KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh of PBKS topple BIG records in narrow loss to RR, in pics
KL Rahul's Punjab Kings choked right at the death to lose by two runs to Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2021 match in Dubai on Tuesday (September 21). Chasing 185 to win, PBKS needed 4 to win in the final over but Royals paceman Kartik Tyagi bowled brilliantly to give away just 1 run and picked up two wickets as well to lift his side to an unlikely win. In these collection of pictures, we take a look at some important statistics and numbers from the PBKS vs RR IPL 2021 match.
KL Rahul became 2nd fastest batsman to complete 3,000 IPL runs
Punjab Kings openers KL Rahul (left) and Mayank Agarwal put on 120 runs for the opening wicket against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2021 match in Dubai. Rahul became the 2nd fastest player to complete 3,000 IPL runs reaching the landmark in 80 innings behind Chris Gayle, who achieved it in 75 innings. (Photo: ANI)
Mahipal Lomror blasted 43 off 17 balls
Kartik Tyagi is third bowler to defend less than six runs in final over
Sanju Samson fined Rs 12 lakh
Arshdeep Singh is third-youngest bowler to pick up five wickets
Punjab Kings paceman Arshdeep Singh celebrates after picking up a wicket against Rajasthan Royals in their IPL 2021 match in Dubai. Arshdeep at 23 years of age, became the third youngest bowler in IPL to pick up a five-wicket haul behind Jaydev Unadkat (21 years 204 days) and Alzarri Joseph (22 years 137 days). (Photo: ANI)