Tag: Deepak Hooda

  • Sanju Samson’s century goes in vain as Punjab Kings win this last-ball thriller match by 4 runs

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: Rajasthan Royals’ new captain Sanju Samson’s one man show met with last ball disappointment as Punjab Kings win the match by 4 runs in this high scoring thriller on Monday at the Wankhede Stadium Mumbai on the 12th April 2021. 

    With pacer Arshdeep Singh bowling the last over, Samson turned down Chris Morris’ call for a run in the penultimate ball and went for all in the last ball.

    With 5 runs required of the last ball, he went for a six but only to be caught along the boundary line.

    KL Rahul (91 off 50) and Deepak Hooda (64 off 28) powered Punjab Kings to an imposing 221 for six after being put in to bat on a batting beauty.

    Samson, who effortlessly struck seven sixes and 12 fours, was so confident of taking his team home that he refused a single to Chris Morris on penultimate ball of the game when Royals needed five runs off two balls.

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    In the end, it was not to be for Royals as Punjab scraped through.

    Chasing 222, Rajasthan lost opener Ben Stokes (0) early.

    Arshdeep then removed Manan Vohra (12) as he lobbed a regulation return catch, leaving Royals in trouble at 25 for two.

    Samson and Jos Buttler (25), who struck four successive boundaries off Riley Meredith, tried to take the game deep with a 45-run stand.

    Pacer Jhye Richardson pegged Rajasthan back by cleaning up Buttler.

    Samson, who was dropped twice, completed his fifty with a boundary and kept playing his shots to keep his team in the game despite losing partners at the other end.

    Royals fetched 26 runs from the 14th and 15th over and then Murugan Ashwin conceded three sixes in the 16th over, as Royals amassed 20 runs, to bring down the equation to 48 runs from the last four.

    Samson hammered Richardson for two boundaries and a six in the 18th over, in which Royals got 19 runs and took his team on the cusp of a fine win before falling short.

    Despite the win, Punjab will be worried that their expensive fast bowling recruits from Australia, Jhye Richardson and Riley Meredith, leaked 55 and 49 runs respectively in their four overs.

    Earlier, Rahul smashed seven fours and five sixes while Hooda, playing his first game since the last IPL, plundered six maximums and four boundaries to fire Punjab past 200.

    They lost opener Mayank Agarwal (14) early, who edged it back to Samson for IPL debutant Chetan Sakariya’s first wicket.

    He ended being the pick of the bowlers, conceding only five runs in the 20th over.

    Rahul, who got his first four with a glance to the fine-leg fence, and Chris Gayle (40 off 28) gave the team a good start with their 67-run stand.

    Rahul got a ‘life’ after Ben Stokes dropped him at the fence in the seventh over even as Gayle, looked in his elements.

    The duo then took on Stokes, as Gayle hit his 350th IPL six, a pull over deep square in the 8th over with Punjab racing to 70 for one.

    Gayle was dropped by leggie Rahul Tewatia (0/25) off his own bowling and the very next ball, the left-hander smashed a six.

    However, in the 10th over, Riyan Parag (1/7) removed Gayle, who was holed out to Stokes in the deep.

    Rahul then changed gears and got to his fifty with a six over Shivam Dube’s (0/20) head in the 13th over.

    Hooda then smashed two maximums in the same over and then struck three sixes off Shreyas Gopal (0/40) in the next as Punjab went ballistic.

    It was Rahul and Hooda’s show at the Wankhede that made the difference to their total as the duo tore into the opposition attack on way to to their 105-run stand.

    Courtesy their monstrous hitting, Punjab added 111 runs in the final eight overs.

    Hooda, who had made a 62 against CSK in his last competitive game in November, had stormed out of the Baroda camp ahead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after claiming that Krunal Pandya misbehaved with him.

    Hooda was subsequently suspended.

  • Rahul, Hooda power Punjab Kings to 221/6 against Rajasthan Royals

    By PTI
    MUMBAI: KL Rahul and Deepak Hooda pummelled the Rajasthan Royals bowlers into submission with their sensational stroke play, propelling Punjab Kings to an imposing 221 for six in the IPL here on Monday.

    While Rahul smashed seven fours and five sixes in his 50-ball 91, Hooda, playing his first game since the last IPL, plundered six maximums and four boundaries as he blazed his way to 64 off just 28 balls.

    Put into bat, Punjab lost opener Mayank Agarwal (14) early, who edged it back to Royals captain and wicketkeeper Sanju Samson for IPL debutant Chetan Sakariya’s first wicket.

    He ended being the pick of the bowlers, conceding only five runs in the 20th over.

    Rahul, who got his first four with a glance to the fine-leg fence, and Chris Gayle (40 off 28) gave the team a good start with their 67-run stand.

    Rahul got a ‘life’ after Ben Stokes dropped him at the fence in the seventh over even as Gayle, looked in his elements.

    The duo then took on Stokes, as Gayle hit his 350th IPL six, a pull over deep square in the 8th over with Punjab racing to 70 for one.

    Gayle was dropped by leggie Rahul Tewatia (0/25) off his own bowling and the very next ball, the left-hander smashed a six.

    However, in the 10th over, Riyan Parag (1/7) removed Gayle, who was holed out to Stokes in the deep.

    Rahul then changed gears and got to his fifty with a six over Shivam Dube’s (0/20) head in the 13th over.

    Hooda then smashed two maximums in the same over and then struck three sixes off Shreyas Gopal (0/40) in the next as Punjab went ballistic.

    It was Rahul and Hooda’s show at the Wankhede that made the difference to their total as the duo tore into the opposition attack on way to to their 105-run stand.

    Courtesy their monstrous hitting, Punjab added 111 runs in the final eight overs.

    Hooda, who had made a 62 against CSK in his last competitive game in November, had stormed out of the Baroda camp ahead of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy after claiming that Krunal Pandya misbehaved with him.

    Hooda was subsequently suspended.

  • From Harbhajan to Yuvraj believes double Super Over finish is the craziest fest ever

    It was a nerve-wracking encounter between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Kings XI Punjab showed nerves of steel as they defeated defending champions Mumbai Indians in an rare double super over match. It was the first time that two Super Overs were bowled in a game. In the World Cup final, England had defeated New Zealand on the basis of boundary count rule after the Super Over was tied.

    Mumbai Indians could have lost the game in normal time when Kings XI Punjab looked on course to a victory while chasing the target of 177 runs in Dubai. Skipper Rahul once again starred for KXIP with a brilliant knock of 77 runs off 51 balls but failed to get his team over the finish line as he was dismissed in the 18th over. Deepak Hooda (23) and Chris Jordan (13) were on the crease with 9 to get off the 20th over.

    Yuvraj asked which one of the two was a better game and hailed the “unbelievable” scenes witnessed in the match between KXIP and Mumbai Indians on Sunday.

    “Was the World Cup final of 2019 a beter game or #mivskxip ? Unbelievable scenes today #ipl is here to stay Amazing effort by both teams @Jaspritbumrah93 game changer for @mipaltan and @klrahul11 for Punjab great finish world boss @henrygayle @mayankcricket #IPL2020 #supersunday,” Yuvraj tweeted.