The long-awaited arrival of the Indian Premier League (IPL) recreation in Assam lastly ended with the high-profile contest between Rajasthan Royals (RR) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday.

Rajasthan’s skipper Sanju Samson received the toss and requested the troops of Shikhar Dhawan to bat. The PBKS openers welcomed the choice with each palms, taking Punjab to a flyer. Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh started the innings aggressively, with Prabhsimran, specifically, being the key contributor.

The explosive wicketkeeper-batter left no stone unturned to dominate proper from the phrase go. Prabhsimran went on to kind a scintillating 90 runs partnership for the opening wicket with skipper Dhawan. The proper-handed batter smashed 60 from simply 34 deliveries, with the assistance of seven fours and three humungous sixes.

The way in which Prabhsimran was punishing RR bowlers, it appeared as if no person might cease him. Nevertheless, RR’s disaster man Jos Buttler plucked an absolute screamer to finish Prabhsimran’s jaw-dropping innings. All of it occurred through the tenth over bowled by Jason Holder when the PBKS opener tried to smash a slower supply however ended up slicing it within the air.

For a second, it appeared the white leather-based would land in no man’s land, however Buttler had another plans as he stormed in from long-off and lined a variety of floor earlier than diving in entrance to take a spectacular catch.

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What. A. Take 💪@josbuttler places in a powerful dive to dismiss the effectively set Prabhsimran for 60!@rajasthanroyals with their first wicket.#TATAIPL | #RRvPBKS pic.twitter.com/apJpCQmqjf

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