BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
KL Rahul (c)†	c Tewatia b Stokes	46	41	-	3	2	112.19

Mandeep Singh	c Stokes b Archer	0	1	-	0	0	0.00

Chris Gayle	b Archer	99	63	-	6	8	157.14

Nicholas Pooran	c Tewatia b Stokes	22	10	-	0	3	220.00

Glenn Maxwell	not out	6	6	-	1	0	100.00
Deepak Hooda	not out	1	1	-	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 1, nb 2, w 8)	11
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 9.25)	185/4
Did not bat: Chris Jordan, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Mandeep Singh, 0.6 ov), 2-121 (KL Rahul, 14.4 ov), 3-162 (Nicholas Pooran, 17.6 ov), 4-184 (Chris Gayle, 19.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jofra Archer	4	0	26	2	6.50	13	3	1	0	0
0.6 to Mandeep Singh, sensational bowling and an equally sensational catch. We have said it so many times about Stokes. This is Test-match stuff. Bouncer, straight at his badge. And his eyes look away as he throws his bat up in self defence. The ball lobs up towards point but it looks like it will fall short, but Stokes charges in and puts in a full-length dive to catch it. 1/1 19.4 to CH Gayle, emotion from Gayle. He has missed out on a hundred. What a seed from Archer. Yorker on leg. Maybe just six inches short of one. It goes past the inside edge, hits the pad, and ricochets into the wicket. Gayle is looking to kick the ground with his bat but loses control and the bat flies towards midwicket. And then a nice tough. He forgets the bat, and shakes Archer's hand. Gayle walks back with the helmet on the top of his bat handle. The only man with two 99s in the IPL. 184/4
Varun Aaron	4	0	47	0	11.75	12	2	4	4	1
Kartik Tyagi	4	0	47	0	11.75	9	3	4	0	1
Shreyas Gopal	1	0	10	0	10.00	1	0	1	0	0
Ben Stokes	4	0	32	2	8.00	6	2	1	3	0
14.4 to KL Rahul, Rahul has struggled to time the ball all night. It shows you the pitch is not easy. He rarely fails on the slog to a length ball. Bowled at 129ks, so seams like an on-pace ball because his slower ones have hovered around 110. Rahul doesn't get any power into the slow, and holes out to deep midwicket. Replays show this is the split-finger slower ball so he has really outfoxed Rahul. 121/2 17.6 to N Pooran, Tewatia with another smart boundary catch. He has been so safe on the fens this year. Slower ball, short, around off, and Pooran takes on the short boundary. Tewatia leaps a little to take this overhead. Right at the edge of the boundary. 162/3
Rahul Tewatia	3	0	22	0	7.33	6	0	2	0	0

Rajasthan Royals (T: 186 runs from 20 ovs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Robin Uthappa	c Pooran b Ashwin	30	23	-	1	2	130.43

Ben Stokes	c Hooda b Jordan	50	26	-	6	3	192.30

Sanju Samson †	run out (sub [J Suchith])	48	25	-	4	3	192.00

Steven Smith (c)	not out	31	20	-	5	0	155.00
Jos Buttler	not out	22	11	-	1	2	200.00
Extras	(lb 2, w 3)	5
TOTAL	17.3 Ov (RR: 10.62)	186/3
Did not bat: Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Jofra Archer, Shreyas Gopal, Kartik Tyagi, Varun Aaron
Fall of wickets: 1-60 (Ben Stokes, 5.3 ov), 2-111 (Robin Uthappa, 10.5 ov), 3-145 (Sanju Samson, 14.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Arshdeep Singh	3	0	34	0	11.33	3	4	1	0	0
Mohammed Shami	3	0	36	0	12.00	6	6	1	0	0
Murugan Ashwin	4	0	43	1	10.75	7	2	4	0	0
10.5 to RV Uthappa, this is slower than the last ball, and gives him slightly less room to swing his arms. Uthappa still gets a lot of the slog-sweep, but not enough. Pooran takes the catch at deep midwicket. Just feet inside the fence. 111/2
Chris Jordan	3.3	0	44	1	12.57	6	3	3	2	0
5.3 to BA Stokes, Stokes makes room to try to go over mid-off again, but Jordan is full so he gets too close to the ball. Doesn't get the elevation he wants. Finds mid-off. What relief for KXIP. What a fiery knock from Stokes to go with his bowling effort. 60/1
Ravi Bishnoi	4	0	27	0	6.75	10	2	1	1	0

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Kings XI Punjab innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 53 runs, 1 wicket)
Kings XI Punjab: 50 runs in 5.6 overs (36 balls), Extras 5
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (KL Rahul 20, CH Gayle 27, Ex 5)
Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 63/1 in 7.0 overs (KL Rahul 23, CH Gayle 35)
CH Gayle: 50 off 33 balls (4 x 4, 4 x 6)
Kings XI Punjab: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 5
2nd Wicket: 100 runs in 70 balls (KL Rahul 38, CH Gayle 61, Ex 5)
Strategic Timeout: Kings XI Punjab - 137/2 in 16.0 overs (CH Gayle 71, N Pooran 12)
Kings XI Punjab: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (104 balls), Extras 8
Innings Break: Kings XI Punjab - 185/4 in 20.0 overs (GJ Maxwell 6, DJ Hooda 1)

Rajasthan Royals innings
Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 66 runs, 1 wicket)
Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 4.2 overs (26 balls), Extras 1
1st Wicket: 50 runs in 26 balls (RV Uthappa 9, BA Stokes 43, Ex 1)
BA Stokes: 50 off 24 balls (6 x 4, 3 x 6)
Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 93/1 in 9.0 overs (RV Uthappa 21, SV Samson 21)
Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 9.3 overs (57 balls), Extras 2
2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 31 balls (RV Uthappa 21, SV Samson 29, Ex 1)
Over 14.4: Review by Kings XI Punjab (Bowling), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batsman - JC Buttler (Struck down)
Strategic Timeout: Rajasthan Royals - 146/3 in 15.0 overs (SPD Smith 15, JC Buttler 1)
Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 15.3 overs (93 balls), Extras 3

MATCH DETAILS

Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Toss	Rajasthan Royals, elected to field first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2020/21
Player Of The Match	Ben Stokes
Hours of play (local time)	18.00 start, First Session 18.00-19.30, Interval 19.30-19.50, Second Session 19.50- 21.20
Match days	30 October 2020 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Chris Gaffaney Sundaram Ravi
TV Umpire	Pashchim Pathak
Reserve Umpire	Ulhas Gandhe
Match Referee	Manu Nayar
Points	Rajasthan Royals 2, Kings XI Punjab 0

Win Probability

RR 100%

KXIPRR

100%50%100%

Over 18 • RR 186/3

RR won by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

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RR Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
RV Uthappa	caught	30	23
BA Stokes	caught	50	26
SV Samson	run out	48	25
SPD Smith	not out	31	20
JC Buttler	not out	22	11
Extras	(lb 2, w 3)
Total	186(3 wkts; 17.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
Arshdeep Singh	3	34	0	11.33
Mohammed Shami	3	36	0	12
M Ashwin	4	43	1	10.75
CJ Jordan	3.3	44	1	12.57
Ravi Bishnoi	4	27	0	6.75

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	60	Robin Uthappa	Ben Stokes
2nd	51	Robin Uthappa	Sanju Samson
3rd	34	Steven Smith	Sanju Samson
4th	41	Steven Smith	Jos Buttler

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Indian Premier League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
MI	14	9	5	18	1.107
DC	14	8	6	16	-0.109
SRH	14	7	7	14	0.608
RCB	14	7	7	14	-0.172
KKR	14	7	7	14	-0.214
KXIP	14	6	8	12	-0.162
CSK	14	6	8	12	-0.455
RR	14	6	8	12	-0.569

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