The 38th match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League is in the history books. The Punjab Kings defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 11 runs to hand CSK their sixth loss of the tournament. CSK won the toss and opted to field first at the Wankhede Stadium. It looked like Chennai would pull off their second consecutive win, but Arshdeep Singh’s magnificent death bowling denied them a victory.
Speaking of the match between the Punjab Kings and the Chennai Super Kings, PBKS got off to a cautious start with Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan ensuring that the Kings do not lose early wickets like previous matches. Agarwal departed to the dressing room after scoring 18 runs.
Dhawan held one end and remained in the middle till the end. He received great support from Bhanuka Rajapaksa, who made his comeback to the playing XI. Rajapaksa and Dhawan stitched up the first 100-run partnership for PBKS this season. Dhawan’s 59-ball 88 guided PBKS to a score of 187 runs in their 20 overs. In reply, CSK finished with 176/6 in 20 overs.
CSK needed 47 runs off the last four overs. Arshdeep Singh bowled two out of the four overs and conceded only 13 runs. His two overs changed the game as PBKS went on to win the match. Speaking after the game, Man of the Match Shikhar Dhawan said:
“Play with presence of mind and smartness as well. I have become senior and I don’t feel like it (laughs). I give a lot of inputs to the players and my captain as well. The youngsters overthink and are harsh on themselves so I was trying to communicate that, how to use the Law of Attraction to achieve big in life.”
Fans on Twitter react as Arshdeep Singh does the job for the Punjab Kings
Here’s how the cricket universe on Twitter reacted to Singh’s top-class bowling performance in the death overs:
Lost count of the number of Arshdeep Singh appreciation tweets I've been posting over the last couple of years. Nerves of steel under pressure and he keeps doing it time and again. Gold standard retention by PBKS #IPL2022 #PBKSvCSK
— Soorya Sesha (@sooryasesha7) April 25, 2022
He along with Harshal should put up some YouTube videos for other bowlers on how to bowl at death. Arshdeep has been incredible.
— Nikhil Kulkarni (@iamnikhil_k) April 25, 2022
Arshdeep Singh, You beauty!!🔥@arshdeepsinghh #PBKS #CSKvPBKS #IPL2022 #IPL
— Dr. Vinay Sharma (@SharmaWrittings) April 25, 2022
Arshdeep Singh is the star:
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 25, 2022
18th over vs RCB: W,1,1,0,0,1
16th over vs GT: 0,1,0,1,0,4
18th over vs GT: 0,1,2,1,1,0
18th over vs MI: 0,1,2,0,1,1
16th over vs SRH: 1,1,2,0,Wd,1,4
18th over vs SRH: 1,0,2,0,4,1
17th over vs CSK: 1,1,L1,0,1,2
19th over vs CSK: 1,0,1,1,4,1
Arshdeep Singh in the 17th and 19th over when CSK needed 47 in the last 4 overs – 1,1,L1,0,1,2,1,0,1,1,4,1. Quality stuff by Arshdeep, he's been amazing. pic.twitter.com/aS2KgpiGK3
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 25, 2022
Kagiso Rabada said, "Arshdeep Singh is the best death bowler in the Punjab camp".
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 25, 2022
Least 6s Conceded in 2022 IPL Deathovers
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 25, 2022
0 – Arshdeep Singh 😮
1 – Sunil Narine
1 – Jasprit Bumrah
1 – Mohd Shami
(Min 25b)#CSKvPBKS
ARSHDEEP what a bowler.. BEST #Arshdeepsingh @PunjabKingsIPL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) April 25, 2022
Arshdeep Singh appreciation tweet! 🫶❣️#SaddaPunjab #IPL2022 #PunjabKings #PBKSvCSK #ਸਾਡਾਪੰਜਾਬ
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 25, 2022
Arshdeep Singh is such a star. To bowl the way he has in death overs, against the best of best, match after match, is commendable @arshdeepsinghh #PBKSvCSK
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) April 25, 2022
Arshdeep Singh doing this amazing regularly at death is one of the best thing in IPL since last season. The consistently is commendable for a 23 year old.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) April 25, 2022
"Arshdeep Singh bowled exceedingly well. He has bowled the tough Overs, he has been great for us." – Mayank Agarwal
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 25, 2022
