India’s batting legends Sachin Tendulkar Royal Challengers Bangalore fast bowler Mohammad Siraj missed a trick by not bowling an outswinger against Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler during Qualifier 2 on Friday.
Chasing 159, Buttler was cautious, but Siraj’s side opened with 14 runs off just four balls for Cruise’s own fourth century. IPL 2022, 106 not out off 60 balls, to set Rajasthan date with Gujarat Titans in final Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.
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“Yashasvi’s explosive start gave Butler some breathing space. Butler was batting after scoring 6 runs in 7 balls. After that, he targeted Siraj as he knew that the bowler was leaking runs. I think Siraj missed a move against Butler. He didn’t bowl the right outswinger. He was bowling in-cutter with angled seam and cross-seamed delivery. He could have tried a regulation outswinger,” Tendulkar said in a video on his YouTube channel on Saturday.
Buttler entered Qualifier 2 on the back of three centuries in the first half of the tournament on a neutral run. But on Friday, Buttler was literally unstoppable, driving the bowlers around the park for another century, which also scored his 800 runs in the tournament. “When Buttler scores runs, it’s heartening to see something happen with every ball. He is unpredictable and 360-degree player, hitting fine leg, third man, long-on and cover point. There was no area where he didn’t hit a shot. (He showed) great bat swing and footwork.”
“He also had a good partnership with Sanju (Samson) when Rajasthan needed it. Overall, the game was more or less over when Rajasthan scored a half-century in 4.3 overs. Although Bangalore took two, three wickets, Buttler did not let the game slip away from Rajasthan. Glad to see Butler dominate like this; He thoroughly enjoyed his innings,” remarked Tendulkar.
Tendulkar also noted that Rajasthan pacer Prasidh Krishna had beaten talismanic batter Virat Kohli With a ball that bounced and was on the fifth stump line on the pitch with some zip for it. “When the ball is moving in one direction, it is easier to drop the ball. However, one of the balls came back and hit Virat’s thigh. The batsmen then think, ‘This is also coming. I can’t drop the balls’. Prasad’s follow-up delivery (wicket ball) was very good. Virat was beaten with a bounce and the ball went a short distance from the wicket. That was a great delivery.”
Tendulkar signed off saying that apart from Krishna’s 3/22, left-arm pacer Obed McCoy was good for Rajasthan with a 3/23 at the back end. “Along with Famous, McCoy was the lead bowler. Both put Bangalore under pressure. Famous dismissed Karthik, who was batting very well down the order with a good strike rate, and then delivered a brilliant delivery to Hasranga. For me, 157 was not a great total on this surface, and more runs were needed.
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