New Chandigarh, April 1 -- Cooper Connolly opened up on his dream debut in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he guided Punjab Kings (PBKS) to a thrilling three-wicket win over Gujarat Titans in both teams' first game of the tournament on Tuesday.

Connolly also expressed delight at following in the footsteps of his "idol" Shaun Marsh during his IPL debut.

After PBKS restricted GT to 162/6 in 20 overs following a brilliant bowling effort from Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal and Vijaykumar Vyshak, the Punjab's batting unit survived a scare on Tuesday night as Connolly guided the team to a three-wicket win with an unbeaten 72-run knock.

Speaking on JioHotstar, Cooper Connolly said it was special to follow in the steps of Shaun Marsh, s...