Punjab Kings needed 10 runs off 15 balls with 8 wickets in hand. However, courtesy of Kartik Tyagi’s last-over heroics, which yielded just one run and two wickets, Rajasthan Royals managed to secure a two-run win.
Kartik Tyagi did the unthinkable as Rajasthan Royals snatched a victory from the jaws of defeat to edge past Punjab Kings by 2 runs. Tyagi picked up two wickets and conceded just one run in the 20th over. Even Nicholas Pooran (32) Aiden Markram (26*) could not score 10 runs off 15 balls. Earlier, Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul (49) and opening partner Mayank Agarwal (67) approached the chase in the best way possible as they stitched an outstanding century stand for the first wicket. They, however, were both dismissed in quick succession. A little earlier, Mayank Agarwal brought up his fifty. The first innings of the night belonged to Arshdeep Singh as he bagged his maiden five-wicket haul to peg back Rajasthan Royals and restrict them to 185/10 in their 20 overs. Mohammed Shami also shone with the ball, picking up 5 wickets. Earlier, Evin Lewis (36) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (49) had gotten Rajasthan Royals off to a brisk start. The team surpassed 50 in just 5 overs. Once they were dismissed, Liam Livingstone (25) and Mahipal Lomror (43) took up the boundary-scoring duties. But RR kept losing wickets at regular intervals and a mini-collapse at the end meant they could not get past 200.
Full Scorecard
PUNJAB KINGS 183/4(20.0 OV) RR 9.15
EXTRAS: 9
(b – 0, w – 8, no – 1, lb – 0, penalty – 0)TOTAL183/4 (20.0 OV) RR 9.15
FALL OF WICKETS
1-120 (KL Rahul, 11.5 ov), 2-126 (Mayank Agarwal, 13 ov), 3-183 (Nicholas Pooran, 19.3 ov), 4-183 (Deepak Hooda, 19.5 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| CHETAN SAKARIYA | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.33 |
| KARTIK TYAGI | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.25 |
| CHRIS MORRIS | 4 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11.75 |
| RAHUL TEWATIA | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.66 |
| MAHIPAL LOMROR | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| RIYAN PARAG | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
MATCH NOTES
Punjab Kings
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Punjab 49/0
- Punjab 50/0 in 6.0 overs
- 1st wicket partnership: 50 off 37 balls between L Rahul (32) and M Agarwal (15)
- M Agarwal T20 fifty: 54 runs in 34 balls (6×4) (2×6)
- Punjab 101/0 in 9.4 overs
- 1st wkt Partnership: 100 off 58 balls between KL Rahul (40) and M Agarwal (54)
RAJASTHAN 185/10(20.0 OV) RR 9.25
EXTRAS: 9
(b – 0, w – 5, no – 0, lb – 4, penalty – 0)TOTAL185/10 (20.0 OV) RR 9.25
FALL OF WICKETS
1-54 (Evin Lewis, 5.3 ov), 2-68 (Sanju Samson, 7.1 ov), 3-116 (Liam Livingstone, 11.5 ov), 4-136 (Yashasvi Jaiswal, 14.2 ov), 5-166 (Riyan Parag, 16.3 ov), 6-169 (Mahipal Lomror, 17.1 ov), 7-175 (Rahul Tewatia, 18.1 ov), 8-178 (Chris Morris, 18.5 ov), 9-185 (Chetan Sakariya, 19.5 ov), 10-185 (Kartik Tyagi, 20 ov)
| BOWLERS | O | M | R | WKT | WD | NB | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOHAMMED SHAMI | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.25 |
| ISHAN POREL | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.75 |
| DEEPAK HOODA | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 |
| ARSHDEEP SINGH | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| ADIL RASHID | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.66 |
| HARPREET BRAR | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 |
MATCH NOTES
Rajasthan
- A Rashid, I Porel and A Markram makes their T20 debut for Punjab
- Rajasthan 53/0 in 4.6 overs
- Mandatory Power play (1-6): Rajasthan 57/1
- Rajasthan 101/2 in 10.6 overs
- Innings Break: Rajasthan 185/10 in 20.0 overs
