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.
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.