Phew! Is this finally the season for RCB? The way theyโre playing, youโd have to believe something special is brewing! Wins at Eden Gardens, Chepauk, and now Wankhede, three venues where history hasnโt exactly been kind to themโhave come in dominant fashion this season. RCB are starting to look like a team on a mission!
Gear up for a blockbuster Tuesday double-header! First up, KKR lock horns with LSG at the Eden Gardens, followed by PBKS taking on CSK at Mullanpur.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of my co-commentators Akshay Bhide & Ninaad Dixit who, along with scorers/analysts Paras Yadav and Manish Bishnoi and statistician Aman brought all the updates of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world. BYE BYE๐
How about this catch? ๐๐๐๐
Rajat Patidar (RCB Captain & POTM): "I think it was an amazing match. It was very hard I think. The bowlers showed great courage and I am happy with that.
To be honest, this award goes to the entire bowling unit. It's not easy to defend a total at this ground but the way they executed their plans was simply amazing.
At that time, the message was to bowl wide yorkers. Executing that was a big ask. I want to talk about KP. The way he bowled the last over was brilliant. It was not easy to bowl in such a high pressure situation but the way he bowled the last over was simply amazing. And the way he showed the courage with the ball in hand was incredible.
During the second Strategic Time-Out, we wanted to take the game deep. We wanted to use the last over of KP at the end and it worked out for us.
I think the wicket was really amazing to bat. It was a typical Mumbai wicket. Red soil and the ball was coming nicely onto the bat.
I think after the over by Hardik Pandya in the first innings, I had decided to go all out from there on. I did not think much about my wicket but I knew I had to go all out.
(On Suyash Sharma) I think in this format, wrist spinners are not much talked about. He was bowling which the shorter side on the leg side. He has been brilliant for us so far in the tournament."
Player of the Match: Rajat Patidar
Most Dot Balls of the Match: Josh Hazlewood (12 Dot Balls)