IPL 2023: How Tewatia does it!
Updated On: 15 April, 2023 07:24 AM IST | Mohali | A Correspondent
Middle-order batsman Rahul, who scooped one to the fence off the penultimate ball as GT beat PBKS on Thursday, attributes his success as finisher to years of hard work and match simulations during practice
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Rahul Tewatia (right) and David Miller celebrate GT’s win over Punjab at Mohali on Thursday. Pic/BCCI; IPL
Rahul Tewatia proved to be the perfect finisher once again, as reigning Indian Premier League champions Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by six wickets at the PCA Stadium here on Thursday night. With four runs required off the last two balls of the keenly contested encounter, Tewatia calmly executed an audacious scoop shot against Punjab’s English pacer Sam Curran for a boundary, ensuring the target was achieved with a ball to spare. The Haryana all-rounder finished on five not out off just two balls.
This is not the first time Tewatia, 29, has delivered under pressure. In the 2020 edition, he became an overnight sensation when helped his then team, Rajasthan Royals achieve an improbable victory against Kings XI Punjab. Chasing a mammoth 224 for victory, Tewatia was promoted to No.4, but began to struggle initially, managing just eight runs off 19 balls. He began to get trolled online with RR fans slamming skipper Sanju Samson for promoting him. Then, suddenly, the game turned on its head when Tewatia hammered Punjab pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in the 18th over, bringing down the required 51-off-18 equation to a gettable 21 off 12 balls. Tewatia finished on 53 off 31 (with seven sixes) and RR won with three balls to spare. Tewatia instantly started trending on Twitter, just as he did again on Thursday.
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