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Hetmyer scored runs at a strike rate of 270
Rajasthan won from the jaws of Punjab
New Delhi. Rajasthan Royals gave the ‘punch’ of victory by defeating Punjab Kings by 3 wickets in the 27th match of IPL. Shimron Hetmyer played an important role in this victory, who won the match by hitting 2 sixes in the last over. Hetmyer scored runs at a strike rate of 270 in this match played in Mallanpur, Chandigarh. He stole the show by playing an unbeaten inning of 27 runs in 10 balls. He was chosen player of the match. After the victory, Hetmyer said that due to hard practice he is successful in taking the ball across the boundary line.
Rajasthan Royals needed 30 runs in the last 14 balls to win, then the West Indies batsman pair of Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell (11 runs in five balls) batted aggressively and gave the team their 5th win in 6 matches. . Player of the Match’ Hetmyer hit one four and three sixes in his unbeaten innings. After restricting Punjab to 147 runs for 8 wickets, Rajasthan strengthened its position at the top of the points table by scoring 152 runs for 7 wickets in 19.5 overs.
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Shimron Hetmyer said after the win, ‘This is possible only because of practice, I try to (play big shots) as much as possible in the net sessions. I try my best to hit sixes. I am happy that I helped my team today. Rajasthan Royals needed 10 runs to win in the last over but Arshdeep Singh did not give a single run in the first two balls, which increased the pressure on Hetmyer.
Shimron Hetmyer said, ‘There was pressure after the first two balls but then I tried to hit the ball as far as possible. ‘ After taking a six on the third ball and two runs on the fourth ball, he had asked his fellow batsman Trent Boult at the crease to be ready to run one run. According to Hetmyer, ‘I told Trent Boult that if he got a chance on the fifth ball of the over, he should not hesitate to run away one run because this would have tied the match and the team would have had a chance to win in the Super Over.’ However, Hetmyer gave the team victory by hitting a six. Since the year 2020, 8 matches were played between Rajasthan and Punjab. Rajasthan won 6 matches while Punjab won 2 matches.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 14, 2024, 07:08 IST