In match no.40, something unexpected happened and showcased that in the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL), no team is invincible, as the Punjab Kings (PBKS), who were on a roll, had a roadblock in this match against the Rajasthan Royals (RR). At the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh, RR beat PBKS by 6 wickets.
Riyan Parag won the toss and opted to bowl first. It was a shocking change, with in-form Ravi Bishnoi being dropped, and Shimron Hetmyer was also dropped, with Yash Raj Punja and Dasun Shanaka getting a chance. PBKS also made a couple of changes as they brought in Suryansh Shedge for a possibly injured Shashank Singh, and Lockie Ferguson came in for Xavier Bartlett.
After being invited to bat first, the opening duo of Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya went all guns blazing from the very first over. The latter was the aggressor today, playing an impactful 29 off 11 balls, and the former scored another fifty as he was dismissed on the score of 59 runs.
Yash Raj Punja was the pick of the bowlers for Riyan Parag’s side as he picked two wickets, and also checked some runs in the middle overs, as Shreyas Iyer could not create much trouble, but a fiery knock of a 22-ball 66 runs from Marcus Stoinis, who helped Punjab to go past the score of 200 runs as they finished off with 222/4.
Donovan Ferreira hands PBKS their first loss
While chasing the two flamboyant openers in the form of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, as they started the carnage, the latter was scoring with a strike rate of 250 and scored 43 off 16 balls, and gave Riyan Parag’s side the start they needed, scoring 50 in three overs.
Jaiswal also scored a brilliant 51 off 27 balls, and a quick knock from Riyan Parag, 29 off 16 balls, kept the runs flowing, but three wickets from Yuzvendra Chahal pulled the Kings back for some time.
Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey came in between the win of PBKS, as both stitched a partnership of 75 runs off 35 balls, and the former finished the game with an unbeaten score of 52 runs, and Dubey scored 31 off 12 balls as RR collected their 2 points.
The way they played took away from PBKS- Riyan Parag
Riyan Parag was happy after the team's performance and credited Donovan and Shubham for their exceptional innings and taking the game from the hands of the Kings.
Riyan Parag said, "As a team what we discussed before the tournament we achieved in this game. We could have restricted them to little lower but batters picked up the slack. We could have bowled a few overs better here and there, batters a few overs better. But the aspiration to do well for 40 overs."
"The concerns were from everyone watching, we have trust in players, all the worries are from outside and not from us. The plan was to keep wickets in hand but not fall too far behind the run-rate, the tough part was keeping the momentum, we got behind a little bit but picked it up again. Him (Shubham Dubey) and Don (Donovan Ferreira) the way they played took away from PBKS. The way they batted was commendable."
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