IPL 2024 The 27th match was played between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. In a brilliant match, once again Rajasthan Royals team won by 3 wickets. Shimron Hetmyer made the most headlines in the match. Shimron Hetmyer led the team to victory by hitting two sixes in the last over of the match. Whereas Punjab Kings gave the ‘punch’ of defeat in the match. Hetmyer scored runs at a strike rate of 270 in this match played in Mallanpur, Chandigarh. He stole the show by playing an unbeaten inning of 27 runs in 10 balls. He was chosen player of the match. After the victory, Hetmyer said that due to hard practice he is successful in taking the ball across the boundary line.
IPL 2024: Hetmyer said this after the victory
After leading his team to victory in the match, Shimron Hetmyer said, ‘This is possible only because of practice, I try as much as possible in the net sessions. I try my best to hit sixes. I am happy that I helped my team today. Putting his views forward, Shimron Hetmyer said, ‘The pressure built up after the first two balls but then I tried to hit the ball as far as possible. ‘After taking a six on the third ball and two runs on the fourth ball, he had asked his fellow batsman Trent Boult at the crease to be ready to run one run. According to Hetmyer, ‘I told Trent Boult that if he got a chance on the fifth ball of the over, he should not hesitate to run away one run because this would have tied the match and the team would have had a chance to win in the Super Over.’ However, Hetmyer gave the team victory by hitting a six. Since the year 2020, 8 matches were played between Rajasthan and Punjab. Rajasthan won 6 matches while Punjab won 2 matches.
IPL 2024: Rajasthan still on top
Rajasthan Royals have maintained their top position in the points table by winning their sixth match. The team is now the topper with 10 points with five wins. At the same time, Punjab has also not suffered any significant loss. The team remains intact at its eighth position. But one thing is there. The team is missing its regular captain Shikhar Dhawan. Had Dhawan been there, the equation would have been different. Sam Curran did not live up to his responsibilities as a captain. Punjab could not win this match in its home ground.
IPL 2024: Punjab could not take advantage of the fast start
Punjab Kings’ innings had a very fast start and 26 runs were scored in the first three overs. Atharva Taide, who came in place of injured captain Shikhar Dhawan, hit two fours on fast bowler Kuldeep Sen. However, this run pace soon came to a halt as Tide’s ill-timed pull on the ball from fast bowler Avesh Khan fell into Sen’s hands inside the circle.