Shikhar Dhawan Punjab Kings faced a 4 wicket defeat by RCB in their second IPL 2024 encounter. The bowlers for the Punjab Kings did well. After winning the toss, captain of the RCB Faf du Plessis chose to bowl first. Shikhar Dhawan’s valiant innings allowed Punjab Kings to amass 176 runs. Following this, Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik’s innings helped RCB reach their goal. Shikhar Dhawan, the captain of the Punjab Kings, gave an explanation of the team’s loss following the game.

Dhawan described a pivotal moment.

Shikhar Dhawan, the captain of the Punjab Kings, stated that the match was good and that we made a comeback before losing. We scored ten to fifteen runs fewer. I was a bit slow in the first six overs of the game. Both the missed catch and those ten to fifteen runs were really costly to us.  It turned out to be the game’s pivotal moment. We paid the price for failing to catch a world-class player as Virat scored over 70 runs. With the second ball, we would have gained momentum if we had made the catch. However, we lost steam there, and we had to pay the price.

It was not a very real wicket, according to Dhawan. This was where the ball was going to stop. This throw included a slight double bounce in addition to turn. Although I am pleased with my runs, I simply felt that I could have played a little bit faster in the opening six overs. We also suffered wicket losses, including two consecutive losses, which placed pressure on us. Even though we bowled a bit better in the end, the game went to the very last over.

Shikhar Dhawan praised Harpreet Brar

According to Shikhar Dhawan, Harpreet Brar is bowling quite effectively. He bowled against left-handed hitters in particular, and his ability to bear pressure and lead us to victory was outstanding. In Punjab, this is a huge deal. People are delighted to watch him do that and truly relate to his thigh-five.