MUMBAI (India): Punjab overcame Rajasthan by four runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday.
In a high-scoring thriller, Punjab skipper KL Rahul led from the front, with a defining knock of 91 before Arshdeep Singh defended 13 runs in the last over, helping the side seal a 4-run win.
Rajasthan captain Sanju Samson scored the first century in the IPL this season, but was unable to steer his team through.
Chasing a humongous total of 221, Rajasthan needed a powerful and explosive start from their openers. But they were denied the same as Mohammad Shami and Arshdeep held on to catches off their own bowling to dismiss Ben Stokes and Manan Vohra respectively.
Samson and Jos Buttler had a mountain of runs to climb, but they didn’t let the pressure of early wickets affect them.
Brief Scores: Punjab Kings 221/6 (KL Rahul 91, Deepak Hooda 64, Chetan Sakariya 3/31) beat Rajasthan Royals 217/7 (Sanju Samson 119, Riyan Parag 25, Arshdeep Singh 3/35) by 4 runs
