Rajasthan Royals ko 18 balls mein 40 runs chahiye the pura stadium sannata sa ho gaya tha. But jaise hi score 18 off 12 balls tak aaya, sabhi ka saansen atak gayi thi. But Josh Hazlewood, jo pehle hi kaafi effective rahe the apne 3rd over mein only 6 runs diye aur Shimron Hetmayer ko ek perfect hard length par out kar diya, iske baad RCB ke liye jeet ki Umeed ban gaya tha. Aur yeh jeet unka first home win tha.
Hazlewood ne pehle ek off cutter daala jo skid kar gaya, aur ek wide yourkar daala jise Dhruv Jurel ne edge kiya DRS ke baad out declare hua. Aur next ball par Jofra Archer ko bhi out kr diya, do balls mein hi match ka momentum change hua aur RCB ne match apne naam kar liya.
Hazlewood ne ane final figure mein 4/33 ka spell dala aur Player of the Match award jeeta. Fans aur Head coach ne bhi unki tareef ki:
“Main dono last overs ko highlight karunga, kyunki unmein only 7 runs gaye aur 3 wickets mile. Hazlewood ek class operator hain aur pressure mein bhi clear sochne wale aur skillful bowler hain” Flower ne kaha.
Flower ne RCB ke Pace attack ke baaki do sathi – Bhuveneshwar Kumar aur Yash Dayal ko bhi praise kiya:
“Bhuvi poore season zabardast rahe hain, aur Yash ne aaj kaafi maturity dikhayi. Last over mein unki yorker bowling dekhkar lagta hai ki humare pass ek solid fast bowling trio hai.”
RCB ne 205 run defend karne ka foundation umke spinners Krunal Pandya aur Suyash Sharma ne bhi mazbooti se banaya. Dono ne 8 overs mein only 62 runs diye. Krunal ne Riyan Parag aur Nitish Rana ko out kiya. Unko abhi tak 12th wicket mil chuke hain jo 2018 aur 2019 ke best records ke Barabar hai. unko first time home pe wicket mila who bhi first ball par hi.
“Krunal ek targeted pick tha auction mein. Unka IPL winning experience, captaincy ka tajurba, aur international exposure humein chahiye tha,” Flowers ne bataya.
Middle overs mein sin ka sahi use aur pressur moments mein clam rahna RCB ke liye game changer bana. Patikar aur Devdutt Padikkal ke behtareen batting contributions bhi unhe momentum dilane mein madadgar raha.
“Dedutt ne 27 balls mein 50 runs aur Virat ke 42 balls mein 70 run ne humein ek solid platform diya pitch pe jo itni easy nahi thai.” Flowers ne kaha.
Ab RCB ke pass 3 aur home games bache hain. Is jeet se unka playoffs ki race min ek spark ban sakti hai. Flowers ne kaha:
“Har home game min toss haarna aur target defend karna asan nahi hota. But aaj ke match mein humari bowling aur fielding ne match palat diya. Fans bhi is win ke liye taras rhe hain.”
