On Thursday, we witnessed an incredible comeback by RR in the encounter against RCB. There was a time when RR lost 4 wickets of just 43 runs and from there they reached a decent score of 177 runs.
After getting invited to bat first, Rajasthan got off to an unexpected start for them. They lost Buttler, Vohra, and Miller all within the powerplay. Captain Sanju Samson also could not get RR out of trouble. When they were At 43/4, it looked like Rajasthan would even struggle to get to 150.
Steady, Shivam. 🤞#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #RCBvRR | @IamShivamDube pic.twitter.com/Fed1rzANQX
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
Luckily a 66-run partnership between Dube and Parag kept Rajasthan in the game and hopes for RR to score big did not end. Dube’s 46 and a quickfire finish from Rahul Tewatia took Rajasthan to a very good total of 177!
Shaky start ➡️ Solid finish. Time to defend this!#HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #IPL2021 | #RCBvRR pic.twitter.com/Kbvvp009MI
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 22, 2021
Rahul Tewatiya scored 40 runs off just 23 balls and brought RR into a good position. His inning included 4 fours and 2 sixes. The question that arises is that can RR defend 177 runs on a high-scoring ground of Mumbai?
