Punjab Kings lost to Rajasthan Royals in the final over needing 186 to win They failed t score four off the final over and fell short by just two runs. It was another nail-biting contest between the two sides Kartik Tyagi defended four runs in the 20th over. Meanwhile, Riyan Parag who attended the press conference for the Royals shared his tips for Mustafizur Rahman who bowled the 19th over.
The Fizz gave just four runs in the penultimate over leaving four runs for Tyagi to defend in the final over.
“Cricket is a really funny game. We were in the driver’s seat after the first innings. But we were poor in the field and the game was slipping away from us. But in the 19th over, I was at mid-off and I told Mustafizur (Rahman) – don’t let it finish in this over and we have a chance with Kartik (Tyagi) bowling the 20th,” Parag said at the post-match conference.
Riyan Parag further went onto rate Kartik Tyagi’s over as the best final over he has seen in his career so far.
“It is the No. 1 spell I have seen in all of my cricketing career. I hope he does it in the rest of the games too and wins us more matches. Those boys (Mustafizur and Tyagi) were insane. Defending eight runs off the last two overs, it was just incredible,” Parag added.
WHAT. A. WIN! 👏 👏
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Punjab Kings Slump Down To Seventh Position
Punjab openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal added 120 for the first wicket inside the first 12 overs. However, all their good work was undone by Tyagi’s final over.
This win takes the Royals to the fifth position in the points table while the Kings are languishing at the seventh position. The Kings needed 10 from 16 balls at one point in their chase which came down to four from six balls and eventually three from one ball.
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