After Yasswi Jaiswal top-scored with 39 (28b, 4×4), Shimron Hetmyer (27, 10b, 1×4, 3×6) helped Rajasthan Royals (RR) win three points against Kings XI in the ongoing Indian Premier League. Courage for Punjab (PBKS) in the Indian Cricket League (IPL) held at the Maharaja Jadvindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
With 10 minutes left in the last over, Arshdeep Singh held out several York players for penalty kicks. Hetmyer then hit another six over the fine leg boundary for a straight six for a double.
The game was amazing before it even started.
Not Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran retired for Kings. Curran informed that Dhawan was ruled out due to a minor problem and was replaced by Atharva Taide.
Now it’s Royals captain Sanju Samson’s turn to be surprised. He revealed that Jos Buttler and R. Ashwin, both absent with niggles of their own, Rovman Powell and Samson will remember the name – with Tanush Kotian looking tough by the replacements. All-rounder Kotian was man of the match in Mumbai’s recent Ranji Trophy win.
Then, Kings’ overall batting performance was tiresome, scoring 147 for eight wickets.
Only 38 points came from 14 penalties on the powerplay. Hard as chained to a rock, the Kings blew away, scoring 53 points in 10 overs with just 4 points to spare.
In the next 10 overs, Jitesh Sharma (29, 24b, 1×4, 2×6), Liam Livingstone (21, 14b, 2×4, 1×6) and Ashutosh Sharma (31, 16b, 1×4, 3×6) ) fought as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. , only partially.
There was another surprise when the Royals started the chase. Kotiyan batted alongside Jaiswal, who regularly batted at Nos. 8, 9 and 10 for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy.
The openers were not at their best but managed to push the team to 50 in 7.1 overs. Even after Kottian fell, Jaiswal and Samson seemed to be in control of the chase. But Kagiso Rabada knocked them both out in successive rounds. The Royals, for their part, appreciated the way the Kings pitched and defended, but briefly struggled to maintain confidence.
Needing 20 off 12 balls, Rovman Powell took four consecutive wickets to reduce the equation to 12 off 10 balls. But the surprise came at the end of the game. Curran dropped Powell behind a short ball and Maharaj was held out on the last ball of the over.
