Sensational hitting from Dinesh Karthik and Shahbaz Ahmed helped RCB recover from a mini batting collapse and register a four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here on Tuesday.
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Jos Buttler hit half a dozen sixes in his 47-ball 70 not out as Rajasthan Royals posted 169 for three after RCB opted to bowl. Losing four wickets in 11 balls, RCB were bundled out for 62 for four before Karthik (44 not out off 23 balls) and Ahmed (45 off 26) bundled out the game for 67 runs. Partnership in just 33 balls. Karthik finally took the team home in 19.1 overs.
After the match, Karthik said that he is not done yet, revealing that not doing well last year motivated him to come good.
“I think I made a conscious effort to do justice to myself this year because last year, I felt I could have done better. The way I trained this time was much better. Credit to the person who helped me Trained with. I’m making a conscious effort to tell myself I’m not done yet. When I went in we needed 12 rpo’s and kept going. I train for these conditions. “
“To stay calm and know who you can take down. I have tried to play as much white-ball cricket as possible, and try to create as many scenarios as possible. A lot of people have spent time with me on this journey leading up to the tournament and it is something that goes mostly unnoticed. I think T20 cricket is mostly pre-planned but you also have to be clear where to aim.
It was RCB’s second win in three matches and the first defeat of the season after Royals’ consecutive wins. At 55 for no loss in the seventh over, RCB were on course to chase down runs before the Royals took a flurry of wickets. The shrewd Yuzvendra Chahal (2/15), a team he played for seven seasons against, was largely responsible for RCB’s downfall. He forced an error from Faf du Plessis (29), who misplaced a leg break to be caught at long-on, before cleaning up left-hander David Willey (0) with a classic leg-break.
Chahal also ran out Virat Kohli (5) after a brilliant take and throw from Royals captain Sanju Samson. Trent Boult then dismissed Sherfane Rutherford for 87 for five, causing a lot of trouble for RCB.
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