JAIPUR: Kings XI Punjab survived a scare earlier than pulling off a 14-run win over Rajasthan Royals of their IPL opener on the Sawai Mansingh Stadium right here on Monday. What may have been a very simple victory for Royals grew to become out be a big disappointment.
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Besides, Ravichandran Ashwin's Mankaded Jos Buttler, making things difficult for the house facet. Buttler top-scored with 69. The pick out of the bowlers for the visitors were Sam Curran, Mujeeb-Ur Rahman and Ankit Rajpoot - all were given two wickets each and every.
Earlier, a fiery knock of 79 (47 balls) by means of Chris Gayle guided Kings XI Punjab to 184/four. Gayle, who came into the IPL after a cracking ODI sequence at home in West Indies towards England, went hammer and tongs on the Royals bowlers, who were left looking for answers.
Put in to bat, Punjab required a excellent start, but that didn't occur as they misplaced opener KL Rahul for just 4 runs. Rahul nicked a Dhawal Kulkarni supply and Jos Buttler dived low to his right, taking it one-handed. It was certainly a big wicket for Rajasthan Royals.
The onus, clearly, was on the massively experienced Gayle and he didn't disappoint. Pairing with extremely gifted Mayank Agarwal, Gayle stitched a 56-run partnership on the second wicket to make sure there was no slip-up after Rahul's dismissal.
If Gayle went for his shots, Mayank held citadel on the different finish.
However, there was no stopping Gayle. He partnered with younger Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who performed an unbeaten knock of 46, to keep the momentum going.
This was the primary time that Royals have misplaced a fight at home towards Kings XI Punjab.
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Besides, Ravichandran Ashwin's Mankaded Jos Buttler, making things difficult for the house facet. Buttler top-scored with 69. The pick out of the bowlers for the visitors were Sam Curran, Mujeeb-Ur Rahman and Ankit Rajpoot - all were given two wickets each and every.
Earlier, a fiery knock of 79 (47 balls) by means of Chris Gayle guided Kings XI Punjab to 184/four. Gayle, who came into the IPL after a cracking ODI sequence at home in West Indies towards England, went hammer and tongs on the Royals bowlers, who were left looking for answers.
Put in to bat, Punjab required a excellent start, but that didn't occur as they misplaced opener KL Rahul for just 4 runs. Rahul nicked a Dhawal Kulkarni supply and Jos Buttler dived low to his right, taking it one-handed. It was certainly a big wicket for Rajasthan Royals.
The onus, clearly, was on the massively experienced Gayle and he didn't disappoint. Pairing with extremely gifted Mayank Agarwal, Gayle stitched a 56-run partnership on the second wicket to make sure there was no slip-up after Rahul's dismissal.
If Gayle went for his shots, Mayank held citadel on the different finish.
However, there was no stopping Gayle. He partnered with younger Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who performed an unbeaten knock of 46, to keep the momentum going.
This was the primary time that Royals have misplaced a fight at home towards Kings XI Punjab.
IPL 2019: Kings XI Punjab tame Rajasthan Royals
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March 26, 2019
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