Aiden Markram’s six against Sunil Narine in the 16th over of Punjab’s innings, according to Sanjay Manjrekar, was the game’s turning point last night. It happened during their run chase against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Captain Eoin Morgan decided to bring in his ace spinner Narine to bowl the 16th over since he needed another 45 runs off the last 30 balls to win. While the West Indians were able to dismiss Markram, it was after the batsman had smoked him for a six over midwicket.
On the next delivery, Markram attempted an encore by slapping a wide, short pitch to deep extra-cover, but he continued to find the fielder to perfection. Sanjay Manjrekar
“There were plenty of turning points in the game; umpiring decisions on Tripathi’s catch, Venkatesh Iyer’s catch that fell on the boundary. But, the turning point for me came when Sunil Narine bowled his 4th over. That over was very crucial as Narine has the potential to give just 4-5 runs and claim a wicket. Aiden Markram did not play a big knock but his six off Narine came at a crucial point for Punjab,” said Manjrekar.
Punjab Kings
Therefore, KL Rahul holed out in the deep in the penultimate over of the innings. Putting Punjab Kings under pressure once more. Punjab was ultimately victorious thanks to Shah Rukh Khan’s stunning undefeated 9-ball 22.
In the powerplay, captain Morgan introduced mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy. Who was bowled out in the 11th over of the innings?
Mayank Agarwal and Nicholas Pooran were among them. The valuable scalps were picked up by the leg-spinner for a total of 24 runs.
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