WATCH: Jos Buttler plucks a screamer to dismiss Prabhsimran Singh in RR vs PBKS game – IPL 2023

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 gained the toss and requested the troops of Shikhar Dhawan to bat. The PBKS openers welcomed the choice with each fingers, taking Punjab to a flyer. Dhawan and Prabhsimran Singh started the innings aggressively, with Prabhsimran, specifically, being the foremost contributor.

The explosive wicketkeeper-batter left no stone unturned to dominate proper from the phrase go. Prabhsimran went on to type a scintillating 90 runs partnership for the opening wicket with skipper Dhawan. The best-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 one 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 quite a lot of floor earlier than diving in entrance to take a spectacular catch.

Right here is the video:

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

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