00:00Coming off an IPL record chase of 265, Punjab was setting the tone against the
00:05Rajasthan Royals. Priyanch Iyer and Prav Simram Singh were hoping for another
00:10century opening stand but they would only make 37 at the fall of the first
00:14wicket. Singh and Cooper Conley made 59 before the former fell on the same score.
00:23If the last one was sliced... Almost every Punjab batter came out in good touch.
00:29One after the other contributed as Punjab were on course to score over 200 and they did just that.
00:36Martin Stoinis went ballistic scoring 24 of the final over. He finished with an unbeaten 62 of
00:4322 balls as Punjab Kings closed on 222 for 4. The question remained was 222 enough to defend.
00:54Vaibhav Siobanchi coming off a 36th ball century was eyeing another big score.
01:00But Ashjib Singh got the teenager out just when he was shifting gears.
01:04This should be taken. This must be taken. And it is.
01:08His opening partner, Yashasvi Jaiswal, kept the runs flowing.
01:11Oh, spins away.
01:13He was the constant raising his half century.
01:16A couple of full tosses and 50 to this very talented lefty.
01:22But he'll only get to 51 when Yashasvi Jaiswal got his third victim at 123 for 3.
01:29Now he doesn't.
01:31Even when skipper Riyan Parag fell, the Royals were still just ahead of the required run rate.
01:36He takes it. Shedgir again.
01:38Without wickets, Punjab Kings were in danger of their first defeat.
01:44As Donovan Ferreira and Shubham Dubey were on a rampage.
01:47It's gone all the way. Six runs.
01:50Ferreira dominated the penultimate over, squaring 21 of his 52 runs.
01:55Dubey remained on 31 as Rajasthan Royals inflicted the first defeat on Punjab Kings, winning by six wickets.
02:05Terence Glock, TV6Wood.
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