Punjab Kings started off Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season with a brilliant win over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), chasing down over 200 runs to win with one over to spare
at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday (March 27). While PBKS fans were there in the stands to cheer on the win, one notable absentee was Bollywood star and co-owner Preity Zinta.
Preity is currently in the United States with her husband and twin kids and even missed attending the IPL 2022 mega auction last month in Bengaluru.
So nice to see naya Josh & a fantastic run chase by @PunjabKingsIPL #saddapunjab,” Preity Zinta tweeted. “I didn't see u Preity in the stadium. Lots of love to u. We will definitely win this ipl,” one fan wrote.
So nice to see naya Josh & a fantastic run chase by @PunjabKingsIPL #saddapunjab,” Preity Zinta tweeted. “I didn't see u Preity in the stadium. Lots of love to u. We will definitely win this ipl,” one fan wrote.
Punjab Kings scored 208/5 in 19 overs in reply to Royal Challengers Bangalore’s 205/2 to register a five-wicket win in Match No. 3 of the IPL 2022 played at the DY Patil Stadium on Sunday.
Chasing a mammoth 206-run target Punjab Kings needed a flying start and their openers Shikhar Dhawan and captain Mayank Agarwal did exactly.
The Dhawan-Agarwal duo took their team’s total to the 50-run mark in just 4.3 overs. In six overs, the 2014 finalist Punjab had put on 63 runs in six overs.
The 71-run opening partnership was finally broken as leg-break bowler Wanindu Hasaranga dismissed Punjab captain Mayank Agarwal for 32 off 24 balls.
Sri Lanka wicket-keeper batter Bhanuka Rajapaksa joined Shikhar Dhawan in the middle and they both took Punjab’s total to a triple-figure mark in 10.1 overs.