The third match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League happened yesterday, where the Punjab Kings trounced the Royal Challengers Bangalore by five wickets. Punjab Kings captain Mayank Agarwal registered his maiden victory as the team’s skipper.
Mayank won the toss and invited the Royal Challengers Bangalore to have a bat first. A magnificent 88-run knock from RCB captain Faf du Plessis inspired the team to a 205-run total in the first innings. The wicket looked good for batting, which is why Punjab Kings were not out of the match despite RCB’s great batting.
Chasing 206 runs, Punjab got off to a fantastic start thanks to Mayank Agarwal and Shikhar Dhawan. Bhanuka Rajapaksa played an impressive cameo on IPL debut, while Shahrukh Khan and Odean Smith provided the finishing touch. PBKS scored 208/5 in 19 overs to win the match.
“Two points for us is very important. Nice to start on a winning note. Very good wicket – chasing 200+ is never easy but I thought we batted really well. It held up just the one or two balls but it was a very good wicket and it got better batting second with the dew,” the PBKS captain said after the match.
Raj Bawa could not score runs but Mayank Agarwal hinted that he will back him
Raja Bawa won the fans’ hearts with his performances for India U-19s. However, he got out on the first ball yesterday when Mohammed Siraj dismissed him LBW. When Bawa returned to the dugout, captain Mayank gave him a pat on his back, saying it was fine even though he could not contribute much.
Here’s how fans on Twitter reacted to that gesture:
Great gesture from captain Mayank Agarwal. He straight went to Raj Bawa and gave a pat on his back when he was walking to dressing room after a duck on debut. pic.twitter.com/9KmLcq3Hzb
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 27, 2022
Great back-up by mayank 👍 He is the captain of players 👏👏👏 great sportsmanship shown by young captain ❤
— King Kanï (@Kanishkanan1) March 27, 2022
❤️❤️❤️
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) March 27, 2022
I dont how mayank agarwal will be as a tactical captain but I do know that he will be captain that will have his payers back. If the management does not interfere too much then mayank will give all players fair no. Of chances to prove themselves.
— TheCommoner (@thecuriousmonk7) March 27, 2022
Thing you love to see. ❤️❤️ He will come back.
— 👑 (@Viraaaaaaaaat) March 27, 2022
Yes that was a great gesture from mayank. Never easy for a 19 yrs old to bat in a pressure situation like that. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
— Tirthankar Datta (@TirthankarDat13) March 27, 2022
🙏🙏🙏#PBKSvsRCB #IPL2022
Mayank is one of the great man in ICT
— Harry (@Harrythegreeaat) March 27, 2022
My fav team person was always Mayank Agarwal and still going on.❤️
— Abhiffeeaakk🙃 (@wtf_abhishek) March 27, 2022