One cricket match did not show how much! Kings XI Punjab lost the match in the Super Over after chasing 16 runs of Mumbai Indians in IPL today. There, after scoring only 5 runs, Punjab also stopped Mumbai by 5 runs. Then again super over! There, Mumbai threw a 12-run target to Punjab. Punjab passed that run with two balls left. In the end, Punjab snatched 2 points from Mumbai in the second super over.
After the 2019 ICC ODI World Cup, the rules of Super Over changed. England beat New Zealand by four-six in the last World Cup final to win the World Cup. The ICC then changed the rules in the face of strong criticism. According to the new rules, one super over after another will continue until the match is decided. Today, for the first time, new rules were seen on the cricket field.
However, the match was not supposed to go so far. Quentin de Kock (53) and Kieron Pollard (34 off 12 balls) batted first for Mumbai and scored 16 runs in Dubai. That run was expected to be easily chased by Punjab, and that was because of captain Lokesh Rahul (6 off 51 balls).
Punjab's Lokesh Rahul was almost winning the match in the main match: IPL
Mumbai's key bowler Jaspreet Bumra made Punjab's easy task difficult. Bumra came out in the 18th over. Then Deepak Huda quickly added some runs but Punjab was in danger due to lack of partner. Punjab needed 9 runs to win the last over. There Trent Bolt bowled brilliantly and took the match in super over.
In the first super over, Punjab captain Rahul, Nicholas Puran and Deepak Huda combined for just five runs. Three Punjab batsmen could not hit a single boundary in Boomer's incredible bowling. But Punjab fast bowler Mohammad Shami did not allow Mumbai batsmen Rohit Sharma and De Kock to touch the target of 7 runs. Like Boomerang, Rohit has overpowered Yorker.
In the second super over, Agarwal ensured Punjab's victory in two fours in a row: IPL
In the end, the decision was made in the second super over. This time Mumbai's two hard hitters Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya added 11 runs. In reply, Punjab's Chris Gayle hit a six off the first ball and brought the match into the hands of Punjab. Mayank Agarwal, who was at the other end, ended the ceremony with two fours in a row.
Interestingly, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad played the first match of the day in the IPL today. That match also won the Super Over
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