Punjab Kings seal a thriller to make it two in two

Punjab Kings made it two in two with a five-run victory over hosts Rajasthan Royals in the first ever IPL game in Guwahati. It was PBKS’ first back-to-back win in a season since the start of IPL 2021 and at the center of this thrilling last-over win were half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh, a four-wicket haul from Nathan Ellis and a steely final over bowled by Sam Curran.

Brief scores:

Punjab Kings 197/4 (Dhawan 86*, Prabhsimran 60; Holder 2-29) beat Rajasthan Royals 192/7 (Samson 42; Ellis 4-30) by 5 runs