Lucknow: Kolkata Knight RidersWho lost his job after winning the IPL. Punjab Kings in the first season itself IPL Made it to the final. This time too the start was great. Punjab Kings were at the top of the points table.
But everything turned upside down with 6 losses in a row. The playoffs are also in jeopardy. Although in the last match Durant scored a century and won the team Shreyas Iyer (Shreyas Iyer). Punjab is still in the playoff fight.
Shreyas Iyer scored his maiden IPL century on Saturday, which Lucknow Punjab Kings won the match by 7 wickets against Super Giants. It was a do or die match for Punjab, as they would have been knocked out of the PBKS tournament if they lost. Now their eyes are on the MI vs RR match. Punjab coach Ricky Ponting said that the entire team will watch this match together in the dressing room today. On the other hand, Iyer said that before the match against LSG, he requested the coach not to hold a team meeting.
Shreyas Iyer takes the winning shot. That was a huge six. With that he completed hundred (101). He hit 5 sixes and 11 fours in this innings. After being named player of the match, Iyer said, “I’m very happy, it’s my first century, and after six consecutive losses we finally won. Now we’ll back Mumbai Indians. I’m very happy with the bowling performance even after conceding 16 runs in the first over, Azmat bowled brilliantly. Everything depends on pace in such situations.”
Iyer added, “I know that if I give myself some time at the crease and bounce back at the right time instead of being aggressive from the start, I can play a good innings. Pravsimran Singh’s temperament was very good. It’s a great feeling to finish the match and score a century.”
Why was there no team meeting?
After 6 consecutive losses, Punjab Kings were in trouble, they needed to win their last match to stay in the playoff race. But the team didn’t have any meeting before this important match, as revealed by Shreyas Iyer himself.
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Iyer said, “We kept things very simple. We didn’t have any pre-match meetings and we didn’t put any pressure on the players. It’s very important to have a clear mind in important matches. We didn’t want the players to think too much, so I told Ricky that we don’t need a team meeting.”
