LSG vs RCB, IPL 2022: RCB captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday lauded Harshal Patel and Rajat Patidar for setting up Bangalore’s special win over LSG in the IPL 2022 Eliminator.
Faf du Plessis excited after RCB reach Qualifier 2: Rajat the way he played (Courtesy BCCI/PTI Photo)
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- Faf du Plessis praised him for his brilliant century of silver in the crucial game
- Harshal Patel is the clown in the pack, delivers every time: Faf
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Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Faf du Plessis cheers after they beat Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in the Eliminator of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to face Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2.
The RCB skipper lauded Rajat’s scintillating century in the crucial game, saying the young batsman has all the shots. Patidar hit 12 fours and seven sixes in his 54-ball 112 to help Bangalore reach a total of 207.
In reply, KL Rahul’s 78 off 59 balls did not affect his individual run-tally much as LSG finished at 193 for 6 after 20 overs. If Patidar’s century set it up well for RCB, words of praise will not suffice for the brilliant Harshal Patel (4-0-25-1), whose wide yorker and off-cutter variations in the 18th over Turned the match decisively. Team side.
He said, “Today was a special day. I am happy with the way Rajat played. It is a little more pressure in a match like today. The way he played and celebrated his century, it shows that he has a head on his shoulder.” I thought our bowlers were clear and calm,” Faf du Plessis said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
“Silver has all the shots and the way he attacks… Every time we are under a little bit of pressure, the way he comes and attacks. Using this opportunity and for the hard work of today It is important to celebrate. The most important thing was that we were passionate and very happy.
Faf heaped special praise on Harshal Patel, saying that the young pacer was the joker in the pack and delivers in every pressure situation.
“I felt like we were too high and we come down to have clarity and stay calm for the game. (interaction with Herschel) He’s the joker in the pack, isn’t he? He’s a high pressure bowler and every one I can go to him when I am under pressure. He told me that I wanted to take the pressure off, which was one of my first conversations with him.”