Krishnappa Gowtham produced a blinder of a knock afterܫ Sanju Samson and Ben Stokes smartly negotiated a slow track as Rajasthan Royals pulled off a nail-biting three-wicket win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday night.
The pitch was not conducive for stroke-making 𒐪but Samson (52) ౠand Stokes (40 off 27) added 72 runs for the third wicket to push their side close to the finish line and the hosts eventually crossed it with two balls to spare.
Gowtham conjured𝕴 up an unbeaten 11-ball 33-run knock under pres🥀sure, hitting two sixes and four fours to seal a thrilling win for his side.
It was not a big target on board as the hosts chased 168 but the w༒icket had slowed down considerably and required a lot of patience to score runs.
Samson was in control of his innings but Jasprit Bumrah (2/28) dismissed him and Jos Buttler in successive balls in the 17th over to raise MI’s hopes. When Samson got out, Royals required 43 runs from 22 balls.
It became 28 from 12 after Gowtham found a six and a four off Mustafizur Rehman. The Karnataka batsman in the company of Jofra Archer found scored 18 runs from Bumrah’s next over and needed 10 from the last for a thrilling win.
Hardik Pandya was g♎iven the ball and removed Archer in the first ball but Gowtham steered the next ball for a four in the third-man region and finished off the match in the fourth ball w𒊎ith a gigantic six.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Krishnappa Gowtham’s bliz:
You little ripper
Well done buddy – just awesome to watch & congrats to all the boys – we never ever give up ! So proud of you all !!!! See you in a few days !— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne)
Krishnappa Gowtham🔥🔥💥
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Well played Rajasthan 👏👏💯💯
What a way to finish!
UnstoppableCongratulations to
— RJ ALOK (@OYERJALOK)
K Gowtham , what a blinder that was. Paisa vasool . This was a much needed victory and have won in style. Heartbreak🤡 once again for the Mumbai Indians
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Krishnappa Gowth🍬am was bought for 6.2 crores in the auction.
Wondering why?
He's proved it tonight!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Ne💜eded 38 off 14 balls .. 5 wkts down .. & my boys win ꦅit with 2 balls to spare .. !!!!! Go on
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Gotham gave us Batman.
Gowtham gave us Batsman.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats)
Got to feel for🐼 MI. That was an absolute blinder from Gowtham. 👏👏꧋👏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
K Gautham….this one is for the keeps. Kitna Cool…pura paisa vasool 😊🙌🙏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Stunning knock by Gowtham. Who would've thought RR would win?! 4th time Mumbai lose in 20th over this IPL. Rohit has lots to ponder over
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Raౠjasthan is the hero Gowthaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚm deserves. Or maybe the other way round.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42)
Krishnappa Gowtham! Flavour of the night.
— Venkat Parthasarathy 🇮🇳 (@Venkrek)
He's been a fantastic buy for , this Krishnappa Gowtham. He'd been tracked by quite a few franchises and showed his value today. 33(11)!!
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Not a great start for Mumbai Indians
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
What a blitz by Gowtham… Irrepressible temperament under pressure! Rajasthan needed 38 runs off 14 balls; end up winning with 3 balls remaining… Most of my friends on TL were rooting for Mumbai. Tough luck..
— Navneet Mundhra (@navneet_mundhra)
What an innings, K Gowtham. 33 in 11 balls.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS)
I Repeat! Mumbai Indians Ke Saath Hmesha Prank Hota Hai. Till 19th Over They're Winning; Comes 20th, They Lose. 😂
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja)
4 losses, 4 h🙈eartbreaks, all in the final over. 🙁
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan)
Our Royal, finishes off in style.
Remarkable 3⃣ wicket win by the Royals 🔥
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals)
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Take a bow, Krishnappa Gowtham
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)