Punjab Kings required 18 from 18. The condition came down to 10 off 15. It came down to 4 from 6 balls with 8 wickets in hand. In any case, Rajasthan Royals pulled off hies, protecting 4 runs effectively in Match 32 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 and stagger PBKS.
Youthful pacer Kartik Tyagi emerged as the legend as he appeared colossal composure. To grant away fair 1 run and choose up 2 wickets. Tyagi nailed his Yorkers wonderfully well and expelled Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda. As Punjab were not able to urge 3 runs from their final 3 deliveries.
It’s not the primary time Punjab Kings have choked in crunch situations as KL Rahul’s men were incapable. To hold their nerves more than once in IPL 2020 within the UAE final year. They misplaced to Delhi Capitals after the resistance constrained a Super Over and misplaced in a chase of 175. Against Kolkata Knight Riders after a 114-run opening stand.
Familiar struggles came back to frequent Punjab Kings who got off to a solid start against Rajasthan. Chasing 186, PBKS got a 120-run opening stand but misplaced their plot within the final two over. Mustafirzur Rahman gave away just 4 runs. The penultimate over before Tyagi came with one of the finest last overs within the history of the competition.
Talking after the terrible loss, Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul said it’s an intense pill to swallow since the side hasn’t learned from their past mistakes.
“It’s a tough one to swallow. We have been a team that has experienced games like these before. We need to see how we can handle pressure better. Trying to finish in the 18th over sometimes you go too hard and lose your way and let the opponents in. We haven’t learned from previous mistakes,” KL Rahul said.
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With the crushing defeat, Punjab Kings remain franchise to the 7th spot with fair 3 wins from 9 matches. With their playoff chances taking an enormous blow, Rahul said the Kings will see to win their following 5 matches to keep their trusts lively.
“We will now try to come back stronger and win the next five games,” Rahul added.
Rahul saw positives within the 2-run vanquish, highlighting the endeavors of Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami at the passing. Rajasthan looked set for a 200-plus total to after coming to 164 for 4 in 16 overs. But Arshdeep (5/32) and Shami (3/21) pulled things back to limit the Royals to 185.
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