Coming in simply wanting a hundred, KL Rahul performed a gorgeous recreation in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore with a 91 off 57. The skipper has had a constant season, and his efforts helped the Punjab Kings facet put up a 179/5 in opposition to the Virat Kohli-led facet.
Former England bowler opined that the 29-year-old batsman might have made a hundred, had it not been for the 4 wickets snatched throughout the facet’s ‘nightmare’ center overs.
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“It was a captain’s knock. Because he had to weather the storm when those four wickets fell between overs 11 and 15. That was a nightmare for PBKS because they had started so well,” Swann mentioned to Star Sports.
“When those wickets fell, he had to consolidate in the middle and that cost him his century in the end,” he added.
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Despite not being a fan of PBKS, Swann additionally felt he needed to commend KL Rahul for his captaincy as he held his nerve all through the sport.
“He picked up the pace in the end. He is one of the guys who you root for. I am not a PBKS fan, I was rooting for him to get that century in the end. But he didn’t get there. But he was brilliant,” Swann praised.
The PBKS skipper has been a lethal menace to RCB earlier than, hammering a whole of 132 and 61 runs throughout his earlier encounters with the facet in UAE final yr, for IPL 2020.
Currently, Punjab Kings maintain a place at quantity 5 on the desk. The franchise will subsequent lock horns with Delhi Capitals on Sunday, May 2
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