitch on his finger,” Samson mentioned throughout the post-match press convention.
On the choice to ship Ashwin, forward of Devdutt Padikkal, the RR captain mentioned: “The thinking behind Devdutt Padikkal at No. 4 was we knew that they had a left-arm spinner (Harpreet Brar) and legspinner (Rahul Chahar) who would be bowling in the middle overs. So, it was important for us to have a left-hander.”
Skipper Shikhar Dhawan’s unbeaten 86 and 4 wickets from Nathan Ellis helped PBKS to their second straight IPL victory with a tense five-run win.
Punjab rode on the left-handed Dhawan’s 56-ball knock and his 90-run opening stand with Prabhsimran Singh, who hit 60, to put up 197-4 after being invited to bat first in Guwahati.
Ellis then starred in his second recreation of his IPL debut season to return figures of 4-30 and hold Rajasthan to 192-7, however not after a scare.
(With AFP Inputs)
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