IPL 2021: Duck chain continues for Nicholas Pooran, Royal Challengers Bangalore makes a strong comeback against Punjab Kings

It has been a challenging season for Punjab Kings so a long way these 12 months in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).It was yet another failure for young West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran who was  out for another duck. This was his fourth duck in six games. Pooran grew to be the first player in IPL records to have a two ball duck, 1 ball duck and a zero ball duck video games in the equal season.

Meanwhile, after RCB received the toss and selected to bowl first, Prabhsimran Singh departed early with Kyle Jamieson putting in his first over. Chris Gayle has began aggressively and smashed five boundaries of an over by way of Jamieson. A 50-run partnership between him and KL Rahul have given PBKS a formidable platform to build on. Daniel Sams has disregarded Chris Gayle after a quick-fire knock of 46 from simply 24 balls. Rahul has reached his half-century however with Deepak Hooda, Nicolas Pooran, and Shahrukh Khan falling early, the onus is on him to lift his aspect to a large score.