IPL 2021 Match 4: Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals in a thriller

-

 

It was an amazing game of cricket as Punjab Kings held their nerves to beat Rajasthan Royals in a high scoring thriller played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Monday.

 

Rajasthan Royal's newly appointed captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to field first. Mayank Agarwal started off brightly with some cracking strokes but Sakaryia making his IPL debut got his wicket providing an easy catch to Samson. Chris Gayle created enough pressure on the RR bowler’s explosive hitting along with KL Rahul. At the end of the first six overs, Punjab Kings made 46 for 1.

After the field restrictions, Gayle and KL Rahul put the pressure back on Rajasthan Royals bowlers. The universe Boss, Gayle hit big shots against Gopal and Tewaita. At the end of the first timeout, Punjab Kings made 82 for 1.

A superb diving catch by Ben Stokes at long-on ended the innings for Chris Gayle. Gayle and Rahul added 67 runs for the 2nd wicket. Deepak Hooda kept on piling pressure hitting big sixes against Gopal and other RR bowlers. On the other hand, KL Rahul was sublime and reached his fifty off 30 balls. Hooda kept on hitting boundaries at will to complete his half-century off just 20 balls. Chris Morris dismissed the dangerous Hooda ending a 105 runs partnership for the 3rd wicket. A sensational catch by Chetan Sakaryia resulted in Nicolas Pooran’s wicket. KL Rahul showed his class and kept on hitting shots before Tewaita took a great catch at the boundary. Jhye Richardson was dismissed off the final ball as Punjab Kings posted 221 for 6 in 20 overs.

Chasing a massive total of 222 runs to win, it was not an ideal start as Ben Stokes was caught and bowled by Mohammed Shami. Manan Vohra played some lovely shots before Arshdeep Singh took a superb return catch. Sanju Samson was given a reprieve as KL Rahul dropped a sitter. After the drop chance, Jos Buttler and Sanju Samson showed their class by putting pressure on Punjab Kings bowlers. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 59 for 2 and the first timeout was called.

Jhye Richardson produced a cracking delivery to dismiss Jos Buttler. Buttler and Samson added 45 runs for the 3rd wicket. Shivam Dube was in good touch hitting some lovely boundaries while Samson continued his aggressive intent reaching fifty off 33 balls. To smack a big shot, Dube was caught by Deepak Hooda at long-off. Dube and Samson added 53 runs for the 4th wicket. Riyan Parag and Samson put the King's bowlers under immense pressure. Parag smacked M Ashwin for sixes to keep RR hopes alive. At the end of the second timeout, RR scored 174 for 4.

After the timeout, Shami did the job for Punjab Kings dismissing the dangerous Parag. Parag and Samson added 52 runs for the 5th wicket. Samson showed his class to complete his 3rd IPL century off 54 balls. Riley Meredith bowled a superb 19th over giving away 8 runs and took the wicket of Rahul Tewaita.

With 13 runs required off the final over, Arshdeep Singh did not allow Samson and Morris to score runs from the first 3 balls. Samson spanked a six to make the equation 5 off 2 balls. The captain did not take a single and was eventually dismissed off the last ball as Hooda took a good catch. Punjab Kings held their nerves to win the match by just 4 runs.

Punjab Kings 221 for 6 overs (KL Rahul 91, Deepak Hooda 64, Chetan Sakaryia 3/31) beat Rajasthan Royals 217 for 7 in 20 overs (Samson 119, Buttler 25, Parag 25, Arshdeep Singh 3/35, Shami 2/33) by 4 runs.

For his 119 off 60 balls, Sanju Samson was awarded the man of the match. Mumbai Indians will take on Kolkata Knight Riders in tomorrow’s match at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.



 





Samson brilliant knock in vain as Punjab Kings won the match by 4 runs 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

WPL 2025 Match 1: Top 3 Performers Between RCB And GG

-
Image
  Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered a historic win over Gujarat Giants in the opening match of WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 14 th February. RCB captain Smriti Mandhana won the toss and decided to field first. Ash Gardner’s explosive knock, Beth Mooney’s half-century, Deandra Dottin’s quickfire knock helped Gujarat Giants post 201 for 5 in their 20 overs. In reply, Ellyse Perry looked impressive with a half-century. Richa Ghosh played a blinder of a knock along with Kanika Ahuja’s brilliance helping the defending Champions RCB chase down this target easily by 6 wickets with 9 balls to spare. The pitch at Vadodara was a belter with top-quality performances from both sides in the opening match of the season. Here we look at the top 3 performers in the opening match of the WPL 2025 between RCB and Gujarat Giants. 1.        Ash Gardner Gujarat Giants’ newly appointed captain Ash Gardner led from the front with the bat and ball al...
Read more

Indonesia Open 2025: Satwik/Chirag Enter Quarters, Others Crash Out

-
Image
  The men’s doubles pairing of Satwik/Chirag entered the quarterfinals while other 3 Indians lost in the 2 nd round of the Super 1000 Indonesia Open played at Jakarta on 5 th June 2025. Satwik/Chirag Shetty edged past R Kjaer and Sogaard of Denmark in three games. The first game began with both pairs fighting for each point. Kjaer and Sogaard displayed great service skills. Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to make a comeback. At the mid-game break, Danish pair led 11-10. After the break, Kjaer and Sogaard played brilliant badminton winning the first game by 21-16. The second game also began well for both pairs. Satwik/Chirag made a strong comeback whenever Kjaer and Sogaard look to take the game away. At the mid-game break, Danish pair again took a 11-10 lead. After the interval, Satwik/Chirag fought back strongly to level the scores and then won it by 21-18 to force into the decider. It was a closely fought affair in the third game as both pairs fought for each point. At...
Read more

Malaysia Open 2025 Day 3: Disappointing Outing For Indian Shuttlers

-
Image
  The Indian shuttlers had a disappointing outing as only one of them made it into the quarterfinals of the Super 1000 Malaysia Open 2025 played at Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on 9 th January. HS Prannoy, women’s doubles pair of Tressa Jolly suffered narrow losses while Bansod, mixed doubles pair of Crasto/Kapila, and other pair lost in a one-sided affair. Tressa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand suffered a heartbreaking loss to Jia Ya Fan and Zhang of China in three thrilling games. The Indian pair struggled in the initial phases of the first game trailing by 3-6 before taking 7 points in succession to put the pressure back on the Chinese pair. At the mid-game interval, the Indians had an 11-7 lead. After the break, Jolly and Gopichand showed domination with smashes and drop shots keeping consistent pressure on the Chinese pair before winning the first game at 21-15. The second game began well with Jolly and Gopichand taking a decent lead in the initial phases. Ji and Zhang showed g...
Read more