: IPL live updates: Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by four runs in a thriller #IndiaNEWS #IPL 2021 Samsons century goes in vain as PKS win by four runs Mumbai: Sanju Samson’s (119, 63b, 124, 76)

IPL live updates: Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals by four runs in a thriller #IndiaNEWS #IPL 2021
Samsons century goes in vain as PKS win by four runs
Mumbai: Sanju Samson’s (119, 63b, 124, 76) brilliant century went in vain as Punjab Kings held their nerves to win by four runs the game against Rajasthan Royals played Monday. The Royals needed five runs off the last ball of the innings which was bowled by Arshdeep Singh. Trying to hit a six, Samson was caught at the extra-cover boundary by Deepak Hooda.
Among the PKS bowlers Mohammed Shami (2/33) and Arshdeep Singh (3/35) stood out. PKS had shelled out a total of Rs 22 crore for the two Australian pacers Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith. The two in their eight overs went for 104 runs and picked up only two wickets. In reply to PKS score of 221 for six, the Royals finished at 217 for seven. Samson may well rue the single that he did not take in the penultimate ball of the innings. It made his task doubly difficult.
Samson century lights up Wankhede
Mumbai: Sanju Samson (105 batting) played a captain’s knock as he became the first batsman in this edition of the IPL to score a hundred. The Royals have scripted an amazing turnaround and now just need 21 runs in two overs to win the game against Punjab Kings.
Skipper of Rajasthan Royals Sanju Samson plays a forceful shot through the off-side BCCI photo
Samson continues to fight on
Mumbai: Sanju Samson (76 batting) continued to hold his team together as Rajasthan Royals reached 154 for the loss of four wickets after the completion of the 15th over in the IPL game against Punjab Kings. Samson is making the most of three lives he got during the course of his innings.
Punjab get the prized scalp of Buttler
Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals progressed to for the loss of three wickets after the end of the 10th over. However, their run chase suffered a huge jolt when Jos Buttler (25) was bowled by Jhye Richardson. In the last five overs, the Royals have scored 47 runs for the loss of one wicket. Skipper Sanju Samson (41 batting) is fighting hard, but it now looks an impossible task for the Royals with an asking rate of close to 13 runs per over
Royals lose 2 early wickets
Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals were off to a poor start in their chase for the mammoth target of victory target in their encounter against Punjab Kings. After the end of five overs, Royals were 48 for the loss of two wickets. Mohammed Shami struck a huge blow for PKS dismissing star all-rounder Ben Stokes (0) with the third ball of the innings. Then Arshdeep Singh had Manan Vohra caught off his own bowling. Royals will now have to depend on the partnership between Sanju Samson (17 batting) and Jos Buttler (18 batting). Buttler welcomed IPL debutant Riley Meredith of PKS by hitting the bowler for successive boundaries in his first four deliveries.

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