RR thrashes PBKS by two runs

KATHMANDU, September 22: The Rajasthan Royals (RR) sealed a victory against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 32 of the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday by two runs.

Kartik Tyagi’s brilliant last over overpowered RR to pull off an absolute heist and sealed a victory from the jaws of defeat against PBKS.

RR held their nerve till the end despite Mayank Agarwal’s 67 and  captain KL Rahul’s 49.

However, RR managed to dismiss the PBKS openers in the space of two overs. While Chetan Sakariya got Rahul out for 49, Rahul Tewatia dismissed Agarwal in the 13th over.

While Pooran and Markram added 57 runs together, RR kept their calm even when PBKS needed just eight runs from the last two overs to win.

Sakariya bowled a four-run penultimate over before Tyagi put on a bowling masterclass and conceded just one run and picked up two wickets – Pooran and Deepak Hooda - in the final over to take RR home.

RR, who were put into bat, were off to a cracking start as Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal went after PBKS bowlers to bring up the fifty in five overs.

However, the partnership was broken as Arshdeep, bowling his first over, struck in the final over of the powerplay, dismissing Lewis for 36.

PBKS had bowled RR out for 185.