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Best performances - Batsmen

KL Rahul
KL Rahul
74(56) 8x4 - 1x6
Control %73%
  • Productive Shot
  • cut shot
  • 26 runs
  • 3x4 - 1x6
10 4 5 18 12 7 9 9
Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza
57(41) 4x4 - 3x6
Control %65%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 27 runs
  • 3x4 - 2x6
1 8 1 3 4 9 7 24

Best performances - Bowlers

SM Curran
SM Curran
O4
M0
R31
W3
Eco7.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi
O2.3
M0
R18
W2
Eco7.20
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Shashwat Kumar

11:55pm Right. That will be that from us for tonight. Hope you enjoyed our coverage as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you. The action in the IPL, especially on weekends, comes thick and fast. MI take on KKR in the afternoon game before GT and RR clash later in the evening. Do join us for those games too. Until next time, this is me (Shashwat) signing off on behalf of Thilak and everyone else at ESPNcricinfo! Goodbye, goodnight and take care!

Sikandar Raza, Player of the Match: (On the feeling) It feels great, to be honest. When I got out, there were a few demons. Credit to Shahrukh for the way he finished. If we had not won, I might not have felt so good. (On the pressure) It is one of the biggest stages and now that you are here, you want to do well. I had average games (prior to tonight) so that was the emotion I was carrying as well but it was important to channelise it. Jitesh's wicket was very crucial. We all know how he bats. If he stayed for 6-8 balls, he would have finished the game by himself. Then Shahrukh came out and hit the first ball for six, and I felt really confident that he can finish off the game.

Sam Curran, Punjab Kings captain: Amazing win and this franchise seems to love a close game. The boys chipped in; it was not a perfect game but good to win. The guys bowled really well; the spinners bowled nicely. The way we bowled towards the end was good. Dew came in but the wicket was still offering a bit. Raza played nicely in the middle, and the way Shahrukh came in and finished. The word around the dressing room is that he has worked very hard and the coaching staff have been clear with his role. Fingers crossed he can keep continuing. Different dimensions, so, each game, you have to come up with different plans. The rhythm is good. We used 6-7 bowlers, we have so many options and that is good to have.

Shahrukh Khan: As I told you after the first innings, it was important to play smartly in the middle. The way that Raza and everyone played, it allowed me to go out and finish off the job. (On first-ball six off Wood) I was late to come in. Just when Jitesh got out, the time-out happened. I just wanted to keep my mind clear. I think my practice is paying off. If I go too cheeky, I don't think it will work too much. So, I try to play straight and happy that it paid off. When Harpreet was batting, I told him to go for the big hit off the last ball. Unfortunately, he got out to Wood but it is important that I was on strike (for the final over) and finished it off for my team.

KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants captain: I think we were about 10 runs short towards the end. The dew came in and it seemed to help the batters a little bit more. We did not execute well with the ball. When you are playing on a new ground and a new pitch, you cannot rely on the previous games. We take it as it comes, assess it on the go and not really set ourselves a target. If a couple of batters get in, play good knocks, we can get to 180-190. Unfortunately, today, few of the batters hit good shots but got caught just on the boundary line. On another day, we would have got those 10-15 runs extra that would have made the difference.

(On his catch) The game was on the line and I try to give everything when I am on the field. Each player has a different role to play and that is why it is called a team game. We have 7-8 batters in our team and few can clear any boundary. Some are not as powerful but have skill. It is about each player playing their part and role and that is what makes a team exciting, and that is what we need to do. We do have power hitters down the order in Pooran and Stoinis. Mayers up top takes the aggressive route and a few of us have to assess the conditions and stick to what works for them. Just about giving them the confidence to do what they are comfortable with.

11:30pm Wow, what a game that turned out to be. For large stretches of this innings, it did not look like it would come down to the final over but it did, largely thanks to Bishnoi's brilliance. That, though, also highlights how Rahul and LSG missed a trick by not introducing him earlier. While the ploy might have been to delay his arrival and use him at the death as much as possible, they allowed the game to drift, especially when Raza and Bhatia were at the crease together. LSG would also be ruing the way they batted, and the runs they left out in the middle. Rahul scored 74 but after this defeat, the murmurs around his strike rate will only get louder.

As for the Kings, they would be thrilled with how they held their nerve. Just a few days ago, they failed to win in the final over, so, from that perspective alone, this is an improvement. Shahrukh also came to the party, with Raza also notching up his maiden IPL fifty. They were excellent with the ball too towards the end, and a combination of those factors means that they are now level on points with LSG.

19.3
4
Ravi Bishnoi to Shahrukh Khan, FOUR, that will be that! Shahrukh has win this for PBKS! What a knock under pressure! In the slot outside off stump and that is just the sort of delivery Shahrukh is after. He winds up and thumps it to long off's left to seal a nervy two-wicket win for the Punjab Kings!
19.2
2
Ravi Bishnoi to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, just short! Length delivery just outside off stump. Shahrukh gets his front foot out of the way again and slugs it, just on the bounce to long on. Excellent effort by Hooda, though, to go for the catch and then stop the boundary!
19.1
2
Ravi Bishnoi to Shahrukh Khan, 2 runs, length delivery on middle and off stump. Shahrukh clears his front leg and swats it towards deep mid wicket. The fielder, after fielding it, admires his collection for a bit and allows the batters to complete the second

And it will indeed be Bishnoi who will bowl the final over. 7 runs to get, Shahrukh on strike. Who are you backing?

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | PBKS: 153/8 (7 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.05, RRR: 7.00)

  • Kagiso Rabada0 (1b)
  • M Shahrukh Khan15 (7b)
  • Mark Wood4-0-35-2
  • Ravi Bishnoi2-0-10-2
18.6
0
Wood to Rabada, no run, back of a length delivery angled into the batter at the stumps. Rabada does not have any room to work with and plonks it back to the bowler

Rabada in at 10

18.5
W
Wood to Harpreet Brar, OUT, edged and taken! Too hot to handle this time! 147.9 kph thunderbolt that pitches on a length on leg stump and straightens ever so slightly. Brar continues swinging but does so without any foot movement, getting a feather through to the keeper!

Harpreet Brar c †Pooran b Wood 6 (10m 4b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

18.4
4
Wood to Harpreet Brar, FOUR, what a shot under pressure! Full and slanted into leg stump. Brar gives himself plenty of room and thrashes it past mid off and extra cover for four!

PBKS 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0A TaidePrabhsimran Singh
2nd17MW ShortPrabhsimran Singh
3rd28Harpreet SinghMW Short
4th30Sikandar RazaHarpreet Singh
5th37Sikandar RazaSM Curran
6th10Sikandar RazaJM Sharma
7th17Sikandar RazaM Shahrukh Khan
8th14M Shahrukh KhanHarpreet Brar
9th8K RabadaM Shahrukh Khan

Indian Premier League

TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59