Loses his grandmother in afternoon,Tye fights tears to get the Purple cap in evening

Tye picked up 4/34 including three wickets in the last over to bag the purple cap for the first time this year.

On Tuesday, Tye was also included in both the Australian ODI and T20I squads for the England tour.

Tye, now sits on top of the tree with 16 wickets in 10 matches and with Kings XI looking strong to make it to the play-offs, Tye has a good chance of ending the IPL with the purple cap on his head.

The Australian fast bowler, later on reveled the reason in an emotional interview with former South African captain Graeme Smith during the innings break.

Australian fast bowler Andrew Tye. Tye claimed four wickets to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 158 for 8.

More than Tye’s deliveries, it was what he after getting the batsman out that raised a lot of eyebrows. Tye was seen kissing his black armband every time he picked up a wicket on Tuesday.

Tye’s grandmother had passed away in Tuesday afternoon and he was informed about the loss hours before start of play. But like a true fighter, he decided to take the field and deliver a stellar performance.

KL Rahul attracted a lot of praise for fighting a lone battle in their chase, scoring an unbeaten 95 off just 70 balls.

Kings XI Punjab may have lost the match to Rajasthan Royals but their players won millions of hearts with their heroic performances.

Rahul was not the only hero of the day for Kings XI. There was another one, who stood out with his performance despite all odds.

Rahul, however, failed to take Kings XI over the line because of lack of support from the other batsmen and KXIP lost the match by 15 runs.