Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings, 40th Match, Indian Premier League, 2018 - CommentaryRR vs PBKS, 40th Match, Indian Premier League, 2018 - Commentary

Siddhanta Singh: "And the struggle for chasing low scores continues in this IPL."

Harish: "So Rahul has the fastest and slowest 50 in this IPL yet. It shows his adaptability to the situation. Let's see if he can do it one more time against RR."

Rohit Yadav: "Punjab must be missing Miller dearly."

Abhishek: "It's the same pair. Beware Royals!!"

Imtiaz: "Buttler almost messed it up. It was a direct hit. But butler intercepted the throw with his gloves."

Atif Haider: "Now KXIP hold the orange as well as the purple cap."

Rahul MN: "Someone has to cut loose and get things going for KXIP, run-rate is starting to look unmanageable."

Shashant: "I think Rahane has forgotten that Anureet is also playing."

Rohit Jalani: "Rahul in desperate need of a batsman who could stand just stand with him. Or else the match would finish with him standing on the opposite end."

Irshad Soneji: "In first half of this IPL, we saw Rahul- the destructive opener. In second half, we are seeing Rahul- the finisher."

Pankaj Losan: "I think RR made a mistake by leaving out Ish Sodhi in earlier games. He can be effective especially on pitch like Jaipur."

Garvit: "I don't understand why people are arguing about Ashwin's decision to promote himself up. No one criticised Rahane's to promote Gowtham. And moreover Ashwin didn't waste a ball. So, I guess it was ok to take the risk and in such games, being a captain you need to try and unsettle the opposition."

Gurpreet Singh: "That's the pitch @Sallil, get a good partnership and then start firing."

Ajithkrishna: "Do not blame Ashwin so much when the decision didn't come good. A Test batsman like him could have steadied the innings in a low scoring chase."

Sneha: "@Devendra, or may be he is Virat Kohli in disguise!"

Sallil: "Poorest powerplay for KXIP in this season....be it batting or bowling."

Devendra Agochiya: "Rahul is due for a failure. He has been too consistent."

Koushik: "@Ram and yet, I'm not so surprised."

Zeeshan Panjwani: "Akshdeep Nath could have come one down! That lad was in real good form in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and this would have boosted his confidence."

Binay Nayak: "Funny... Ashwin thought he could be the Narine tonight.."

Ram: "So this was a part of Ashwin's surprise batting orders he warned us about before the start of this IPL."

Nithish: "Ish Sodhi should have come in instead of Mahipal Lomror. Sodhi can hit it long."

Harsha Bhogle: Would you have believed it if you were told 3 years ago that two of the biggest bowling stars of the IPL would be from Afghanistan! Rashid Khan! Mujeeb ur Rahman!

Amogh Gupta: "Tough task ahead for KXIP, the pitch will be slowing up as the second innings proceeds." -- But the dew coming down could neutralize

Shahryaar Mirza: "Rajasthan Royals themselves commit suicide in each game. They get off to a flyer and then lose the plot in the middle overs!"

Mike: "Mujeeb is soon turning into my favourite. Consistent, calm, unassuming and is happy to do it outside the limelight."

Sam: "Ashwin definitely missed the chance of stifling Jos at the start of the innings by not bowling himself or Mujeeb upfront. Too much pace at the start and look what you made him do."

Aman: "Buttler is playing a sensible innings here like what Rahul did in the last match. He needs to stay till the end to put an imposing total."

Preet: "Ashwin must be regretting the decision to disturb a settled match-winning bowling unit now.."

Pranay Kapoor: Is there even spin on the track as suggested by the captains and the pitch report? -- Yup, it has just started to turn.

Srinu: Good move by RR by sending Gowtham up in the order. He has been consistent in the tournament. If he settles, then it will be trouble for Punjab.

Avik Bhattacharya: This is going to be a test of all the credentials this RR team has got.. Must-win game to stay live in Play-offs battle!

Bilwasiva Basu Mallick: Ravi Ashwin has improved his game by several notches after becoming the skipper. Phenomenal stewardship so far with his field settings, bowling rotations and variations. He can read the game like the back of his hand.

Ritvick: Akshdeep Nath has been on the sidelines despite a good Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy where he was the captain of Uttar Pradesh. Hope he does well today!

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