Delhi: In its first match of this season against Gujarat Titans (GT), Punjab Kings (PBKS) performed brilliantly at the Ahmedabad ground. Despite scoring a huge score of 243 runs, Punjab bowlers were seen struggling due to dew in the second half and Gujarat batsmen started scoring runs fast, but after the 13th over, Punjab fielded fast bowler Vijay Kumar Vaishakh as an impact player, who changed the game from the 15th over. Despite the ball being wet, Vaishakh kept batsmen like Sherfon Ruderford by putting wide yorkers, which increased the pressure on Gujarat and could not return.
After the match, Punjab team captain Shreyas Iyer praised Vaishakh and Arshdeep Singh. He said that both bowlers played a great role in the final overs. Vaishakh conceded just 28 runs in 3 overs, for which Iyer praised him fiercely. The captain said, “Vaishakh has many features, but most important is his positive attitude.”
Apart from this, Iyer also described the return of the rule of saliva in the IPL as important. He said that this is making the ball reverse swing, which helped the team. At the same time, he described the great innings of himself and other batsmen as the main reason for the victory.
Iyer scored an unbeaten 97* run in 42 balls in this match with the help of 9 sixes and 5 fours, causing Punjab score a huge score of 243 runs for 5 wickets. In response, Gujarat’s team could only manage 232 runs for 5 wickets.
At the award ceremony, Iyer called his innings ‘icing on gold’ and said, “It is a great feeling to score an unbeaten 97* run in the first match. It was important for me to keep responsibility and to be perpetrated according to the circumstances. By hitting a four on the first ball, my confidence increased and (Kagiso) Rabada changed the rhythm.”
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