Sunrisers changed Anmolpreet Singh, Adil Rashid and Abdul Samad with Heinrich Klaasen, left-arm seamer Marco Jansen and leggie Mayank Markande and it turned out to be a productive transfer as Punjab have been restricted to a modest 143 for 9. Lanky Jansen (2/16), Markande (4/15) and Umran Malik (2/32) had Punjab on the mat for practically 15 overs of the innings earlier than Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan hogged the limelight with an excellent unbeaten 99.
The goal proved not too troublesome for the Sunrisers regardless of dropping their openers with 45 on the board. Harry Brook (13) opened the innings with Mayank Agarwal however did not make it rely as he was cleaned up by Arshdeep Singh. Mayank, when he was on 14, had a reprieve when wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma did not latch on to an opportunity off Nathan Ellis however he didn’t final lengthy. Mayank (21) fell to leggie Rahul Chahar and the hosts have been 45 at the moment.
As It Happened
Rahul Tripathi and skipper Aiden Markram ensured there have been no additional hiccups as they combined warning with aggression. Tripathi, specifically, unleashed his strokes towards the Punjab spinners. Using his repertoire of strokes, Tripathi struck the ball to all elements of the fence because the hapless Punjab bowlers have been left clueless.
Tripathi remained unbeaten on 74 off 48 balls with 10 fours and three sixes as Sunrisers replied with 145 for 2 in 17.1 overs. Markram (37; 21b, 6×4) performed an ready foil to his associate within the unbeaten 100-run partnership for the third wicket.
Earlier, a decided and monk-like Dhawan performed the innings of his life to offer his aspect an opportunity of a battle. Dhawan remained unbeaten on 99 off 66 balls with 12 fours and 5 sixes. More importantly, he shepherded final man Mohit Rathee (1 not out) effectively within the IPL record-breaking tenth wicket partnership. Mohit obtained to play solely two balls as Shikhar stored many of the strike to himself. The duo scored 55 within the final 5 overs with Dhawan getting 52 of these with all his sixes coming on this section of the innings. The earlier greatest was 47 by Tom Curran and Ankit Rajput for Rajasthan Royals towards Kolkata Knight Riders at Dubai in 2020. Sam Curran (22) was the one different Punjab batter to succeed in double figures.
Markram gained the toss and had no hesitation in inviting the guests to take first strike. Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar gave the house aspect a dream begin by trapping Prabhsimran Singh (0) leg earlier than with the primary ball of the innings and that set the tone for the day.
Jansen joined the occasion within the subsequent over by trapping Matthew Short (1) leg earlier than to scale back Punjab Kings to 10 for 2. Jitesh Sharma was all at sea towards the tempo of Jansen and succumbed whereas attempting to hit out of bother.
Promoted within the batting, Curran and Shikhar helped Kings attain 41 for 3 within the powerplay with a 41-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However, it was Sunrisers’ day and Markande obtained the breakthrough when he had Curran caught by Bhuvneshwar.
Thereafter, it was a digital parade because the Punjab batters did not counter Markande and speedster Malik. Shikhar had the ignominy of watching the downfall from the opposite finish. Markande’s 4 for 15 was his second four-wicket haul on this floor. He had earlier obtained 4 for 23 for Mumbai Indians practically 5 years in the past.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com