Sanju Samson’s heroic knock of 119 on his captaincy went in vain as Punjab Kings (PBKS) registered a thrilling win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 4th m💟atch of IPL 2021 in Mumbai on Monday.
The high-scoring encounter saw RR falling short of the 222-run target as they were restricted to 217 for 7 by PBKS, who rode on the superb bowling performance from young Arshdeep Singh in the last over.
Earlier, the KL Rahul-led side posted 2𒉰21/6 on the board after being put in ꦆto bat first at the batting friendly Wankhede Stadium.
Punjab with the help of superb knocks from Rahul (91), Deepak Hooda (64) and Chris Gayle (40) reac🌺hed a total which was 40 runs more than the average score at this venue.
Rahul’s half-century was his 22nd in IPL while Hooda scored his 3rd fifty.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to PBKS’ victory:
This one went down to the wire! Sanju goes for the big shot over cover, but doesn't get all of it. Taken. win by 4 runs.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Naam hi nahi Badla, Shayad kismat bhi badli. Good win for Punjab Kings. Sanju Samson was absolutely brilliant t🥂o hit his 3rd IPL century, but Deepak Hooda was top class. His innings was the difference.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
What a game , what performances .got to feel for Sanju Samson, seems to be batting in slow m♎otion , got so much time .♏ Arshdeep impressive again 3 for 35 in a 220+ game
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
Sanju not taking single can be justified with the way he﷽ was playing & given that Morris was new at the crease. It was totally understandable. Happens 🦄in the game of cricket. Well played 👏
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Outstanding knock 💯 clean hitting 👏👏
— Muj R 88 (@Mujeeb_R88)
Absolute scenes! Punjab Kings win by four runs! Great knock by KL Rahul. Hooda exciting to watch! And Captain Samson played a great innings u🌳nder pressure almost getting RR home. Talk about edge of your seat! So much to love about this game. How good is IPL? 🔥
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
One of the GREAT innings !!! What a game of cricket … The IPL is bloody incredible … no other T20 comp has so many close games …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Compusure. Class. Century. Captain Samson 👏 👏👏
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Really happy for great knock. Top class🔥
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93)
Uff what a seesaw this game was! Incredible by almost repeated last yrs 223 chase!
@klrahul11 ‘s knock was so composed & well paced. Hooda’s hard hitting was so exciting to watc𝔍h. Huge credit to for holding his nerve to help win!— Saiyami Kher (@SaiyamiKher)
Sanju Samson take a bow what a game.. well done Arsh🌳deep gre♔at spell and superb last over under pressure 👌
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
What a game it was. Feel sorry for . Well bowled congratulati🍸ons onℱ the Victory.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
What a incredible 💯 from 👌👌
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
What a match is here that was truly one of the༺ best knocks I have seen in the ! What a knock unfortunate for but you guys are going to be dangerous this tiꦡme around! good for to win this one!
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth)
Boy oh boy!!! I just love ❤️ this
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93)
What a game of cricket 😮
— Carlos Brathwaite (@CRBrathwaite26)
is known as Hurricane Hooda 🍷in domestic cricket. But, this is the real Hurricane innings of his IPL life.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)
Yessssssss 😬😬😬
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh)
Most 100s in IPL:
6 – Gayle
5 – Kohli
4 – Watson, Warner
3 – ABD, Samson— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
