पंजाब vs राजस्थान, मैच 40, न्यू अंतर्राष्ट्रीय क्रिकेट स्टेडियम, न्यू चंडीगढ़, 28 April 2026 - कमेंट्री

Just short! Jansen slams the deck hard, keeping it around the tramline. Dubey reaches out to flay at it. Gets the height but not the distance. Arshdeep Singh comes in charging in from deep point but the ball lands in front of him. Single taken. The scores are level.

SIX! Donovan Ferreira finishes the game off in style and also brings up his FIFTY. Jansen pushes it across the right-hander but gets the length wrong. Dishes out a full toss, outside off. Ferreira clears the front leg and dispatches it over mid on for a six. Donovan has come in clutch for his side on the night, along with Shubham Dubey. Punjab's juggernaut has been halted. Rajasthan Royals win by 6 wickets with four balls to spare.

FOUR! Hit hard and wide enough! Across off, full in length, Donovan Ferreira shuffles across to the off side and picks the bones out of it. He cracks the drive a bit uppishly down the ground. Shreyas Iyer flings himself to his right at mid off but the ball is past him in a flash.

SIX! BANG! My goodness. A 105-metre hit from Donovan Ferreira. Ferguson bends his back and bangs it in short, on off. This sits up to be hit, and Donovan climbs into it. He pummels it way over mid-wicket into the top tier for a biggie.

A swing and a miss. Going away, pace off and into the surface, Donovan swings across the line with all his might but fails to connect.

FOUR! Off the top edge, but they all count. Just 4 more needed for RR. Pace on now by Ferguson, on a hard length, on off. Ferreira swings hard for the pull but the ball gets big on him. It flies off the top edge between the keeper and short third and races into the deep third fence.

Stays on a shortish length, keeping it away from the batter's arc. Donovan drags the pull in front of square on the leg side for one.

Ferguson rolls his fingers over the ball and delivers it on a good length, on off. Shubham Dubey taps it wide of point and takes a single. RR need 2 more runs.

SIX! Straight as an arrow! Arshdeep begins from over the wicket and angles it across the right-hander. Hurls it on a length, and Ferreira extends his hands into the lofted hit. He gets under it and smokes it over the sight screen for a six. Pressure on Arshdeep early in the over.

FOUR! Targets the same region and picks up a boundary. Arshdeep switches to around the wicket but misses the mark as he attempts the yorker. It comes out as a low full toss, just outside the off stump. Ferreira pumps it back over the bowler's head and the long off fielder stands no chance. 10 runs off the first 2 balls. 25 needed off 16.

Lowish full toss, outside off. Donovan throws his hands at it but bunts it beside the strip on the off side.

Attacks the stumps, does Arshdeep. Donovan Ferreira crouches and takes it on the full. He swipes it in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Well bowled! From over the wicket for the left-hander, pace off and into the wicket. Shubham Dubey thinks about gliding it behind the wicket on the off side before bailing out of the shot. The ball sneaks just inside the tramline.

SIX! Shubham Dubey ends the over the same way Donovan Ferreira started it. Arshdeep bowls the slower, short ball. Dubey anticipates the line to be around the guideline. He walks across the stumps and swings across for the pull. He is slightly early into the shot but still clears deep mid-wicket for a six. The 200 is up for RR. 18 needed off 12.

Steams in from around the wicket and bowls the loopy, pace-off yorker, outside off. Donovan Ferreira swings at it but the ball drops under his bat and goes behind towards the keeper.

Wide! Tries to push it across the batter but this is well beyond the tramline.

A big swing and a miss! Ferguson goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, across off. Donovan Ferreira clears the front leg and swings for the hills but connects with thin air.

And again! Excellent change up from Lockie. Takes pace off and lands it on a length, just outside the off stump. Ferreira has a hoick across the line but is beaten on the inside edge and the ball is not far away from crashing into the off pole.

Bangs it in short, on off, Donovan drags the pull to deep mid-wicket for just a single. So far, so good from Ferguson. Just 2 runs off the first 4 balls.

FOUR! Nicely played! Ferguson drifts on the pads with a full ball. Dubey gets into a bit of a tangle but he gets the front pad out of the way and uses the around-the-wicket angle to his advantage. He flicks it fine of the man at deep backward square leg for a four.

Good running! Angled into the pads, on a length, Dubey picks the slower ball and waits for the ball to arrive. He nudges it in front of deep square leg with soft hands and comes charging back for the second run. Still, 8 runs off the over. 35 needed off 18.

Back of a length, around off, Shubham Dubey looks to heave it but swings early and gets an inside edge that rolls through square leg for one. 

Full and on middle and leg, Donovan Ferreira tucks this down to long on for a single. 

 SIX! HIGH AND HANDSOME! Good length, around middle and off, Shubham Dubey clears his front foot and plants it towards his leg side. Helps himself into a solid base and slogs this for a massive biggie into the second tier towards the deep mid-wicket region. 

 FOUR! MUSCLED AWAY! Dubey is trying to do a Stoinis here. Marco Jansen bowls it full and on middle and off, Shubham Dubey stays deep inside the crease and hammers this over the bowler for a boundary down in front of the sight screen. 

WIDE! Full and wide of off, Shubham Dubey leaves it. Wided as this is a bit too high for the umpire's liking. 

Excellent stroke but terrible running between the wickets as they take just one off this. Jansen comes over the stumps and bowls a yorker on off, Shubham Dubey opens his bat face and guides this through the backward point region. Dubey starts running but as the batters cross, Dubey assumes that this has raced to the fence but an excellent fielding effort from Marcus Stoinis chasing this from backward point keeps it inside the playing area. Dubey panics and starts running back towards the striker's end without even completing the first but is sent back to the right end by Donovan Ferreira to complete one. 

Pace off, on a good length, on off. Donovan Ferreira dabs it to point and retains the strike with a single. 15 runs off the over. The Royals require 43 runs off 24 balls.

Short and wide of off, Donovan Ferreira slaps this to extra cover.

 FOUR! Low full toss, across the batter, Donovan Ferreira looks to slog this out of the park but gets only an inside edge onto it. The ball, luckily for the batter, bounces wide of the off stump and over the keeper for a boundary.

Full and wide of off, Donovan Ferreira drives this to sweeper cover for a single. 

 FOUR! Pitched up, a bit too straight to the southpaw. Shubham Dubey flicks this to the left of Yuzvendra Chahal at fine leg. Chahal sprints and dives but the ball goes under his body and into the fence.

Short and on off, Shubham Dubey pulls this to deep square leg for a single. 

 FOUR! Another one way too straight around the pads to Donovan Ferreira this time. The batter gets a shade inside the line and glances this to the fence towards the long leg region for a boundary to close the over. 14 off this Arshdeep Singh over. 58 runs needed off 30 balls.

 SIX! Maybe this is the game Parag finds his mojo back. Quicker one, floated into the batter, a tad short as well. Riyan Parag waits for it onto his back foot and pulls this out of the park towards the deep mid-wicket region for a biggie.

 FOUR! Flighted around off, Riyan Parag brings out the reverse and hits this well. Threads the gap between short third and backward point for four more runs. 

Loopy full toss, around off, Riyan Parag jams this out. 

Flighted again, on middle and leg, Riyan Parag tucks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

Much slower, short and on off, Donovan Ferreira rocks back inside the crease and pushes this down to long off for one. 

 OUT! CAUGHT! Another massive moment in this run chase as Chahal gets the number of his former colleague. Tossed up, right underneath the bat of Parag, and the RR skipper couldn't resist the temptation to take on the boundary rider at the deep mid-wicket region. Parag doesn't get right underneath it and hits this straight to Suryansh Shedge at the deep mid-wicket fence. Was this really needed from Parag? 12 runs had already come off the over, and with this being the last ball of the Chahal spell, could he have just nudged this around?

Back of a length, around off, Donovan Ferreira flat bats this to the cow corner region and settles for one. The initial call was two by Donovan Ferreira, but Cooper Connolly was quick to respond from long on. 

Slower bumper, around leg, Riyan Parag arches back and looks to cheekily help this over the keeper but gets beaten. 

On a length, around middle and off, Riyan Parag tucks this through mid-wicket for one. 

 FOUR! ​​Donovan Ferreira mishits this, but he'll take the end result. Short and wide of off, angling across the batter. Donovan Ferreira looks to play the square cut and slashes hard at it. Gets it toe-poked through the gap between backward point and short third for four runs.

BYE! Slower one, wide of off, Donovan Ferreira swings and misses. Prabhsimran Singh fumbles while gathering it and that allows the batters to run a bye.

Good length, on the pads, Parag works this through square leg for a single. 

FOUR! FIFTY FOR JAISWAL! A full toss, on leg. Yashasvi Jaiswal brings his wrists into play and flicks it with sublime timing through mid-wicket for a boundary. This has been a fantastic knock from him, but he needs to make this a big one to help his team out.

Wide! Sprayed well wide on off, on the shorter side. Jaiswal is not interested in playing at that.

OUT! TAKEN! Yuzvendra Chahal has the last laugh here. He slows it up, fuller and on middle and off, keeping it out of the reach of the batter. Yashasvi Jaiswal goes down on one knee to launch it down the ground, but ends up slicing across it. The ball goes high in the air towards long off, where Suryansh Shedge runs to his left and holds onto the catch near his chest. Rajasthan Royals are 123/3 needing exactly 100 more runs to win.

Googly, on the shorter side, on off. Donovan Ferreira presses back and jabs it wide of long on for a single.

Fuller and slower, drifting onto the pads. Parag tucks it with soft hands in the vacant mid-wicket region. Suryansh Shedge swoops in off the ropes and fires in a throw on the bounce towards the keeper. Prabhsimran Singh whips the bails off but Parag is in by then.

NO BALL! Looped up, full and on leg. Riyan nurdles it beside the strip on the leg side for a single. Uh, oh, Chahal has overstepped. A cardinal sin for a spinner. Free Hit coming up.

Gets away with it! Yuzvendra Chahal fires this one full and on middle. Donovan Ferreira uses his feet but yorks himself and bunts it to long on for just one.

Drags his length back, on middle and leg, Riyan Parag nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs. RR need 92 runs off 48 balls.

Short and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it to deep point for a single.

Flighted, full and on off, Riyan Parag drives it to long off for a run.

Flatter, full and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cracks the drive but fails to beat extra cover.

Darts this one full, on leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal clips it through mid-wicket for a run.

SIX! That is a shot and a half! Tossed up, full and on middle and off. Riyan Parag changes his stance quickly and nails the reverse sweep over the deep point fence for a biggie.

Full and speared in, on middle. Parag hits back towards the bowler. A sharp, low stop on the follow-through by Brar. RR require 105 runs from 54 balls.

Floated, full and on off, Dhruv Jurel bunts it on the bounce to the left of the bowler as Chahal collects it.

Short and around leg, Dhruv Jurel pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Short again and outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it through point for a run.

OUT! CAUGHT! Not a wicket-taking delivery at all, but Yuzvendra Chahal won't mind one bit. This one slips out of his hand and ends up being a high full toss, on middle. Dhruv Jurel gets surprised by it and tries to slog it a bit too hard across the line. He fails to get the timing on it, and the ball goes miles up in the air towards long on. Marco Jansen settles under it and takes a safe catch. However, the on-field umpires want to check for a No Ball, but Ball Tracking shows that the ball is well below the waist of Jurel. RR are 105/2, needing 118 runs from 62 balls.

Slows it up, full and on middle, Riyan Parag blocks it out.

FOUR! Good shot! Tossed up, full and on middle, Riyan Parag gets down on one knee and swipes it away wide of deep square leg for a boundary.

Flatter and shorter, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal punches it through cover-point for a single.

Short again and on middle, Dhruv Jurel moves back and swats it to long on for a run.

Dragged back, outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal cuts it away through point for another run.

Flighted, shortish and around off, Dhruv Jurel waits for it and cuts it hard but straight to point.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Dhruv Jurel drives it to long off for one.

FOUR! That should have been stopped! Harpreet Brar bowls this a bit quicker, keeps the length short and outside off. Yashasvi Jaiswal does well to reach out for it and slaps it wide of sweeper cover. Nehal Wadhera runs to his left and dives, but lets it under his body for a boundary. That brings up the 50-RUN STAND between these two batters.

Floated onto the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal works this through mid-wicket for one.

Tossed up, on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel nudges this to deep square leg for a single. 

Slider, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal rocks back and flicks this to deep mid-wicket for another single. 

Quicker and flatter around off, Dhruv Jurel backs away and cuts this sharply to backward point.

Pushed through, around off, Jurel guides this to short third. A misfield by Harpreet Brar allows the batters to take one.

Full and on the pads, Yashasvi Jaiswal milks this to the left of wide long on and takes a run. 128 needed from 72 balls.

Quicker one, around off, Dhruv Jurel cuts this to backward point.

Fuller on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel flicks this away through mid-wicket for one. 

Fuller on middle and leg, Yashasvi Jaiswal tucks this down to long on for a single. 

Tossed up, full and wide of off, Dhruv Jurel backs away to his leg side and drives this to sweeper cover for one. 

Tossed up, around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal presses onto his front foot and drives this through covers for a couple. 

Quicker and fuller, wide of off, Yashasvi Jaiswal pushes this towards sweeper cover for a single to end the over. 

 FOUR! Lockie comes around the stumps and bowls a low full toss around the pads. Yashasvi Jaiswal flicks this to the right of the fielder at deep square leg and adds four to his tally. 

On a length, a lot straighter around middle and off, Jaiswal flicks this to deep square leg this time for just one. 

Full toss around off, Jurel collapses his back knee and drives this to the left of Cooper Connolly at covers. Cooper puts in a dive to his left and makes a sharp stop.

 SIX! HAMMERED AWAY! Back of a length, around off, Dhruv Jurel was waiting for it on his back foot. Jurel pulls this from the middle of his bat and clears the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region with ease. 

Good length, around off, Dhruv Jurel dabs this through backward point for one. 

 FOUR! A freebie by Lockie and Yashasvi Jaiswal makes him pay. Short and wide outside off, Yashasvi Jaiswal gets up on his toes and cuts this over the ring of fielders on the off side. The ball races to the fence for a boundary towards the deep point region to end the Powerplay. Rajasthan Royals have outclassed PBKS in the first six overs as they have scored 84 runs.

Quicker one, on off, Dhruv Jurel leans back and chops this to backward point. 

Darted into the batter, on middle and leg, Dhruv Jurel looks to tuck this through square leg but misses and gets rapped on his pads.

Around leg, Jurel goes back in the crease and flicks it away through mid wicket for a single.

Very full, on off, drilled to mid off.

Tossed up, slower and around off, Yashasvi Jaiswal clears his front foot and looks to heave it. Gets it off the inside half to long on for one. 

Quicker one, wide of off, Dhruv Jurel cuts this to point.

Wide! Arshdeep begins from around the wicket but sprays a low full toss, down leg. Sooryavanshi swings at it but misses.

SIX! Stunning shot. Arshdeep tries to tuck the batter up for room and goes searching for the yorker. He misses his mark and that is enough for Sooryavanshi to get under the ball. He clears the front leg and swats it away using his bottom hand towards wide long on for a six. The 50 is up for the Royals in 3.1 overs.

OUT! CAUGHT! Arshdeep Singh has his arms aloft as he gets rid of the youngster. Still, a top hand from Sooryavanshi. Arshdeep sticks to around the wicket and tries to push it across the left-hander. It ends up being a low full toss and Vaibhav swings at it. Ends up cutting across the line of the ball and slices it over mid off as the bat turns in his hand. Shreyas Iyer back pedals from inside the circle at mid off and takes a safe catch around his chest.

Back to over the wicket, on a good length, across off. Jurel dabs it behind point and gets off the mark with a single.

FOUR! Hit with real authority. Arshdeep hurls it full, angling in, on middle. This is right in the slot and Jaiswal whacks it back over the bowler's head for a four.

SIX! Clean strike. A slot ball once more by Arshdeep, on off. Jaiswal is allowed to free his arms and he swings through the line. Tonks it over long off for a biggie.

FOUR! In the gap. Arshdeep changes his angle of attack as he comes from around the wicket. He looks to slip in the yorker, on leg, but fails to get it full enough. Jaiswal brings his wrists into play and flicks it wide of mid on. He also beats the fielder at deep mid-wicket to his right. 22 runs off the over despite the wicket of Sooryavanshi.

FOUR! Jansen is greeted with a boundary. A loosener first up from Marco. Short and wide on off, Jaiswal stands tall on his toes to ride the bounce and thumps it wide of deep point to his left for a four.

Tighter line, on a back of a length, Yashasvi punches it to deep point and crosses over.

In and around the off stump, on a good length. Jansen does not offer any pace, and Vaibhav steers it to backward point with an open bat face.

SIX! That has gone back many a mile. Jansen rolls his fingers over the ball and lands it on a length, outside off. Sooryavanshi winds up and gets his hands through the line of the ball. Clobbers it over mid-wicket and parks it many rows back into the stands.

Very full at pace, tailing back into the pads. Sooryavanshi tries to whip it away but is beaten on the inside edge and wears it on the pads before it deflects behind towards the keeper.

Jansen follows Vaibhav with a yorker as he backs away. Sooryavanshi cannot get under it and hits it down to long on for one.

Quick single sneaked in. Angling away, on a length, Jaiswal plays a punchy drive to point. A fumble by Arshdeep Singh there and the batters set off for the run. Singh recovers well and has a shy at the bowling end but misses. It would have been interesting had the throw hit.

Around middle and leg, on a length. Sooryavanshi flicks it to mid-wicket.

At 143.4 kph, leaving the left-hander, on a back of a length. Sooryavanshi flashes at it but the ball leaves him with the angle and sails over the blade.

FOUR! Streaky! Across off, on a hard length, on off. Sooryavanshi swivels and swings hard for the pull. Gets a top edge and it sails over the leaping Marco Jansen at slip for a four.

SIX! Incredible shot with a touch of flair. Ferguson pitches it up, on the pads. Sooryavanshi gets the front pad out of the way and brings his bottom hand into play. He gets under the ball before whipping it over mid-wicket for half a dozen.

SIX! Launched down the ground. Ferguson drags the length back and the line is around middle. He takes pace off too but Sooryavanshi picks it from the hand. He pauses his bat swing for a moment before going through the line. Slams it back over the bowler's head for a six. Ferguson goes for 17 runs in his first over of the season.

Uppish but safe! A bit of away shape first up for Arshdeep, on a length, outside off. Jaiswal leans into the drive and plays it a bit uppishly, but through the vacant point region. It rolls to the deep for a single. Yashasvi and the Royals are underway.

Well dug out. Arshdeep bowls it nearly in the blockhole and gets the ball to tail away late. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi watchfully drops his bat down on the ball and keeps it out.

And again! Very full, moving away, in line with the off stump. Sooryavanshi jams it out to the right of the bowler.

SIX! You can't keep Sooryavanshi quiet for long. After a couple of away swingers, Arshdeep Singh brings one back into the left-hander. Serves it on a length and drifts on the pads. Vaibhav clears the front leg and whips it over backward square leg for a biggie to get going.

FOUR! Suryansh Shedge should have done better. Arshdeep attacks the stumps with a length ball. Sooryavanshi puts his head down and has a swipe across the line. The bat turns in his hand and he gets it away through square leg. Shedge sprints to his right in the deep and dives but gets into a bit of a tangle and the ball trickles into the fence off his body.

FOUR! Crashed away! After a quiet start, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi finishes the over on a high. Arshdeep errs in both line and length. This is short and wide, there to be put away. Sooryavanshi frees his arms and spanks it to the left of the man at deep point for four more.