DTVHINDISMAT 2024: Punjab needed 24 runs in 4 balls, then Harpreet Brar showed class and got the match tied.
Punjab won against Mizoram in Super Over Harpreet Brar (Photo Source: SMAT 2024: Day by day, amazing performance is being seen by Indian players in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Every day a player is making some record in his name, while some players are making headlines with their performance in one over. So now all-rounder Harpreet Brar, who plays for Punjab at home and for Punjab Kings in the IPL, has done a similar feat in a match against Mizoram. Let us tell you that a Group A match was played between Punjab and Mizoram at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot. Chasing the target of 177 runs from Mizoram, Punjab needed 24 runs to win off the last four balls, and during this, Barpreet Brar, who was on strike, batted brilliantly, hitting a four and a six on the first two balls. The next ball went wide and after this the player ended the match in a tie by hitting two sixes on the remaining two balls. After this, Punjab easily defeated Mizoram by 7 runs in the super over. PUNJAB NEEDED 24 RUNS IN THE LAST 4 BALLS: Harpreet Brar, at crease, smashed 4,6,Wd,6,6 & Tie the game. Punjab won the game in Super Over with Ramandeep 14*(5) – A crazy game in Syed Mushtaq Ali 🤯 pic.twitter.com/lA4LfJCO9d —Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 29, 2024 Mizoram vs Punjab, Group A match status If we talk about this match played in Rajkot in detail, Punjab won the toss and decided to bowl first. After this, batting first, Mizoram scored a total of 176 runs at the loss of five wickets in 20 overs. For Mizoram, Agni Chopra scored 52 runs and Mohit Jangra played a brilliant inning of 67 runs. So when Punjab came to chase the target of 177 runs given by Mizoram, it also scored 176 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs and the match was tied. For Punjab, opener Prabhsimran Singh played an inning of 45 runs, while Naman Dhir played an inning of 41 runs. Apart from this, in the end, Harpreet Brar played a stormy inning of 23 runs with the help of 1 four and three sixes in 7 balls, due to which the match ended in a tie and after that the team won in the Super Over.
Indian selectors will have to keep a close eye on Harpreet Brar for the World Cup – statement of former English cricketer.
At a time when the match seemed to be in the grip of RCB, Brar brought Punjab back into the match with his bowling. Former cricketer Kevin Pietersen was also impressed by his performance. He praised the IPL for giving opportunities to domestic players and said the Indian selectors should keep an eye on Brar for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to begin on June 1. Kevin Pietersen’s tweet regarding Harpreet Brar In a tweet on social media platform How good was last night for Harpreet Brar? Indian selectors will have to keep a close eye on him for the World Cup! And, my boy VK, friend you are so happy.” After the match, Brar talked about his game plan and said that my aim was to bowl as many dot balls as possible. Thanks to his bowling, Punjab came back into the match and were favorites to win the match in the last two overs. However, due to the brilliant batting of Dinesh Karthik, RCB got the victory in the end. Harpreet Brar said after the match, “I tried to score as many runs as possible and in the process I also took two wickets. I was trying to bowl as many dot balls as possible to put pressure on the batsmen. Dot balls get you wickets in the end. In T20 cricket it is all about bowling the right length.”
