New Delhi. In the 27th match of the Indian Premier League, Rajasthan Royals registered a thrilling win in the last over against Punjab Kings. Batting after losing the toss, Preity Zinta’s team scored 147 runs for 8 wickets. Rajasthan team looked to be in trouble after losing 7 wickets while chasing the target. In the last over, Shimron Hetmyer made the smiling face of the team owner sad by hitting two sixes.
On Saturday, April 13, Punjab Kings faced the in-form Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. Captain Sanju Samson won the toss and decided to bowl. Due to the name of regular captain Shikhar Dhawan, Sam Curran was captaining in this match. The effect of the name of the captain was visible in the opening and the start did not go as per the wish. The team’s recovering star Shashank also did not bat but Ashutosh once again showed his strength and took the team to a respectable score of 147 runs.
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the match suddenly turned
Rajasthan team was easily moving towards victory while chasing the target. After 16 overs the score was 105 runs for 3 wickets. 43 runs were needed on 24 balls to win. Riyan Parag and Dhruv Jurel were batting. From here the match suddenly changed. Arshdeep Singh got the wicket of Ryan, after which Harshal Patel dismissed Dhruv. Sam Curran took the wicket of Rovman Powell who hit two consecutive fours and then dismissed Keshav Maharaj also.
West Indies batsman snatches Preeti’s smile
After falling three consecutive wickets, the condition of Rajasthan team appeared to be deteriorating. The owner of Punjab Kings was very happy with the sudden change of match. She was seen celebrating the wickets. Rajasthan needed 10 runs in the last over. Arshdeep Singh was bowling the last over. He bowled dots on the first two balls. Punjab was slowly taking control of the match when Shimron Hetmyer hit a six on the third ball. After this, 2 runs were scored on the next ball and Hetmyer ended the match by hitting a six on the 5th ball.
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Tags: IPL 2024, Preity zinta, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 14, 2024, 05:46 IST