Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) pulled an epic heirs at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday, 24 April, defending Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs in one stage and outdated by 11 runs. However, Josh hazalwood At the back of the innings, the heroes helped RCB to snatch the victory from the jaw of defeat.
Chasing a target of 206, Rajasthan had been hovering with just 18 runs with five wickets in the last two overs. All the pace was in favor of Rajasthan after Shubam Dubey and Dhruv Juril took 22 runs after Bhuvneshwar Kumar took 22 runs. However, Hazelwood brought RCB into a commanding position at a single level, taking two consecutive wickets and accepting just one run. The final over was bowled by Yash Dayal, and scored only five runs, as the home side registered a memorable win.
After the match, RCB's head coach Andy Flower did not stop praising Hazelwood for his outstanding magic of bowling. The Australian speedster went for 26 runs in its first two overs. However, he strongly bounced to finish with 4/33 figures in four overs. Flower said Hazelwood's last two overs made a difference. The former Zimbabwean batsman highlighted his ability to excel under pressure in any format of the game.
“I would probably mention both of his last overs as he went for two overs seven, and took three wickets in them. So I think both those overs showed the class of the boy. He is a class operator, a world -class bowler, a great, clearly thinking under pressure in any format of the game, and has a lot of skills,” Flower said after the defeat of Rajasthan Royals.
Flower said that when Hazelwood is famous for its heavy length bowling, it has a variety of delivery in his list of performances and knows when each of them has to use.
“I know he is known for his heavy length bowling, but he has received some great all-round skills. He mixes those yorkers, wide yorkers, slow balls, and he knows what kind of ball to bowl at the right time. [pace] Attack, “Phool said.
While Bhubaneswar and Yash Dayal proved to be expensive on Thursday, Flower said that they had done a commendable job throughout the season, scoring runs at the rates of 12.50 and 11 respectively.
“I thought Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] This season has been fantastic, and fame [Dayal] Today was outstanding again. This was the last time, I felt that he repeatedly showed the Yorker's excellent skills and pressure to bowl in this way. So I think they have been very good for us so far this season. We have to do something else, obviously, to help us in this last third of the league matches, and Hazelwood definitely moves forward in that regard, “Flower said.
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