Kartik Tyagi went on to win the thriller for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings in the 32nd match of Indian Premier League 2021. He defended 4 runs, took 2 wickets, and claimed a rare win in the history of the league.
Batting first, Rajasthan Royals set a target of 186 for Punjab Kings. Thanks to some brilliant batting performances of the top and middle-order batsmen, Punjab Kings almost chased it down. Nicholas Pooran (32) and Aiden Markram (25) were going strong and set in the middle to win the match for Punjab Kings in the final over. They required only 4 off 6 and the ball was handed over to Kartik Tyagi. Even the biggest fan of Rajasthan Royals did not expect the youngster to defend mere 4 runs in the final over. But what happened next was nothing short of miracle.
Kartik Tyagi bowled a full toss for no run followed by a single which meant the Royals needed 3 off 4. Tyagi dismissed Pooran but still the chances looked slim for Rajasthan Royals. His next delivery once again was a dot ball. on the fifth ball of the over he took another wicket and Deepak Hooda had to leave for a duck. Punjab Kings needed 2 runs from last ball to take it to the Super Over. And, Punjab’s reputation made all prepared for the same. But Tyagi did not lose his track at all; he once again delivered a dot ball and won the match for Rajasthan Royals by 2 runs.
No wonder, Kartik Tyagi was the Player-of-the-Match. Thanks to him, Rajasthan Royals have moved up to fifth place in the points table followed by Punjab Kings at seventh. This was only the second time a bowler was able to defend less than six runs in the final over of an IPL game. Munaf Patel had done this before in a match between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians in 2009. The Royals had won the match too.
Here are some best Twitter reactions on Rajasthan Royals’ thrilling win
Kartik Tyagi.
That's it, that's the tweet.#VIVOIPL #PBKSvRR #AsliPictureAbhiBaakiHai pic.twitter.com/aSHtwwPLui
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 21, 2021
It’s not often that you have a 120 run opening partnership. Lose only 4 wickets. Fielding team drops 4 catches. And you still lose the game by 2 runs in a chase. It ain’t over till #PBKS wins it. #PBKSvRR
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) September 21, 2021
KARTIK TYAGI, JUST 20 YEARS OLD, FINAL OVER HERO! pic.twitter.com/QXXYOQMtz6
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) September 21, 2021
A richly deserved Man of the Match award for young Kartik Tyagi 👏👏
Scorecard – https://t.co/odSnFtwBAF #VIVOIPL #PBKSvRR pic.twitter.com/3UJzvINU3e
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) 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
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
That was world class stuff from Kartik Tyagi. Absolutely brilliant #PBKSvRR
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/pradeepkrish_m/status/1440379223235911680?s=21
Kartik Tyagi, what have you just done!
— Jake Lush McCrum (@JakeLushMcCrum) September 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/rk_harshit/status/1440377690712789005?s=21
Big moment for young Kartik Tyagi. To defend 4 in the final over when PBKS had only lost 2 wkts is unbelievable. Tyagi idolised Brett Lee growing up & the first few steps of his run-up are exactly like Lee.Impressed me with his 4-fer v Aus in U19 WC QF in 2020 @rajasthanroyals
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) September 21, 2021
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