Marco Jansen is introduced into the attack, and Yashasvi Jaiswal welcomes him immediately--picking a gap and finding the boundary with ease. He then rotates strike with a single towards backward point.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi looks to keep the tempo going but is initially tied down, jabbing one towards point for no run. Jansen then misses his length, and a slower ball disappears into the stands for a huge six. After a brief swing and a miss, Sooryavanshi collects a single to finish the over.
A strong passage for Rajasthan Royals--12 runs from the over, and after 3 overs they are 44 without loss.
Punjab Kings make an early change as Harpreet Brar comes in as a substitution for Priyansh Arya.
Arshdeep Singh returns to the attack, but his attempted yorker goes down the leg side--wide called. He follows it up with another missed yorker, and Sooryavanshi punishes it with a clean six over long-on.
But Arshdeep strikes back immediately. Sooryavanshi mistimes his next shot, and Shreyas Iyer takes a good catch running back from mid-off.
Sooryavanshi departs for a blazing 43 off 16 balls and Arshdeep swings the momentum firmly back in Punjab Kings' favour.
Dhruv Jurel walks in at No. 3 and gets off the mark quickly, nudging one fine towards deep backward point for a single.
Yashasvi Jaiswal then takes control of the over--first cracking a boundary, then launching a massive six into the stands. He caps it off with yet another boundary to finish the over in style.
A dominant over for Rajasthan Royals--22 runs and a wicket from it. After 4 overs, they are 66 for 1, needing 157 runs from 96 balls.
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