Punjab beat Kings XI by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Edgbaston on Friday.
Chasing a target of 177 runs, Punjab managed to score just two runs in just 8 balls. Rahul’s unbeaten 71 came off just 57 balls with six fours and six sixes.
Rahul smashed 53 runs in 44 balls with Chris Gayle (40 not out), with New Zealander (43) off the bowling of Ajantha Mendis (64) and Panjha (60).
Gayle, who hit 24 fours in his 24-ball innings, decorated his innings with three sixes and four fours. In the game, the sixth hit included IPL.
He was also the player who made 300 hits in the history of the game. Aggaral, who hit 21 sixes in his 21-ball innings, made six sixes and two fours in his innings.
Mumbai Mumbai were bowled out for 31 runs in the 19th over, but they were bowled out by Hirdicate Pandya, but Muttiah Muralitharan was dismissed for 176 off 176 balls.
Mumbai hoped to reach the 200-run mark when Mumbai were bowled out for 60 in 39.1 overs. Dicko then failed to make it. Murhan Ashwin took 02 wickets in the first innings.
Rohit Sharma (32) and Quintin Deacock (60) put on a successful start with a 52-run stand for the third wicket. Rohit Sharma smashed a catch to Ravichandran Ashwin at the break of the ball, but it could not be seen from the television show.
However, Rohith Sharma had the opportunity to question the umpire, but he did not use it.
Mumbai Indians scored 176 for 7 in 20 overs
(Rohith Sharma 32, Quintin De’Cock 60, Suryakumar Yadav 11, Yuvraj Singh 18, Hirdicate Pandya 31, Murugan Ashwin 25/2, Hird’s 40/40, Mohammad Shami 42/2)
Kings XI Punjab were dismissed for 177 in their 18 overs
Rahul was not out on 71, Chris Gayle 40, Mayagh Agarwal 43, David Miller 15, Kynalal Pandya 43/2)
