Opener Prabhsimran Singh, who came as an impact substitute, gave his team a fast start in the run chase by scoring 54 runs in 20 balls. Speaking after the match, Prabhasimran said that the team always had the belief to win.
"No matter how big the score is, the team chasing the target always thinks that they want to chase the target. We only planned to take advantage in the powerplay and we did that. We completed the chase. And happy to win two important points." Sai Prabhsimran Singh after the match.
The right-handed batsman also revealed head coach Trevor Bayliss's astute advice in the dressing room helped his team during the RU chase.
"Everyone had this feeling that if we have given so many runs, we can chase it easily. Coach Bayliss told us that we do not have to take the pressure of chasing the target, and we have to bat like our normal guys. Asked to do, we needed to dominate and we were able to do that and win.,
Opener Jonny Bairstow, who returned to the team, performed well on the night by scoring unbeaten 108 runs in 48 balls. With 8 fours and 9 sixes and a strike rate of 225, Bairstow's blitzkrieg helped the Kings achieve the target which once seemed impossible.
"Jonny Bairstow is one of the greatest players in the world. He also plays TES cricket and has been performing well for his country across different formats for many years. Everyone knows what he is capable of.In cricket, you can come in great form," Prabhasimran said, adding that in just one match today he scored a century and played an important innings.
The 23-year-old also said that there was no impact of dew on the surface during the second innings, but the team was helped by the clarity of what they needed to do. He said, “It was a suitable surface to bat on. Our mind was clear and we knew what we had to do.There was no effect of dew on the surface. But clarity of mind helped us."
Meanwhile, in-form middle-order batsman Shashank Singh was promoted to bat at no. Scored 4 runs on Friday and he justified this decision by playing an unbeaten inning of 68 runs in 28 balls. With two fours and 8 sixes and a strike rate of 242.86, Shashan brought the aggression and stayed till the end to help his team complete the chase with 8 balls to spare.Speaking on the result, Shashank said, "When I was in the dug-out, I was just looking at the behavior of the pitch, and I felt it was coming well with good bounce. I started hitting the other bowlers. "Supported myself for." While I was happy with the singles and doubles from Sunil Narine, we planned to play him out," the right-handed batsman said.
"We still have 5 matches left, we will take one match at a time and I am confident that we can still qualify for the playoffs," Shashank said.
Punjab Kings' next match will be against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
"No matter how big the score is, the team chasing the target always thinks that they want to chase the target. We only planned to take advantage in the powerplay and we did that. We completed the chase. And happy to win two important points." Sai Prabhsimran Singh after the match.
The right-handed batsman also revealed head coach Trevor Bayliss's astute advice in the dressing room helped his team during the RU chase.
"Everyone had this feeling that if we have given so many runs, we can chase it easily. Coach Bayliss told us that we do not have to take the pressure of chasing the target, and we have to bat like our normal guys. Asked to do, we needed to dominate and we were able to do that and win.,
Opener Jonny Bairstow, who returned to the team, performed well on the night by scoring unbeaten 108 runs in 48 balls. With 8 fours and 9 sixes and a strike rate of 225, Bairstow's blitzkrieg helped the Kings achieve the target which once seemed impossible.
"Jonny Bairstow is one of the greatest players in the world. He also plays TES cricket and has been performing well for his country across different formats for many years. Everyone knows what he is capable of.In cricket, you can come in great form," Prabhasimran said, adding that in just one match today he scored a century and played an important innings.
The 23-year-old also said that there was no impact of dew on the surface during the second innings, but the team was helped by the clarity of what they needed to do. He said, “It was a suitable surface to bat on. Our mind was clear and we knew what we had to do.There was no effect of dew on the surface. But clarity of mind helped us."
Meanwhile, in-form middle-order batsman Shashank Singh was promoted to bat at no. Scored 4 runs on Friday and he justified this decision by playing an unbeaten inning of 68 runs in 28 balls. With two fours and 8 sixes and a strike rate of 242.86, Shashan brought the aggression and stayed till the end to help his team complete the chase with 8 balls to spare.Speaking on the result, Shashank said, "When I was in the dug-out, I was just looking at the behavior of the pitch, and I felt it was coming well with good bounce. I started hitting the other bowlers. "Supported myself for." While I was happy with the singles and doubles from Sunil Narine, we planned to play him out," the right-handed batsman said.
"We still have 5 matches left, we will take one match at a time and I am confident that we can still qualify for the playoffs," Shashank said.
Punjab Kings' next match will be against Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.
