Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals in thriller Samson's ton goes in vain, Riyan scores 25 after taking Gayle

MUMBAI: Sanju Samson's brilliant century went in vain as Punjab Kings registered 4-run win over Rajasthan Royals in a IPL thriller at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday night.

Chasing huge 222 to win, Rajasthan Royals needed 13 runs from the final over, but could managed 8 runs off Arshdeep Singh's over. Needing 5 runs in the last ball, Samson was caught at long off. After losing two wickets before 4th overs, Samson built the innings with scoring 119 runs in 63 balls with 12 fours and 7 sixes. This is the first century of this edition of IPL.

He put on 52 runs for the fifth wicket with Riyan Parag who made quick fire 25 off 11 balls with 3 sixes. Jos Buttler and Shivam Dube contributed 25 and 23 respectively.

Earlier, Punjab Kings post 221/6 after losing the toss.

Punjab Kings, who lost opener Mayank Agarwal early, saw Rahul and Chris Gayle added 67 for the second wicket with the West Indian batsman being the dominant partner as he gave his side the initiative.

Gayle's 28-ball 40 comprised two sixes and four fours as he became the first batsman to hit 350 sixes in the history of Indian Premier League.

Gayle's dismissal off Riyan Parag would have given hope to the Rajasthan franchise but then Hooda and Rahul pounded sixes.

Overs 13 and 14 bowled by Shivam Dube and Shreyas Gopal went for 20 each and saw six sixes, five of those coming of Hooda's bat.

From 110/2 after 12 overs, Punjab Kings moved to 150/2 after 14 overs.

The hammering didn't end there. After a couple of overs that went for 11 each, Punjab Kings took 15 off Chetan Sakariya, who had got the early wicket of Mayank Agarwal.

Even in the 18th over, when Rajasthan Royals got rid of Hooda and Nicholas Pooran, the Punjab franchise managed to get 14 runs.

Then came 15 off Mustafizur Rahman's fourth over, the innings' 19th.

Young Saurashtra left-arm pacer Sakariya got two wickets in his last over and conceded just five runs to finish as the most successful Rajasthan Royals bowler with three wickets for 31 runs in his four overs.

Brief scores: Punjab Kings 221/6 in 20 overs (K.L. Rahul 91, C Gayle 40, D Hooda 64, C Sakariya 3/31, C Morris 2/40) beat Rajasthan Royals 217/7 in 20 overs ( Sanju Samson 119, Riyan Parag 25, Jus Buttler 25, Arshdeep Singh 3/35, Mohammed Shami 2/33). Agencies

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