Rahul out for 49 but Punjab in control

September 21, 2021 22:55

Punjab 120-1 (12 ovs) vs Royals 185 | Scorecard

Morris comes back into the attack. The first ball is down the leg side as Mayank picks it over fine leg for a six before the pacer bowls a wide.

Morris gets his line right as he beats Mayank with one that bounces extra outside the off-stump.

Another leg side delivery which Mayank flicks over the leg side for a six to race to his fifty from 34 balls as he continues to bat positively.

Morris struggling with his rhythm. He bowls another big wide down the leg side which Samson manages to half stop to keep it down to two wides.

Morris continues to be wayward as he bowls another wide before the leg side half-volley is clipped through fine leg by Rahul for a four to bring up Punjab's 100 in the 10th over.

Morris bowls another one on the pads as Rahul clips it for a single before Mayank lofts the last ball over the covers for another four.

Morris concedes 25 runs ins his second over as Punjab look well-placed on 106 for no loss in 10 overs.

Mayank started off slowly before turning things around in fine style, to smash 58 from 35 balls, while Rahul has made 41 from 26 balls.

Left-arm spinner Mahipal Lomror comes into the attack. The spinner looks to fire everything into the stumps as he gives away just seven runs in his first over.

Sakariya comes back into the attack. Rahul walks across his stumps and initially looks to hit the pacer on the leg side but changes his shot at the last second to smash the full delivery through the covers for a four.

Sakariya follows it with a wide before Rahul takes a single on the off-side and Mayank also takes one off the next.

Sakariya gets the breakthrough as he gets Rahul caught at short thirdman for 49. Infact, he is the second batsman in the match to fall short of the fifty by just one run after Yashasvi Jaiswal was also dismissed for the same score earlier on.

Punjab are 120/1 in 12 overs, needing 66 from eight overs for victory.

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