IPL 2021: Preity Zinta reacts to Punjab Kings' close win; applauds Sanju Samson's effort

Preity Zinta took to Twitter to post couple of tweets after their first win.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) owner Preity Zinta was delighted after their first win in the tournament on Monday (April 12) against Rajasthan Royals (RR). It was a close win for PBKS as they won the match by just four runs; defending 13 runs in the final over.

RR skipper Sanju Samson scored 119 (63) in the 222-run chase but unfortunately failed to score 5 runs off the last two deliveries. Zinta gave him a special mention in her tweet after the match. 

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Posting a couple of pictures, Zinta wrote, "Yeah What a game ! We have a New name & a New Jersey, still #saddapunjab won't stop giving us heart attacks in a game.  

"What to do ? Not a perfect game for us but in the end it was PERFECT Wow @klrahul11 @iamdeepakhooda & all the boys @PunjabKingsIPL #RRvsPBKS #IPL2021 #Ting".

She added another tweet to mention Samson's effort and tweeted, "A special mention to #Samson for an incredible knock !  So happy to start this tournament with a Win. Yeahh! #PBKS."

PBKS captain KL Rahul was the top scorer for them with a 91 runs innings. Deepak Hooda also played a handy knock of 64 runs off 28 deliveries.