Following his aspect’s loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer was stunned by how briskly his opponents managed to chase down a large goal of 246 runs and identified that his aspect’s fielding and over rotation weren’t on top of things. Abhishek delivered a record-breaking century, the highest-ever rating by an Indian in IPL historical past, as he and Travis Head, collectively referred to as ‘Travishek’, lastly got here alive, stomping over PBKS’s goal of 246 runs with eight wickets and 9 wickets in hand.
Talking within the post-match presentation, Iyer stated surprisingly in regards to the loss, “I feel it was a incredible whole, to be sincere. It nonetheless makes me snigger that they (SRH) chased it with 2 overs to spare.”
On his staff’s errors with fielding and bowling, he stated, “We may have taken a number of catches, however he (Abhishek) was fortunate. He was distinctive. In a nutshell, we didn’t bowl to our expectations, we’ve to go to the drafting board and make amends. The opening partnership (between Abhishek and Head) was phenomenal, they didn’t give us too many alternatives to capitalise. The over-rotation may have been higher from our aspect. (Lockie) Ferguson may give you wickets, however that (accidents) occur.”
“These are the learnings for us going ahead. The opposite bowlers may have completed the identical although. Myself and Wadhera thought 230 was an excellent whole, however I feel the dew made it more durable for us (throughout the second innings.) The way in which they (SRH openers) batted was out of the world, it (Abhishek’s knock) was top-of-the-line knock I’ve seen,” he added.
Coming to the match, PBKS received the toss and elected to bat first. A 66-run stand between Priyansh Arya (36 in 13 balls, with two fours and 4 sixes) and Prabhsimran Singh (42 in 23 balls, with seven fours and a six) began off issues effectively for PBKS. Later, a half-century from skipper Shreyas Iyer (82 in 36 balls, with six fours and 6 sixes) and a closing flourish from Marcus Stoinis (34* in 11 balls, with a 4 and 4 sixes) powered PBKS to 245/6 of their 20 overs.
Harshal Patel (4/42) and Eshan Malinga (2/45) have been among the many wicket-takers for SRH.
Within the run-chase of 246 runs, Abhishek (141 in 55 balls, with 14 fours and 10 sixes) and Travis Head (66 in 37 balls, with 9 fours and three sixes) began effectively with a 171-run partnership. After Head was dismissed, Abhishek continued to rage whereas Heinrich Klaasen (21*) and Ishan Kishan (9*) put some ending touches, chasing down the mammoth whole.
That is additionally the second-highest run chase in IPL historical past, with 262 chased by PBKS in opposition to defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) final yr being on the high. SRH has risen to the eighth spot with two wins and 4 losses whereas PBKS is at sixth place, with three wins and two losses.
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