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Rajasthan pull off a big heist
Rahul tewatia struck five sixes in an over at the sixes in an over at the fag end of the match as Rajasthan royals recorded the highest run chase in IPL history , beating Kings XI Punjab by four wickets in a high - scoring encounter here on Sunday.
Chasing a stiff 224 for a win, the Royals needed 51 runs from the last three overs and it seemed the fate of the match was already sealed but Tewatia turned the match on its head in a dramatic fashion,taking 30 runs from Sheldon Cottrell in the 18th over.
In an unbelievable turn of events,Tewatia (53 of 31 balls and 7 sixes),who was struggling to connect the ball after being pushed up the order ahead of the likes of Robin Uthappa, suddenly shifted gears as he hoisted Cottrell for a series of sixes much to the amazement of his team-mates and the opposition players.
He was finally out in the last ball of the 19th over and after that Jofra Archer (13 not out) and Tom Curran (4 not out) took the Royals home.
It was the highest successful run-chase in IPL history, bettering the earlier record which also belongs to Royals, who had hit 217 while chasing 215 against erstwhile Deccan Chargers in 2008. Sanju Samson continued his dream run with a superb 42-ball 85, while captain Steve Smith also contributed a 27- ball 50 as RR continued their winning run.
On a different level
Star England batsman Jos Butter (4), who missed the Royals' first match as he was in quarantine,lasted just seven runs with Cotrell dismissing him in the third over. But Samson was on a different level altogether as he kept on plundering the fours and sixes. He collected 21 runs off Glenn Maxwell in the 16th over
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Chasing a stiff 224 for a win, the Royals needed 51 runs from the last three overs and it seemed the fate of the match was already sealed but Tewatia turned the match on its head in a dramatic fashion,taking 30 runs from Sheldon Cottrell in the 18th over.
In an unbelievable turn of events,Tewatia (53 of 31 balls and 7 sixes),who was struggling to connect the ball after being pushed up the order ahead of the likes of Robin Uthappa, suddenly shifted gears as he hoisted Cottrell for a series of sixes much to the amazement of his team-mates and the opposition players.
He was finally out in the last ball of the 19th over and after that Jofra Archer (13 not out) and Tom Curran (4 not out) took the Royals home.
It was the highest successful run-chase in IPL history, bettering the earlier record which also belongs to Royals, who had hit 217 while chasing 215 against erstwhile Deccan Chargers in 2008. Sanju Samson continued his dream run with a superb 42-ball 85, while captain Steve Smith also contributed a 27- ball 50 as RR continued their winning run.
On a different level
Star England batsman Jos Butter (4), who missed the Royals' first match as he was in quarantine,lasted just seven runs with Cotrell dismissing him in the third over. But Samson was on a different level altogether as he kept on plundering the fours and sixes. He collected 21 runs off Glenn Maxwell in the 16th over
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