Liam Livingstone departed after hammering a couple of sixes before Markram absolutely went berserk against Raza in the penultimate over. Markram went 6, 4, 6, 6, 4, 2 against the Zimbabwe veteran to bring up a stunning century and give his team a big finish. Kyle Verreynne then attempted to give his side a positive start in the run chase by racing to 22 off just 14 deliveries but Narine found the gap between bat and pad to disturb timber. Royals had a stuttering powerplay in which they made only 36 runs and the runs continued to dry up with the spinners operating in tandem.
