Punjab Kings faced off against Rajasthan Royals on Saturday, April 13th, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh. Sam Curran led the Punjab Kings in place of the injured Shikhar Dhawan, while Atharva Taide replaced Dhawan in the playing XI. Rajasthan Royals, missing key players Jos Butler and Ravichandran Ashwin, saw Tanush Kotian and Rovman Powell taking their places, respectively.
Winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals chose to field first. Punjab Kings struggled to a total of 147-8 in their 20 overs, with Ashutosh Sharma’s quickfire 31 off 16 balls being the standout performance. Rajasthan Royals faced a tough chase, and the match came down to the wire with them needing 10 runs off the final over. Shimron Hetmeyer’s explosive innings of 27 off just 10 deliveries, including three sixes and a boundary, helped Rajasthan Royals secure victory with just one ball to spare.
Updated Orange Cap Table after PBKS vs RR Clash
RCB opener Virat Kohli is still the Orange Cap Holder in IPL 2024 with 319 runs in 6 matches. Parag is behind Kohli with 284 runs. Riyan Parag could just add 23 runs to his previous total of 261 runs. His RR teammate and Captain Sanju Samson replaced Shubman Gill to make it to the top 3 of the Orange Cap List. Samson scored 18 off 14 deliveries before getting dismissed by Kagiso Rabada. Due to Samson’s short cameo, Shubman Gill dropped to the fourth position.
| No | Player | Team | Runs | Matches | Average | High Score | Strike Rate | 4s | 6s | 100s | 50s |
| 1 | Virat Kohli | RCB | 319 | 6 | 79.75 | 113 | 141.78 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Riyan Parag | RR | 284 | 6 | 71 | 84 | 155.19 | 18 | 18 | — | 3 |
| 3 | Sanju Samson | RR | 264 | 6 | 66 | 82 | 155.29 | 25 | 11 | — | 3 |
| 4 | Shubman Gill | GT | 255 | 6 | 51 | 89 | 151.79 | 19 | 9 | — | 2 |
| 5 | Sai Sudharsan | GT | 226 | 6 | 37.67 | 45 | 127.68 | 23 | 3 | — | — |
| 6 | Rishabh Pant | DC | 194 | 6 | 32.33 | 55 | 157.72 | 16 | 11 | — | 2 |
| 7 | Tristan Stubbs | DC | 189 | 6 | 63 | 71 | 190.91 | 9 | 15 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Heinrich Klaasen | SRH | 186 | 5 | 62 | 80 | 193.75 | 7 | 17 | — | 2 |
| 9 | Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 178 | 5 | 89 | 64 | 167.92 | 8 | 15 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 177 | 5 | 35.4 | 63 | 208.24 | 14 | 16 | — | 1 |
