Hello and a warm welcome to yet another blog on the daily match reviews on this year’s IPL. Here I will write about the game played between the Rajasthan Royals and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium at Ahmedabad. So let’s get started!
Sanju Samson won an important toss and opted to field first. Kohi and Faf had no answers to an incredible spell by Boult in the powerplay. Both left shortly but Green and Patidar played a good mini partnership but wickets started to tumble. A good cameo from Swapnil and Lomror gave RCB 173, a total which was just about par. RR were off to a blazing start and the dew helped them. But RCB just kept pecking wickets and were in the game, fighting till the end. But Parag, Jaiswal and Powell held their nerve as they won a tricky win by 4 wickets with an over spare.
After a dream run to come into the playoffs, the fairy tale ended in the eliminator. Credit goes to Ashwin, who bowled brilliantly and didn’t give a boundary in his 4 overs and to Powell who took four important catches and provided a superb finish in the end. Yes, Dew did play its part but RCB do have to blame themselves in the batting especially the way they approached Boult, who was phenomenal in the powerplay. The second was Maxwell’s horror first ball shot against Ashwin, as he just swung his bat for no reason which opened the gates for RR to come in the game as Patidar needed some good support from the other end and was set. So the IPL ends for us and for DK as well. Wish him all the best being a commentator or an analyst, which he has been doing very well. This was an unforgettable season for us as we scripted the greatest comeback in the history of the IPL. Thank you RCB, Chinnaswamy and the 12th Man Army for all the entertainment as we again come next season…