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Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket: Though Rajasthan Royals got their fifth win of IPL 2024 with a tight three-wicket win over Punjab Kings, Aaron Finch, Australia’s 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup winning captain, believes the Sanju Samson-led side had left a little bit too much work for themselves in acing the chase of 148.

At the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday evening, RR bowled well in restricting PBKS to 147/8 on a slow pitch. In the chase, RR were in trouble at 115/5, before Shimron Hetmyer stepped up to make an unbeaten 27 off 10 balls, hitting a boundary and three sixes, including the winning runs, to get RR back to winning ways and consolidate their top spot on the points table.

"I thought that Rajasthan had left a little bit too much to do towards the back end. They just couldn't get any duality through the middle part of that inning. It was safe for both teams. They really struggled to find the boundary. Sam Curran at the end talked about it being just a tough slog, what they expected. But you shouldn't forget the calmness he (Hetmyer) shows under pressure time and time again, definitely getting into this match.