KL Rahul was batting on 47 off 41 when Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for a brilliant 36-ball 69 in the 13th over of Punjab Kings’ innings on...
KL Rahul was batting on 47 off 41 when Mayank Agarwal was dismissed for a brilliant 36-ball 69 in the 13th over of Punjab Kings’ innings on Sunday. It seemed at the time that Punjab would post a total well past 200. But as it turned out, their final score of 195 got chased down with 10 balls to spare.
Delhi Capitals, too, got a strong opening partnership in the chase. They reached 59 in the sixth over, with Shikhar Dhawan batting on 26 off 16, when Prithvi Shaw got out after a blazing 17-ball 32.
Both Punjab and Delhi had one clear aggressor in each of their first-wicket partnerships. But even though Delhi’s opening stand was a little less than half of Punjab’s, they ended up with a much stronger finish. And the reason for that can be pinned down to how the other two openers in the equation went about their business.
After the match ended, Rahul was asked if his team should’ve posted a bigger total considering the platform they had. He replied: “Right now it looks like we were 10-15 runs short, but I think 190-odd looked good. Mayank and I thought 180-190 would have been great on this wicket.”
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