IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals Seal Thrilling Final Over Win Against Punjab Kings
IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals Seal Thrilling Final Over Win Against Punjab Kings
IPL 2021: Kartik Tyagi was the star man, taking two wickets in the 20th over to help Rajasthan Royals defeat Punjab Kings by two runs on Tuesday.
PBKS initially won the toss and elected to bowl. RR put in a strong start with opener Evin Lewis smashing 36 runs in 21 balls.
Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal also put in a stunning start, narrowly missing out on a half-century after scoring 49 off 36 balls.
Despite some brilliant knocks by Liam Livingstone and Mahipal Lomror, Arshdeep Singh's five-wicket haul restored parity as RR posted 185 in 20 overs.
Against a target of 186 runs, PBKS put in a confident start with opener Mayank Agarwal grabbing a half-century.
Such was PBKS' strong start to the chase that even KL Rahul smashed 49 runs off 33 balls, packed four fours and two sixes.
Despite a decent knock by Nicholas Pooran, the match boiled down to the final over where Kartik Tyagi came out on top with two wickets, helping RR seal a win by two runs.
