Punjab Kings Lost Qualifier 1: The first qualifier match of the IPL was played at Mullanpur Stadium in Mohali. Punjab Kings have lost by 8 wickets against Bengaluru at their home ground. After winning the match, Bengaluru made it to the final of the IPL after 9 years. In this match, Punjab’s batting was neither good nor was there a edge in bowling. In this report, we will explain why Punjab has suffered defeat in qualifier-1.
Punjab had to play fast
The average score of the first batting team on this ground is 170 runs. The ground pitch is considered equally helpful for both batting and bowling. Very big scores have not been seen here. Nevertheless, the Punjab team batsmen went on playing with a plan to score 200+ runs. In this match, most of the Punjab Kings batsmen were dismissed to play irresponsible shots in the process of playing fast.
Toss also important role in defeat
After this match, Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer told that he wanted to bowl first. There was a lot of grass on the pitch of this ground. At the same time, the DU proved to be a very big factor in Mullanpur Stadium in the evening. Even if Punjab would have scored 170-180 runs here, it would not have been easy to achieve the target due to the ‘Dew Factor’. The toss also played an important role in losing this match.
Batting line-up flops badly
In a T20 match, a team has to do small partnerships in batsmen to make a big score. But Punjab’s batting line-up flopped badly. Punjab had scored 27 runs at the loss of one wicket, but 3 more wickets fell within the next 11 runs. After that, Punjab’s score was 60/5 before another wicket fell. Here too, the Punjab team lost 3 wickets in a span of 18 runs.
