Fizz causes dismal debut for Rajasthan as Punjab win thriller
Mustafizur Rahman manufactured a dismal debut for Rajasthan Royals as his part suffered an agonising four-go defeat against Punjab Kings in the ongoing 14th edition of the Indian Premier Group (IPL) at the Wankhede Stadium found in Mumbai today.
KL Rahul's 50-ball 91 and quickfire knocks from Deepak Hooda (64 off 28) and Chris Gayle (40 off 28) helped Punjab accumulate a mammoth 221 for six after being sent to bat.
However, a breathtaking century from skipper Sanju Samson practically took Rajasthan above the line. Samson, who spearheaded the steep chase single-handedly, perished only within the last ball of the innings after an outstanding 63-ball 119. With Rajasthan requiring five off the last ball, Samson didn't strike Arshdeep Singh for a optimum and was captured in the outfield by Deepak Hooda.
Earlier in the overall game, Mustafizur, who have built his debut for Rajasthan, remained wicket-significantly less and conceded 45 runs found in his four overs. However, his figures might have been a lot more impressive had good luck been on the left-armer's side.
Introduced in the second over of the overall game, Mustafizur was getting some sharp activity off the pitch from the beginning. The left-arm seamer could have had right-hander Mayank Agarwal trapped in the front in the next ball of his primary over. A sharp inswinging delivery kept Agarwal in a tangle and struck him on his pads. Umpire denied a noisy charm from the Rajasthan players and skipper Sanju Samson made a decision to not go for a review. But Tv set replay afterwards showed that that could have been Mustafizur's 1st scalp in Royals' colours. Mustafizur finished up conceding 11 in his first over.
The left-armer could have also had the important scalp of a dangerous-looking Hooda in the 1st ball of his second spell in the game. Hooda, on 39 off 15 deliveries, sliced a cutter from Mustafizur in the air but a misunderstanding between Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes observed the opportunity go begging. Hooda sooner or later went on to rating a quickfire fifty on his approach to powering Punjab to a formidable total.
