Punjab Kings paceman Arshdeep Singh held his nerve within the last over to assist his workforce register an exciting win and skipper KL Rahul mentioned the 22-year-old bowler enjoys bowling within the pressure scenario. Sanju Samson’s combating hundred went in useless as Punjab Kings clinched the nail-biting recreation right here on the Wankhede on Monday (April 12). Rajasthan wanted 13 off the ultimate over and Arshdeep efficiently defended the goal.
“I had gone to Arshdeep for crucial overs last year too. He doesn’t mind bowling the pressure overs, he seems to enjoy it. He loves being in the contest. Love throwing him the ball. He’s pretty clear with what he wants to do,” Rahul informed host broadcaster Star Sports after the win.
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With Ben Stokes again within the hut, Jos Buttler and Samson had revived Rajasthan Royals` innings earlier than the English batsman misplaced the plot and acquired out within the eighth over. However, Samson and Riyan Parag didn’t hand over and stored combating because the duo smashed 13 and 20 runs within the fifteenth and sixteenth over. Samson took on Richardson and whacked him for 19 runs within the 18th over because the equation got here all the way down to 21 off two overs.
Samson, who smashed 119 off 63 balls, stored combating until the tip however wasn’t in a position to get the job finished for the Royals as Punjab Kings clinched a thriller on the final ball. The wicket-keeper batsman had additionally refused a run to stay at a strike when Rajasthan Royals wanted 5 off 2 balls.
Rahul admitted that bowling towards Samson was fairly troublesome for the Punjab bowlers. The Punjab Kings skipper additionally mentioned he didn’t take into consideration the final yr’s recreation the place Rahul Tewatia had rescued Rajasthan from the same place.
“Heart rate was high but I didn’t stop believing. We knew a couple of wickets would bring us back. Till first 10-11 overs we bowled well. It was close because we dropped a few sitters, including me,” mentioned Rahul. “As a bowling unit, we bowled as we planned. When you’re bowling against Sanju, it`s difficult. We weren’t thinking of the last year’s game (the Tewatia one). Great way to start. We made some mistakes,” he added.
Deepak Hooda smashed a sensational half-century to steer Punjab to 221 within the 20 overs and Rahul was in awe of the batsman`s wonderful knock. “Deepak Hooda’s innings was amazing. That’s the kind of batting we want to see as a team. We want to bat fearlessly and takedown bowlers,” mentioned Rahul.
Punjab Kings will now lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday (April 16).
(With ANI inputs)
