The Punjab Kings returned to their home ground at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh, which has been their home ground since the last season. The Punjab Kings come after a stunning win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the last game, where they broke their own record for the highest successful run chase as they chased a mammoth 265-run target.
Priyansh Arya, the left-handed batter, has been a dangerous striker in the powerplay, often striking at over 250 in the restrictions. However, on this occasion he was troubled by the lethal fast bowler Jofra Archer, who also dismissed him after a 10-ball cameo of 29 runs.
However, Marcus Stoinis, who was promoted in the absence of Shashank Singh, played a fine knock in his first major outing for the Kings. Stonis smashed the likes of Nandre Burger, Jofra Archer, and Brijesh Sharma badly in the last three overs and took his team off to a solid 222 in their 20 overs.
Too many lose ends for PBKS bowlers, as Punjab Kings face first defeat for the season
Shreyas Iyer's side struggled to maintain the flow of runs in the powerplay, with young Vaibhav Sooryavanshi amassing many runs in the powerplay. Even after his dismissal Yashasvi Jaiswal continued the onslaught with the bat.
Donovan Ferriera finished the chase in some style and was named the player of the match for his match-winning half-century. However, impact player Shubham Dubey also backed him excellently with 31 runs off just 12 balls.
"Kudos to the batsmen," Shreyas Iyer praised the RR batters for their stunning innings
"And I think we fell a bit short in our bowling, in terms of execution. We had planned to bowl a lot of slower ones, pace off, and yorkers. I think we fell a bit short over there. And also, they had a tremendous partnership in the middle, especially by Ferreira and Shubham Dubey coming in and scoring those crucial runs at the end," he added.
"So I think the body was also a bit fatigued, but that can't be the reason over here. But we've got couple of days to refresh, go back to the drawing board and come back strong," he said on what could bring them back to winning ways.
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