Punjab Kings’ crisis deepens due to six consecutive defeats, Preity Zinta and Shreyas Iyer’s serious conversation in discussion

Hospice. In the match played in Dharamshala, RCB batted first and made a big score of 222/4 in 20 overs. Venkatesh Iyer played a brilliant inning of 73 unbeaten runs for the team, while Virat Kohli kept the pressure on the Punjab bowlers by scoring a quick half-century. The bowling from Punjab side was very lackluster and the team failed to take wickets in the initial overs. This proved to be the biggest turning point of the match.

Punjab Kings, who set out to chase the target of 223 runs, had a very bad start. The team lost wickets in quick succession and captain Shreyas Iyer also failed to play big innings. However, Shashank Singh tried to keep the match alive by scoring 56 runs in 27 balls and Marcus Stoinis scored 37 runs in 25 balls, but the team could only reach 199/8 in 20 overs. For RCB, Rasikh Salam Dar took three wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar took two wickets.

After the end of the match, disappointment was clearly visible in the dressing room of Punjab Kings. On the field, a long and serious conversation between captain Shreyas Iyer and team co-owner Preity Zinta was also captured on camera, the pictures of which are becoming increasingly viral on social media.

After the defeat, Shreyas Iyer admitted that the team had lost the match in the powerplay itself. He said, ‘He made a great start and put continuous pressure on the bowlers after the powerplay. The score of 222 runs was excellent. We could not take wickets and I think the match ended in the power play.

He also expressed disappointment over the failure of the batting order. Shreyas said, ‘We lost three wickets quickly. This season, Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya were continuously giving us good starts, but this time it could not happen. My early dismissal was also disappointing. However, the captain did not lose hope. He said, ‘I always remain positive, no matter what the result is. The sun will rise again tomorrow and there is always light at the end of the tunnel.