IPL 2022, PBKS vs GT: Rahul Tewatia on Friday became the second man after MS Dhoni to hit 2 sixes and win an IPL match when 12 runs were needed off the last 2 balls. Tewatia’s scintillating effort helped Gujarat Titans win their third straight match of the new season.
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- Tewatia hit 2 sixes off Odion Smith when Gujarat needed 12 runs in 2 balls
- Tewatia became the third batsman to finish the match with two sixes in the last two balls.
- Gujarat Titans became the third team to win their first 3 matches in the IPL
Rahul Tewatia again proved that he has nerves of steel as he helped Gujarat Titans to a resounding victory over Punjab Kings at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai and complete a hat-trick of wins in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
Chasing 190, 12 runs needed from the last 2 balls, Rahul Tewatia sent Punjab Kings pacer Odion Smith’s last 2 balls into the deep mid-wicket stand, leaving star after star in the face of captain Hardik Pandya. But the smile came. In the final over of a tense chase, the all-rounder ended up bleeding on his run out. ,
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Tewatia scored 13 runs in just 3 balls, which included sixes in the last two balls of the match.
With his heroic effort in the final over, Rahul Tevia joined MS Dhoni in an elite list of batsmen to hit 2 sixes when 12 runs were needed from the last 2 balls to win an IPL match. Dhoni hit 2 sixes in the last two balls against left-arm spinner Axar Patel to win the IPL match for Rising Pune Super Giants against Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab).
Notably, Ravindra Jadeja also hit 2 sixes to finish an IPL game for Chennai Super Kings against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022, but CSK needed just 7 from the last two balls in that game.
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