IPL 2021: This win will give us lot of confidence, Punjab skipper Rahul

TIL Desk Sports/ Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul was happy with his team’s nervy win against Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 2021 match on Friday and praised his team for playing smartly with both the bat and ball in the five-wicket win.

Chasing KKR’s 165/7, Rahul anchored the innings with a well-paced 67, capitalising on a highly debatable verdict by the third umpire off a diving catch by Rahul Tripathi in the penultimate over, as Punjab reached 168/5 in 19.3 overs to win the match and move to 10 points in the table, keeping alive their chances of reaching the knockout stage.

The skipper was, however, unhappy that he could not finish the game and got out with his team needing four runs off four balls. “I’ll take the two points (heaves a huge sigh). We played it smartly.

Realised it was a decent wicket and can’t experiment too much. Went slightly defensive with the ball. Wasn’t much spin. Wanted to make the batters hit to the bigger side. With the bat also we’ve given clear roles to players. Obviously, want to finish games,” Rahul said after the match.