Suresh Raina credits Kumar Sangakkara for bringing the very best out of Yashasvi Jaiswal!

Yashasvi Jaiswal had an important component during Rajasthan Royals’ four-wicket triumph over Punjab Kings on Friday at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, which helped the team maintain their slim IPL 2023 playoff prospects. While RR succeeded in chasing down the required score of 188 runs, achieving 189/6 in 19.4 overs, the youthful batsman recorded a half-century. Jaiswal’s 50 runs off of just 36 balls, which included eight fours, was the epitome of his recent brilliance.

Multiple IPL winner and former left handed batter Suresh Raina yesterday after the match spoke about Yashasvi’s red form and credited Kumar Sangakkara for the massive turnaround.

You're now looking at the first uncapped Indian to score 600* IPL runs in a season. 🩷 pic.twitter.com/EcIqQQhzEa

— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 19, 2023

“There is a certain calmness in his batting. There is a different energy in his body language, scoring runs consistently for his team. For this, I’ll give a lot of credit to Kumar Sangakkara who is sitting in their dugout. He’s (Jaiswal) a different type of player. He looks to dominate. And any player who looks to dominate in this format reaches a different level. He has all those qualities.” – Suresh Raina said. 

The 21-year-old has 625 runs in 14 matches, featuring a full century plus five half-centuries, and has a best performance of 124. He is presently ranked second in the Orange Cap standings. Devdutt Padikkal additionally scored a half-century for the team against Punjab during their last league match, smashing 51 runs off 30 balls, including five fours and three sixes.

Highest Boundaries per Innings in an IPL season (min 7 inns):

2011 Chris Gayle 8.33
2023 Yashasvi Jaiswal 8.33
2008 Shaun Marsh 7.73
2016 Virat Kohli 7.56
2022 Jos Buttler 7.53 pic.twitter.com/dp8ZozNpbR

— Random Cricket Stats (@randomcricstat) May 12, 2023

While everything was going on, Shimron Hetmyer’s unexpected contribution was crucial. The West Indies superstar scored 46 runs off 28 balls whilst smashing a pair of fours and three sixes. Kagiso Rabada took two scalps for PBKS’ bowling unit.

RR’s reply to Punjab Kings’ total of 187 due to Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma and Shahrukh Khan’s quickfire runs of 49,44 and 41. Navdeep Saini of the Royals was their best bowler even though he conceded 10 runs per over he removed Batters like Atharva Tayde, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma.