In the expected high scoring thriller at Wankhede, Punjab Kings managed to stay on the top despite the opposition captain Sanju Samson's century. He became the first player to score a century on his captaincy debut. Samson, along with Buttler(25), Dube(23) & Riyan Parag (25) kept the required run maintained consistently and were looking in control, however, Arshdeep Singh for Punjab Kings was able to keep his nerves and with 5 required off the last ball, he got the wicket of Samson at 119.
For PBKS, Arshdeep SIngh picked up 3 wickets, while Shami picked up 2.
In the first innings, KL Rahul (91 off 50) and Deepak Hooda (64 off 28) powered Punjab Kings to a score of 221/6 in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals. For RR, Chetan Sakaria picked up 3 wickets and Chris Morris picked up 2 wickets.
Earlier, Rajasthan Royals Captain Sanju Samson Won the toss and elected to Field first against Punjab Kings in the fourth match of IPL 2021. The match is being played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Brief Score -
Rajasthan Royals: 217/7 in 20 Overs (Sanju Samson - 119, Riyan Parag - 55, Arshdeep - 3/35, Shami - 2/33)
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