Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals are locking horns in the 32nd match of the Indian Premier League 2021 in Dubai. Both teams have an indifferent season so far in the league but are currently eyeing to revive their campaign in the remaining matches in the UAE.
KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl first in Dubai against the Sanju Samson-led side. Both teams named a few changes in their playing XI due to several unavailable players. Adil Rashid and Aiden Markram are making their IPL debut for PKBS while Evin Lewis is drafted in the XI straightaway.
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Evin Lewis got Rajasthan Royals off to a flying start. Both scored 54 runs for the opening wicket in 5.3 overs before Lewis got out to Arshdeep Singh. He scored 36 runs in 21 balls where he hit seven fours and one six.
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Sanju Samson got out very soon but Jaiswal kept going strong from the other end. He scored 49 runs in 36 balls, where he hit six fours and two sixes. Liam Livingstone played few shots but got out due to a sensational catch by Fabian Allen.
Mahipal Lomror played a fine cameo and scored 43 runs in 17 balls, where he hit two fours and four sixes. RR were looking to cross the 200-run mark at one point but PKBS bowlers pulled things back very well. Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami showed a fine death bowling display. Arshdeep bagged a fine five-wicket haul and restricted RR to 185 in 20 overs.
In response, KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal give a blistering start to Punjab Kings. Rahul was dropped thrice by RR fielders inside the powerplay. He crossed the 3,000-run mark during his innings. Agarwal and Rahul put a 120-run opening partnership and almost sealed the game.
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Rahul got out after scoring 49 runs while Agarwal notched up his fifty but perished for 67 runs. Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram, then, got combined together and shared 57 runs for the third wicket.
Pooran got out for 32 in the last over when PKBS needed four runs in the last six balls. Kartik Tyagi kept his cool and dismissed Deepak Hooda as well. Equations came down from 3 runs on 3 balls to 3 runs on 1 ball. Tyagi delivered another yorker and won the game for RR at the death.
See how Twitter Reacted to this game;
#RR made about 20 runs fewer than they should have, dropped 3 catches and looked like had surrendered the match. But they kept their nerve, fought till the end and won. Sensational last over by Kartik Tyagi!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) September 21, 2021
I cannot believe that last over !
Kartik Tyagi ne maara hai chakka jo Punjab na kar saka.IPL – I AM Possible League , coz anything is possible
Congratulations @rajasthanroyals – ab admin sach bolna socha toh nahin hoga tumne ki yeh hoga 🤷♀️#PBKSvRR #RoyalsFamily #IPL2021— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima) September 21, 2021
Unbelievable #PunjabKings
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 21, 2021
That was world class stuff from Kartik Tyagi. Absolutely brilliant #PBKSvRR
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 21, 2021
An over for the ages from Kartik Tyagi! Defends 4 after the Fizz had delivered a 4 run over. Incredible finish. How could #PunjabKings mess this up!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 21, 2021
Wow! Defending 4 in the final over, giving away only 1.
Brilliant from Kartik Tyagi. Punjab can only blame themselves #PBKSvRR— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 21, 2021
Insane! @rajasthanroyals just stole that match! #RRvPK
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) September 21, 2021
Too may catches going down. The last four overs with bat and these efforts in the field have been a let down for #RR after the brilliance of the first 16.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 21, 2021
What a finish, now this is @IPL for you, full of thrillers. Quality stuff #kartiktyagi well done @rajasthanroyals
— rishi dhawan (@rishid100) September 21, 2021
Just so refreshing to watch @rajasthanroyals bat this way … Stack the batting line up and give them the License to go hell for leather.. If they consistently manage this against tougher bowling units, this could be fun… #PBKSvRR what a knock from LomRoarrr..!!!
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) September 21, 2021
Yashaswi and now Mahipal Lomror telling us why it’s the Indian Premier League. Fantastic to see. @rajasthanroyals
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) September 21, 2021
