Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed (3/7) dished out a match-winning performance after Glenn Maxwell’s half-century to help Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) notch up a six-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday. Put in to bat, RCB managed 149 runs for the loss of eight wickets on the back of Maxwell’s 41-ball 59 before Shahbaz changed the complexion of the match by dismissing Manish Pandey (38), Jonny Bairstow (12), and Abdul Samad (0) in one over, as SRH ended at 143 for nine in the stipulated 20 overs. The victory propelled RCB to the top of the table.
So let’s take a quick look at which award is gone to which player :
Shahbaz Ahmed got the Vivo perfect catch of the match award for taking a good-looking catch of Abdul Samad on his own ball. This a very high catch and in pressure situations many times players drop them but in this case, Shahbaz holds his nerves successfully and takes the catch.
David Warner got the Super Striker of the Match award for scoring 54 runs in just 37 balls with a strike rate of 145.9.
Shahbaz Ahmed also got the game-changer award for his excellent bowling figure consisting of three wickets in a crucial time of the match.
With the man of the match, Glenn Maxwell also got the award for most sixes in the match. Maxwell hits three massive sixes in his extraordinary inning.
Mohammad Siraj got the Power Player of the match award for his exceptional bowling figure in this match.
