IPL 2021: Twitter Erupts As Kartik Tyagi Defends 4 Runs In Final Over To Help RR Seal A Victory Over PBKS
Updated - 22 Sep 2021, 02:08 AM
The Rajasthan Royals (RR) came back from the dead to clinch Match 32 against Punjab Kings (PBKS). The game saw last over drama where Kartik Tyagi managed to defend just four runs against the Punjab batsmen.
On a sunny evening in Dubai, Rahul won the toss and decided to bowl first. The RR openers got their team off to a blazing start, bringing up the 50-run stand in the fifth over. Evin Lewis looked good before Arshdeep accounted for his wicket and provided the crucial breakthrough for the Punjab franchise.
A death overs collapse saw the PBKS side lose their last six wickets for just 19 runs. They eventually folded up for 185, with Arshdeep ending as the pick of the bowlers. He had figures of 5/32 and became the third-youngest player in the IPL to take a five-wicket haul in the process.
PBKS openers then got off to a fabulous start. Often criticized for his low strike rate, Rahul turned on the screws and played the role of the aggressor in the powerplay. His partner, Mayank, took over after the field restrictions and amped up the scoring rate.
Rahul fell just one run short of his fifty but Mayank carried on. Both of them were dismissed within a span of a few deliveries but Nicholas Pooran and new recruit Aiden Markram steadied the ship and took them closer to the target.
The game looked dead and buried with the two going great guns. The equation was brought down to just four runs from the final over with uncapped player Tyagi handed the responsibility of defending it.
He took the wicket of the set batsman, Pooran, before snatching Deepak Hooda a couple of deliveries later. Fabian Allen walked in to face the final two balls but Tyagi was brilliant with his yorkers and managed to take his team over the line.
Twitterati was stunned with the way PBKS succumbed under pressure but also hailed the never-give-up attitude of the Sanju Samson-led squad. The victory took RR into fifth place with four wins from eight games while PBKS fell down to the seventh spot.
Here’s how Twitterati reacted Kartik Tyagi’s brilliance in a last-over thriller between RR and PBKS
Ahhhhh those two no balls…
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 21, 2021
Wow! Defending 4 in the final over, giving away only 1.
Brilliant from Kartik Tyagi. Punjab can only blame themselves #PBKSvRR— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 21, 2021
Oh dear, #PBKS and those familiar last over- last bowl finishes! #RRvPBKS #PBKSvsRR
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) September 21, 2021
This is what the @IPL is all about a great platform for Indian Youngsters Karthik Tyagi writes his own script today #PBKSvRR #IPL2021
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) September 21, 2021
Unbelievable #PunjabKings
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 21, 2021
2020: PBKS lost scoring 185 runs from 20 overs with 120 runs stand (Rahul-Gayle) v RR
2021: PBKS lost outscoring 185 runs from 20 overs with 120 runs stand (Rahul-Mayank) v RR
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) September 21, 2021
Classic last over from 20-year-old Kartik Tyagi. pic.twitter.com/7Eg4JvFhr1
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 21, 2021
Karthik Tyagi you beauty… #rr
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) September 21, 2021
That was just amazing from Kartik.?
— Sandeep Lamichhane (@Sandeep25) September 21, 2021
That's one of the greatest last overs I've seen in #IPL for a long time. Defending 4 giving away just a solitary run!!! @kartiktyagi591 @rajasthanroyals #RRvsPK @IPL https://t.co/uZ1zPzFSpQ
— R SRIDHAR (@coach_rsridhar) September 21, 2021
Two no-balls missed. In the Mustafizur over. And #PBKS has lost the game by two runs. What good is technology if that doesn’t allow you to rectify a glaring error? #PBKSvRR #IPL2021
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 21, 2021
Punjab Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals is an underrated rivalry.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 21, 2021
An over for the ages from Kartik Tyagi! Defends 4 after the Fizz had delivered a 4 run over. Incredible finish. How could #PunjabKings mess this up!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 21, 2021
Superb last over ??
— Shai Hope (@shaidhope) September 21, 2021
Close to the best last over (defending) ever! Wowza
— Dale Steyn (@DaleSteyn62) September 21, 2021
What an over, #KartikTyagi! To maintain a cool head under that kind of pressure and to get the job done, great stuff, very impressive! #PBKSvRR #IPL2021
— Jasprit Bumrah (@Jaspritbumrah93) September 21, 2021
jaiswal, lomror, arshdeep and tyagi…quite a night for uncapped young indian players! #PBKSvsRR #IPL2021
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) September 21, 2021
This is pure gold! Young guns from both the teams grabbing the opportunity with both hands ???? #IPL2021 #PBKSvRR
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha) September 21, 2021
What a game… unbelievable last over by #Kartiktyagi He won it for @rajasthanroyals @IPL cricket at its best
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) September 21, 2021
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