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The setting sun lives up to RCB’s top two hopes

October 7, 2021
Henry Club

devdutt padikkal tapped Rashid Khan Delivery to cover and ran away without seeing his partner. Glen Maxwell Responded and it was a wrong decision on the part of both the batsmen. Sunrisers Hyderabad Captain Kane Williamson Swooped down on the ball and with a straight hit the Aussies were run out.

Run-scoring was difficult on the slow Abu Dhabi pitch, but Maxwell’s hitting ability was making the pitch redundant – he was scoring at a strike rate of 160. And though Royal Challengers Bangalore were still staring at a close to nine runs rate. Per over, a few more deliveries for the Aussie might have settled the deal for his team. In the end, his dismissal proved to be the turning point. It was not easy for a new batsman, even for someone AB de Villiers‘ caliber, to force direct motion on this surface. Padikkal, at the other end, got into a rut, going at a sub-80 strike rate, before a catch in the deep off of Khan put him out of his misery. In the end, RCB lost by four runs, effectively ending their hopes of finishing in the top two.

SRH bowlers shine

Sunrisers’ season was over and the dust was gathering. Still, Williamson continues to inspire his soldiers to play for pride. His bowling before the T20 World Cup also painted a bigger picture. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Looked in good rhythm in his four overs, taking the wicket of Kohli for 25 runs. Nevertheless, the RCB captain’s head fell slightly outside the line of the ball, an issue he will need to address ahead of the ICC mega event.

Kumar’s final over, when he was defending 13 against de Villiers, was also very good, despite a six. Jason Holder bowled a fine final over, removing the dangerous looking Shahbaz Ahmed and creating trouble for RCB. But the bowler who filled the senses of the audience was Umran Malik. On a dull deck, he touched 152kph while rushing the batsmen and stunned Maxwell with a wicked bouncer. The 21-year-old pacer from Jammu and Kashmir has an India player in the future, written all over him if he doesn’t lose his way.

Maxwell’s form

In the end, given the sluggishness of the surface, Kohli’s decision to bat second was wrong. SRH’s total of 141, was challenging, as the ball was not hitting the bat and the degree of difficulty for the batsmen was increasing with each passing over. Maxwell’s mind and sharpness – 40 off 25 balls – largely propelled RCB to chase down the target. However, despite the loss in this game, his form would encourage the franchise to go into the knockouts.

Maxwell has been running late like this: 56 off 37 balls against Mumbai Indians, 50 not out off 30 balls against Rajasthan Royals and 57 off 33 balls against Punjab Kings. RCB’s surge in form coincides with Maxwell’s golden run. Three wins on spin before this match have propelled them into the playoffs.

When RCB bought Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore in the 2021 IPL auction, the Australian was battling with mental health issues. Later, he spoke publicly about his support for Kohli. The 32-year-old has been repaying the loan ever since.

partnership batting

The 70-run partnership between Jason Roy and Williamson proved to be crucial. SRH promoted Abhishek Sharma To pinch the top. But the youngster got out after hitting a four and a six off George Garten. Williamson announces to come to the crease with a brilliant drive-off mohammed siraji He then pulled over the deep square leg boundary.

Roy gradually developed into the game and SRH had a very good powerplay – 50/1. To Kohli’s credit, his active captaincy worked to the advantage of RCB. After the first strategic time-out, when Yuzvendra Chahal Very simple over bowled, Kohli brought straight back Harshal Patel. The latter cast Williamson and claimed three wickets to take his tournament tally to 29.

For RCB, an unexpected quarter helped as well, as Dan Christian turned the years back. The 38-year-old is not known for delivering consistent success. His job is to keep things tidy in the middle overs. But responsible for Christian Priyam Garg With a short-of-length delivery that left the batsman tight-lipped for room before taking a blinder from his own bowling to dismiss Roy in the same over.

As a result SRH lost momentum. During one leg, they lost four wickets for just 31 runs in five overs. But their bowlers stood up to be counted.

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