betvisa888IPL 2020: Twitter goes berserk as Rajasthan Royals (RR) registers highest successful run chase in IPL history

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Highest successful chases in IPL
Most runs sco🃏red in the last five ꦬovers of a successful run chase in IPL
Here is how Twitter reacted

Rajasthan Royals (RR) successfully chased down the set-target of 224 against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) to pull off the highest run chase in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL).

Royals lost opener Jos Buttler (4) cheaply, but skipper Steve Smith (50) and Sanju Samson (85) gave their side a cracking start. RR also registered the highest powerplay score (69/1) of the season.

Smith departed when RR reached 100 in the 9th over. All-rounder Rahul Tewatia (53) scored 18 runs in his first nine balls without a single boundary. But he turned around the game with his next 12 balls as he smashed 45 runs with the help of seven sixes.

Tewatia slammed Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in the 18th over as RR clinched the match with four wickets and three balls to spare. RR made 86 runs in the last five overs of their epic chase.

Highest successful chases in IPL

223 RR vs KXIP at Sharjah in 2020*
215 RR vs Deccan at Hyderabad in 2008
209 DD vs GL at Delhi in 2017

Most runs scored in the last five overs of a successful run chase in IPL

86 – RR vs KXIP at Sharjah in 2020*
77 – CSK v RCB at Chennai in 2012
72 – RCB v Deccan at Bengaluru in 2012
72 – CSK v RCB at Bengaluru in 2018
72 – KKR v RCB at Bengaluru in 2019

Earlier, KXIP openers KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal smashed Rajasthan Royals bowlers all around the park. They registered the third-highest opening partnership (183 runs) in the history of IPL.

Mayank completed his maiden IPL hundred off 45 balls. He scored 106 with the help of 10 fours and seven sixes. Rahul, on the other hand, continued from where he had left in the previous game as he smashed 69 off 54 deliveries. The joint efforts of Rahul and Mayank took KXIP to 223/2 in their allotted 20 overs.

Here is how Twitter reacted:

Ter🤡rific batting by ’ batsmen Smith, Sanju & Tewatia to chase this mega total.
They kept their cool and accelerated beautifully.
Surprised how the @lionsdenkxip fast bowlers didn’t bowl♍ many 🍷yorkers and also failed to use M Ashwin enough.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)

Tewatia mein Mata aa gayi.
What a redemption. Such is cricket and such is life, chan♐ges within minutes.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)

Such is life!! It turns in a span of 2 minutes.
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)

Cool down Rahul! 😅
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL)

What an amazing game of cricket. So many things to talk about. Firstly – what courage and heart shown from Tewatia, especially after his poor start with the bat, well done young man-awesome ! My man once again-pure class ! Great win wow wow wow !
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne)

Tewatia morphed into MSD 🔥🤣🙌🏼
— Sam Billings (@sambillings)

What a Game @lionsdenkxip vs brilliant chase by young guns.. outstanding hitting in the end 👌💪👏✅ Sanju what a talent he is.. should be plying for India✃ in all format with such talent 👏👏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)

Outstanding com��e back from♊ wasn’t easy for him bad choice of lengths certainly helped him
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)

♋Wow what a cracker of a game. Chasing 223 in T-20 is surreal. Take a 💝bow Steve Smith, Sanju Samson and some special innings from Rahul Tewatia. Now a days any total can be chased.
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)

One of the most incredible games ever in the history of cricket! This is why is the most exciting league ൲in the world! What a game! Brilliant, simply a brilliant run chase by !
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)

Rahul Tewat❀ia’s innings tonight is a life lessoﷺn—Just hang in there and keep trying. WOW!
— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket)

What a game at sharjah💃 @lionsdenkxip &💧; Well played &
— Naman Ojha (@namanojha35)

Mr na bhai na 😅 thanks for missing one ball ! What a game congratulations to 🅘rr for a spectacular win !!! great knock brilliant !
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12)

What an incredible game of cricket…..Rahul Tewatia, you’ve shown all of us that miracles do happen. Five sixes in an over against an International fast-bowler. Especially after the struggle. A Fairy tale.
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)

Tewatia:
First 23 balls – 17 runs
Next 8 balls – 36 runs
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)

Australian Smith's belief of never giving up, 's composed power hitting but without this match was nothing.
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)

Tonight's game and Tewatia's innings is what makes the sport of Cricket and IPL special.
N🐲obody had thought Tewatia would finish this way after being very uncomfortable at start.
Hats off to Tewatia to prove everyone wrong 👏👏
Will be remembered forever 🔥🔥
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)