IPL: Rajasthan Royals dent Punjab Kings further, this time with a cheeky social media post
The battle between the kings of Punjab and the royals of Rajasthan ended with a shocking last-ditch victory for Sanju Samson’s men as they launched their campaign in the UAE on a high. However, the battle outside the field continued after the final goal was scored in Dubai.
Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were involved in some light-hearted banter on social media. RR had their sweet revenge over PBKS on Tuesday as they managed to pull off a late heist despite dropping plenty of catches.
Punjab Kings started the banter as they posted a tweet trolling the RR side after KL Rahul finally ran out of luck and was eventually dismissed on 49 when Rajasthan held onto a catch after spilling three chances in a span of 19 deliveries.
“And finally #RR holds onto a catch tonight,” Punjab Kings tweeted. The Royals, who were lighting up the social media game in IPL 2020, came up with a cheeky post in reply to PBKS’s banter after their win. “Held our nerves too,” tweeted RR.
Notably, Punjab required four runs off the last six balls but Kartik Tyagi dismissed Nicholas Pooran (32) and Deepak Hooda (0) and gave away only one run to snatch the win for his team from the jaws of defeat.
Sanju Samson’s side was seemingly down and out when PBKS opening pair Mayank Agarwal (67) and KL Rahul (49) put on 120 runs in 11.5 overs.
With Aiden Markram (26 not out) and Nicholas Pooran (32) going strong, it looked like it would be only a matter of time when Punjab would wrap up the match.
But in the end, Punjab made a mess in the last over to suffer their sixth defeat from nine matches.
With this win, the Royals moved to the fifth spot after four wins from eight matches.
