One run, two wickets: josh hazlewood weaves magic in 19th over vs rr; Single-handedly Wins Match for RCB
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Rajasthan Royals Needed 18 Runs to Win in the Final Two overs, as they had 5 wickets in hand, and an in-form shubham dubey and dhruv jurel at the crease. It was at this Crucial Juncture that hazlewood came in to bowl the 19th over. He Gave Away Just One Run in the first ball of the over, and then picked two wickets in two balls, in the form of Dhruv Jurel and Jofra Archer. He Consistent Bowled in the line, and provided variations, as it was an exhibition of high-class fast bowling.
Hazlewood Had Earlier Picked Up The Wicket of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shimron Hetmyer. He Finished With Figures of 4/30 in 4 overs, and picked up the player of the match for his sensational win.
RR Falter in Final two overs as RCB Win First Home Match of IPL 2025
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt Got RCB off to a flying start as the duo stitched at a fifty-r stand for the opening wicket. Phil salt was the first batter to depart for 25 runs. Kohli then Went on to Smash his fifth half-content of the IPL 2025. He stabilized the innings with devdutt padikkal, who too wen on to score a fifty. Kohli was Ultimately disasted for 70 Runs by Jofra Archer. Padikkal and Rajat Patidar also departed in quick success there. Tim David and Jitesh Sharma provided some quickfire knows at the end as RCB Slammed 205/5. Sandeep Sharma was the pick of the bowlers with 2 wickets
RR GOT off to a great start chasing 206. However, Suryavanshi was the first wicket to fall for 16 runs. Jaiswal was looking in great touch, but was dismissed against the run of play after scoring 49 from 19 balls. Riyan Parag departed fell prey to krunal pandya after scoring a Quickfire 22. Pandya and Suyash Sharma then put the brakes on the rr run-scoring.
Nitish Rana Succumbed to the Scoreboard Pressure as He Departed for 28. The Runs Became Difacity to come through as Shimron Hetmyer Departed for 11. After that, after RR on Top of the Run-Chase, The Run-Chase, The Run-Top of the Run-Case Massive meal of it as they lost four wickets in the last two overs. They lost the match by 11 runs.
