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2020 Rajasthan Royals season

The 2020 season was the 13th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Rajasthan Royals.[1][2] The Rajasthan Royals are sometimes considered as the "moneyball" team of the IPL.[3][4][5] The Royals are known to unearth obscure, high potential talent team.[6][7][8] Steve Smith led the team. The team finished at bottom of the table with 6 wins and 8 losses. Sanju Samson scored the most runs with 375 runs and Jofra Archer took the most wickets with 2020 and earned the Player Of The Tournament.

Rajasthan Royals
2020 season
CoachAndrew McDonald
CaptainSteve Smith
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Most runsSanju Samson (375 Runs)
Most wicketsJofra Archer (20 Wickets)
← 2019 2021 →

Background

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Player retention and transfers

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Main article: List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Rajasthan Royals retained 11 players and released 11.[9]

Retained
Steve Smith, Sanju Samson, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Riyan Parag, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mahipal Lomror, Varun Aaron, Manan Vohra.
Released
Ashton Turner, Oshane Thomas, Shubham Ranjane, Prashant Chopra, Ish Sodhi, Aryaman Birla, Jaydev Unadkat, Rahul Tripathi, Stuart Binny, Liam Livingstone, Sudheshan Midhun, Ajinkya Rahane.

Auction

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The franchise purchased the most number of the players at the IPL 2020 Auction, signing a further 11.

Auction
Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Akash Singh, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller, Oshane Thomas, Anirudha Joshi, Andrew Tye, Tom Curran

Indian Premier League

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Offseason

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On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[10] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[11] with the tournament postponed further.[12] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[13]

On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[14] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[15] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[16] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[17]

Group stage

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On 22 September, the Rajasthan Royals started their season campaign defeating Chennai Super Kings by 16 runs. Steven Smith lost the toss and was put to bat. Rajasthan cruised past 100, and Sanju Samson posted a 74 off 32 balls before getting out, and Smith also got 69 off 47 balls as Royals posted a daunting 216 at the end of their 20 overs. Jofra Archer 27 in 8 balls and finished strongly for the royals, scoring 30 runs in the last over. Super Kings started off rapidly in their chase, getting 56 runs in the first six overs without losing a wicket. Once again Faf du Plessis got a half-century, and at the end they got to 200/6.[18] On 27 September, Rajasthan Royals recorded their second win by chasing 223, this time it was Sanju Samson again who scored 85 runs, who played an instrumental role in Royals winning the match. On 30 September 2020 Rajasthan recorded their first loss against Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata batted first and put up a score of 174/6, Rajasthan failed to chase down 174 and lost the match by 37 runs. The team went on to lose 3 games. The Royals snapped their 3 match losing streak by beating Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH batted first and posted a decent score of 158/4, Rajasthan lost the big wickets, but it was the unbeaten 69 run partnership of Rahul Tewatia and Riyan Parag which helped Royals to win the match by 5 wickets. The Royals continued to lose against Delhi and Bangalore. But they won against Chennai Super Kings by 7 wickets and then witnessed a loss against Sunrisers. But Royals were back in the game against Mumbai.Mumbai posted a good score of 195/4, but it was Ben Stokes and Sanju Samson whose 152 run partnership lead Royals to a 8-wicket win. They won against Kings XI Punjab, Ben Stokes being the Man of the Match again. They lost in the last group game against Kolkata Knight Riders by 60 runs. Therefore, Rajasthan were knocked out of the tournament finishing on 8th position.

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
49 Steve Smith   Australia (1989-06-02) 2 June 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) Overseas, Captain
6 Mahipal Lomror   India (1999-11-16) 16 November 1999 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
18 Manan Vohra   India (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
5 Riyan Parag   India (2001-11-10) 10 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
267 Yashasvi Jaiswal   India (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22) Left-handed Left-arm leg break 2020 ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000)
10 David Miller   South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) Overseas
07 Robin Uthappa   India (1985-11-11) 11 November 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 ₹3 crore (US$360,000)
— Aniruddha Joshi   India (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
All-rounders
55 Ben Stokes   England (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991 (age 33) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) Overseas
4 Rahul Tewatia   India (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹3 crore (US$360,000)
Wicket-keepers
11 Sanju Samson   India (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹8 crore (US$958,551.30)
63 Jos Buttler   England (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed – 2018 ₹4.4 crore (US$527,000) Overseas; Vice Captain
— Anuj Rawat   India (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 24) Left-handed – 2020 ₹80 lakh (US$96,000)
Spin Bowlers
37 Shreyas Gopal   India (1993-09-04) 4 September 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
43 Shashank Singh   India (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
39 Mayank Markande   India (1997-11-11) 11 November 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Pace Bowlers
22 Jofra Archer   England (1995-04-01) 1 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹7.2 crore (US$862,696.20) Overseas
77 Varun Aaron   India (1989-10-29) 29 October 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 ₹2.4 crore (US$288,000)
3 Ankit Rajpoot   India (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹3 crore (US$360,000)
99 Jaydev Unadkat   India (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm fast 2020 ₹3 crore (US$359,456.70)
9 Kartik Tyagi   India (2001-11-04) 4 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2020 ₹1.3 crore (US$155,764.60)
68 Andrew Tye   Australia (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹1 crore (US$120,000) Overseas
59 Tom Curran   England (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹1 crore (US$120,000) Overseas
— Oshane Thomas   Jamaica (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2020 ₹50 lakh (US$59,909.50) Overseas
— Akash Singh   India (2002-04-26) 26 April 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)

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Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Owner Amisha Hathiramani (Tresco International Ltd), Manoj Badale (Emerging Media (IPL) Ltd), Lachlan Murdoch (Blue Water Estate Ltd)
COO Jake Lush McCrum
Brand ambassador and mentor Shane Warne
Director of cricket Zubin Bharucha
Head coach Andrew McDonald
Batting coach Amol Muzumdar
Spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule
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Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Teams and standings

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Results by match

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Round1234567891011121314
ResultWWLLLLWLLWLWWL
Position12367767757658
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 9 5 0 18 1.107 Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Delhi Capitals (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.109
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) 14 7 7 0 14 0.608 Advance to the Eliminator
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.172
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 7 0 14 −0.214
6 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.162
7 Chennai Super Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.455
8 Rajasthan Royals 14 6 8 0 12 −0.569
Source: IPLT20.com
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

League stage

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All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
Subtract 1.5 hours from the UAE Standard Time (UTC+4) for these matches.
22 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
216/7 (20 overs)
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Chennai Super Kings
200/6 (20 overs)
Sanju Samson 74 (32)
Sam Curran 3/33 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 72 (37)
Rahul Tewatia 3/37 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 16 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
27 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
223/2 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
226/6 (19.3 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 106 (50)
Ankit Rajpoot 1/39 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 85 (42)
Mohammed Shami 3/53 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
30 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
174/6 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
137/9 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 47 (34)
Jofra Archer 2/18 (4 overs)
Tom Curran 54* (36)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti 2/13 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 37 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
3 October 2020
15:30
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
154/6 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
158/2 (19.1 overs)
Mahipal Lomror 47 (39)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/24 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 72* (53)
Jofra Archer 1/18 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
6 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
193/4 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
136 (18.1 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 79* (47)
Shreyas Gopal 2/28 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 70 (44)
Jasprit Bumrah 4/20 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 57 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kartik Tyagi (Rajasthan Royals) made his T20 debut.
9 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
184/8 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
138 (19.4 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 45 (24)
Jofra Archer 3/24 (4 overs)
Rahul Tewatia 38 (29)
Kagiso Rabada 3/35 (3.4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 46 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Delhi Capitals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
11 October 2020
15:30
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
158/4 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
163/5 (19.5 overs)
Manish Pandey 54 (44)
Jofra Archer 1/25 (4 overs)
Rahul Tewatia 45* (28)
Rashid Khan 2/25 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Rahul Tewatia (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
14 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
161/7 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
148/8 (20 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 57 (33)
Jofra Archer 3/19 (4 overs)
Ben Stokes 41 (35)
Anrich Nortje 2/33 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 13 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
17 October 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
177/6 (20 overs)
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
179/3 (19.4 overs)
Steve Smith 57 (36)
Chris Morris 4/26 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 55* (22)
Rahul Tewatia 1/30 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
19 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
125/5 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
126/3 (17.3 overs)
Ravindra Jadeja 35* (30)
Shreyas Gopal 1/14 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 70* (48)
Deepak Chahar 2/18 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) became the first player to appear in 200 IPL matches.[21]
22 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
154/6 (20 overs)
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
156/2 (18.1 overs)
Sanju Samson 36 (26)
Jason Holder 3/33 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 83* (47)
Jofra Archer 2/21 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Manish Pandey (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
25 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
195/5 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
196/2 (18.2 overs)
Hardik Pandya 60* (21)
Shreyas Gopal 2/30 (4 overs)
Ben Stokes 107* (60)
James Pattinson 2/40 (3.2 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Chennai Super Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.[22]
30 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
185/4 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
186/3 (17.3 overs)
Chris Gayle 99 (63)
Jofra Archer 2/26 (4 overs)
Ben Stokes 50 (26)
Murugan Ashwin 1/43 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Ben Stokes (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab) became the first player to hit 1,000 sixes in T20 cricket.[23]
1 November 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
191/7 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
131/9 (20 overs)
Eoin Morgan 68* (35)
Rahul Tewatia 3/25 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 35 (22)
Pat Cummins 4/34 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 60 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[24]

Statistics

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Most runs

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No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Sanju Samson 14 14 1 375 85 28.84 236 158.89 0 3 2 21 23
2 Jos Buttler 13 12 2 328 70* 32.80 227 144.49 0 2 0 27 16
3 Steve Smith 14 14 2 311 69 25.91 237 131.22 0 3 0 32 9
4 Ben Stokes 8 8 1 285 107* 40.71 200 142.50 1 1 0 36 7
5 Rahul Tewatia 14 11 5 255 53 42.50 183 139.34 0 1 0 13 17

Most wickets

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No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Jofra Archer 14 14 55.4 0 365 20 3/19 18.25 6.55 16.7 0 0
2 Rahul Tewatia 14 14 46.0 0 326 10 3/25 32.60 7.08 27.6 0 0
3 Shreyas Gopal 14 14 50.0 0 427 10 2/28 42.70 8.54 30.0 0 0
4 Kartik Tyagi 10 10 38.1 0 367 9 2/36 40.77 9.61 25.4 0 0
5 Jaydev Unadkat 7 7 23.0 0 228 4 2/32 57.00 9.91 34.5 0 0

Player of the match awards

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No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 22 September 2020 Sanju Samson Chennai Super Kings Won By 16 runs 74 (32) [27]
2 27 September 2020 Sanju Samson Kings XI Punjab Won By 4 wickets 85 (42) [28]
3 11 October 2020 Rahul Tewatia Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 5 wickets 45* (28) [29]
4 19 October 2020 Jos Buttler Chennai Super Kings Won by 7 wickets 70* (48) [30]
5 25 October 2020 Ben Stokes Mumbai Indians Won by 8 wickets 107* (60) [31]
6 30 October 2020 Ben Stokes Kings XI Punjab Won by 7 wickets 2/32 (4 overs) & 50 (26) [32]

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