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.
The losing captain admits he made the mistake of thinking the match is in their pocket before RR chase down a mammoth 224.
Rajasthan Royals chased down a record target of 224 against Kings XI Punjab to register their second win in IPL 2020.
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Rajasthan Royals chased down a record target of 224 against Kings XI Punjab to register their second win in IPL 2020.
"That's the best I have seen," Kevin Pietersen said on air. The reason that made KP say those words were because the margin of error was so less in Pooran's effort.
The KXIP batsman smashes seven maximums and nine boundaries to hit his first IPL hundred as Rajasthan Royals look for some respite.
Mumbai Indians' Director of Cricket Operations Zaheer Khan on September 27 said that Hardik Pandya, who underwent surgery for an acute lower-back injury in October last year, could seen be bowling soon.
Once again, going according to the trend, Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith opted to bowl first against Kings XI Punjab at the Sharjah International Stadium on Sunday.
This is Rajasthan's second game in IPL 2020, their last ending on a winning note against Chennai Super Kings, at the same venue. Kings XI Punjab have so far lost their opener, against Delhi Capitals via Super Over, and then thrashed Royal Challengers
The 26-year-old Hardik, who underwent back surgery in London in November last year and returned to cricket in March, did not bowl for Mumbai Indians in the first two IPL games.
The former leg spinner feels the margin of error is very minimal at the Sharjah Stadium as they take on a confident Rajasthan Royals.
Delhi Capitals pacer Anrich Nortje played a key role in the side's victory against Chennai Super Kings, taking two key wickets of Vijay and Jadhav.
Last time an IPL 2020 game was played at Sharjah, 33 sixes were struck. Rajasthan Royals hit 17 off those. Hence, teams would like to bring out the big hitters.
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