Titans' spinners helped win against Punjab Kings

Rashid demonstrated remarkable resilience, bowling a three-run fifth over when the Kings had been going at 10.50, previously. Noor, the left-arm wristspinner, then had Rilee Russouw lbw in the seventh over, initiating a period of significant spin dominance, during which six more wickets fell to the slow bowlers.

Rashid and Noor bowled in tandem in the five overs after the powerplay and conceded only 24 runs, taking two wickets. Then came Sai Kishore, and by this stage Kings were seeking to score boundaries. They attempted to hit out against him, but he varied his pace and flight skilfully and kept them guessing.

His first dismissal – Jitesh Sharma – came via hitting the stumps. His second wicket was that of Ashutosh Sharma, who was dismissed by a boundary hit to sweeper cover. He later had Shashank Singh caught and bowled, and Harpreet Brar caught at the straight boundary at the end of the innings.

In total, the spinners took 7 for 68 from their 12 overs.