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IPL 2021: Watch: Fabian Allen Takes Stunner To Dismiss Dangerous Liam Livingstone

Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals are locking horns in the 32nd match of the Indian Premier League 2021 in Dubai. Both teams have an indifferent season so far in the league but are currently eyeing to revive their campaign in the remaining matches in the UAE. KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl first in Dubai against the Sanju Samson-led side. Both teams named a few changes in their playing XI due to several unavailable players. Adil Rashid and Aiden Markram are making their IPL debut for PKBS while Evin Lewis is drafted in the XI straightaway.

Yashasvi Jaiswal and Lewis opened the innings for RR and provided them with a blistering start before the latter got out for 36 in 21 balls. He scored seven boundaries and one huge six during his innings.

Sanju Samson got out soon after scoring four runs. Meanwhile, Yashasvi Jaiswal was going strong from the other end and found a good ally in Liam Livingstone, who has been in the form of his life for the last few months. Livingstone started to tear off the PKBS bowling lineup with his hard-hitting ability. He was looking set to take Rajasthan Royals to a mammoth total until Fabian Allen took a sensational catch to cut short Livingston innings.

Livingstone had hit a mighty six off Arshdeep Singh that soared to the second tier and sent shivers in the PKBS camp. He was looking to hit another might six and the ball looked like going for a maximum until Fabian Allen dived to take a stunning catch.

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A dangerous-looking Liam Livingstone walked back for 25 as Fabian Allen -- stationed at deep mid-wicket -- picked a mid-air stunner in the IPL 2021 clash between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Tuesday. A slower delivery off Arshdeep Singh tempted Livingstone to clear the boundary rope but Allen's full-length dive denied the English batsman a maximum in the 12th over of the innings.

Earlier, Ewin Lewis and Yashasvi Jaiswal provided the Rajasthan outfit with a steady start. A flurry of boundaries helped Royals maintain a healthy run-flow before Lewis departed for 36. Livingstone's short-lived stay at the crease consisted of 2 fours and a six as he finished with 25 runs off 17 deliveries. Jaiswal continued to score runs but fell short of his maiden IPL fifty by a run. He scored 49 off 36 deliveries, hitting 6 fours and 2 sixes in the process.

Royals chose Evin Lewis, Liam Livingstone, Chris Morris and Mustafizur Rahman as their four overseas players after being put to bat first. Punjab Kings skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl first, keeping big-hitting Chris Gayle out of the Playing XI and including Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Adil Rashid, Fabian Allen as their four foreign players.

Punjab Kings: KL Rahul (C), Mayank Agarwal, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Fabian Allen, Adil Rashid, Ishan Porel, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Shami.

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Evin Lewis, Liam Livingstone, Mahipal Lomror, Riyan Parag, Rahul Tewatia, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya and Kartik Tyagi.

During the 32nd match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals in Dubai, Punjab Kings all-rounder Fabian Allen put on display an acrobatic fielding effort to dismiss Rajasthan Royals batsman Liam Livingstone. It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the 12th over when Livingstone aimed at hitting a second six off Arshdeep Singh’s second over. Having nailed one on the fourth delivery of the same over, Livingstone attempting another one saw him found wanting against Allen’s brilliance.

Running towards his right from deep mid-wicket, Allen timed his dive to perfection to complete a first-rate catch. Allen, who appears to be having a thing for similar catches, has added another one to his collection. Coming in to bat at No. 4 in the eighth over, Livingstone departed after scoring 25 (17) with the help of two fours and a six. Known for hitting outrageous shots, Livingstone had given glimpses of the same but couldn’t extend his stay in the middle.