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Royals, chasing 183 for victory, ended up losing the match by 12 runs.In his second outing, Turner walked in with Royals in a much comfortable position against Mumbai Indians. Turner went under the hammer shortly after and was picked up by Steve Smith’s Rajasthan Royals for just under $100,000. Back home, I’ve been playing a fair bit of T20 cricket like in the Big Bash League and it has helped prepare me to re-adapt myself to ODI format as well,” he revealed.Ashton Turner had played a whirlwind knock in Mohali to hand Australia a come-from-behind win. Thirteen balls were still left when he hit the winning runs, in what was his only second ODI.That innings made the ₹50 lakhs (USD 72,308 approx.) IPL 2019 Ashton Turner registers 5 consecutive ducks in T20 cricket. Royals spent on him seem quite a bargain. “Everyone here in the team has also been very hospitable and generous with their time.