A positive effort by KL Rahul and rookie all-rounder Harpreet Brar powered Punjab Kings to a 34-run win against Royal Challengers Bangalore of their Indian Premier League conflict on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Leading the facet from the entrance, Rahul scored a positive 91* off 57 deliveries and guided Punjab to a stiff 179/5 of their 20 overs.
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Brar, who hit a six within the closing supply of the Punjab innings, then wrecked havoc with the ball and completed his four-over quota with impressive figures. The 25-year-old conceded simply 19 runs and picked three wickets, eradicating RCB’s top-rated trio – Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and AB de Villiers – from the center.
In response to Punjab’s 179, RCB might solely handle 145/8 of their 20 overs.
After being put to bat, Punjab acquired off to a dreadful begin as 20-year-old Prabhsimran Singh, who was roped within the place of standard opener Mayank Agarwal was dismissed cheaply on 7 by Kyle Jamieson.
Following his dismissal, ‘Universe Boss’ Chris Gayle joined skipper Rahul within the center and the Windies cricketer straightaway took the cost. The left-handed batsman smashed 4 boundaries in Jamieson’s subsequent over, making his intentions clear.
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The pair added 80 runs for the second wicket, earlier than Gayle was eliminated by Daniel Sams on 46 off 24 deliveries. After his dismissal, Rahul stored the scorecard ticking, whereas others failed to help the skipper from the opposite finish.
Nicholas Pooran, who’s presently going by means of a tough patch, and Shahrukh Khan have been eliminated on duck, whereas Deepak Hooda managed simply 5 from 9 balls.
Brar then hanged round within the center and performed the proper second-fiddle, whereas Rahul did a lot of the attacking. Batting at an impressive strike-rate of 159.65 and went on to hit seven fours and 5 sixes. With this effort, Rahul additionally overtook Delhi Capitals opener Shikhar Dhawan and is now the brand new Orange Cap holder.
Rahul has thus far amassed 331 runs from seven outings, which incorporates 4 half-centuries. Dhawan stands second on the listing with 311 runs from the identical variety of matches.
Rahul began off his innings on a cautious notice and had simply managed to fetch 19 off the primary 22 deliveries he confronted. However, as soon as he switched gears, the Punjab skipper performed at a strike-rate of over 200 and went on to add 72 in simply 35 deliveries.
RCB, then again, had an analogous begin shedding opener Devdutt Padikkal early, whereas he was batting on 7. Rajat Patidar and skipper Kohli then tried to get the run-chase again on monitor and added 43 runs for the second wicket.
Brar supplied the KL Rahul unit with the breakthrough as he cleaned up the RCB skipper on 35 off 34 balls.
Maxwell, who was taking part in against his former franchise, additionally failed to rise to the ocassion and was cleaned up by Brar on 0 and De Villiers too was eliminated by the 25-year-old for 3 off 9 balls.
Towards the top, Harshal Patel did play some highly effective strokes and raced to 31 in simply 13 balls, however it proved to be too little and too late.
