Mayank Agarwal had a big smile on his face when KL Rahul was caught in the back at Pune’s MCA Stadium on Friday night. However, Rahul will get the last laugh of the night.
Having watched Rahul hit the ball from the best seat in the house – where he’s not a striker – for most of his career, Mayank, like anyone else, understands the importance of bringing in his former opening partner. he in Punjab Kings came out early.
For Lucknow Super Giants, it’s really a step backwards: the captain has excellently topped the order in this season’s IPL, with two hundred and fifty. On this night, however, Rahul only lasted 11 balls before Kagiso Rabada forced him to go behind the trees.
Although Rahul’s opening partners Quinton de Kock (46, 37b, 4×4, 2×6) and Deepak Hooda (34, 28b, 1×4, 2×6) won 85 for the second match, a spectacular fall had meaning the men from Lucknow will end up with 153 for eight , after being included. From 98 for one, they’ve dropped to 111 for six, losing five braces over a three-round gap.
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However, a great effort by their pitchers and some not-so-smart batting by the PBKS ensured that their total was enough to claim a sixth – by 20th win. – in the tournament. Punjab’s innings got off to a decent start with Mayank and Shikhar Dhawan in high form adding 35 more for the first match of five rounds.
But Mayank’s promising innings (25, 17b) was ended with a superb mid-game catch by Rahul, whose mid-game jump was better timed than his friend’s. from Dushmantha Chameera. Not long after, Dhawan was shot bowling while trying to track down Ravi Bishnoi.
When Bhanuka Rajapaksa, another man in shape, was sent back by Krunal Pandya, PBKS found himself in some trouble. But with Jonny Bairstow finally showing his true self as a hitter, the Punjab team could afford to hope, but he fell to Chameera for 32 (28b, 5×4), and nothing miraculous happened after that.
Impressive young left-handed swimmer Mohsin Khan, Chameera and Krunal bowled well to catch seven baskets between them.
Before that, the collapse of LSG began with de Kock’s dismissal.
The left-hander was caught behind when he tried to cut Sandeep Sharma. And he walked away; he was patted on the back by an appreciative bowler. In the sequel, Hooda was exhausted by a magical frontal hit from Bairstow’s worm.
