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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) continued their winning momentum in the ongoing IPL 2021 as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (𝕴SRH) by 6 runs on Wednesday.
Chasing a paltry target of 150, Sunrisers were in a good position after David Warner and Manish Pandey put the team in a strong position by adding 83 runs for the second wicket. Warner scored 54 off 37 balls at a strike rate of close to 146 before Kyle Jamieson dismissed him in the 14th over.
The dismissal of Warner followeꦅd a massive collapse as the 2016 champions could only manage to reach 143/9 in their 20 overs.
RCB spinner Shahbaz Ahmed turned the game on its head when he came to bowl the 17th over. The left-armer picked up three wickets in that over and inspired his side to make a comeback in the game. He sent Jonny Bairstow (12), Pandey (38) and Abdul Samad (0) to complete his three-wicket feat.
Earlier, Glenn Maxwell displayed his top-quality batting and smashed a much-needed half-century. The RCB power-hitter sc🥀ored 59 from 41 deliv♒eries packed with five fours and three humungous sixes.
Apart from Maxi, skipper Virat Kohli also made a valuable contribution as RCB posted 149/8 on the board. Kohli s෴cored 33 off 29 balls with the help of fou꧟r boundaries.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Well done . Never give up i𝄹s the lesson ಌof the last two games at Chennai.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Every game has been a thriller! What a start to
— Shai Hope (@shaidhope)
RCB wins by 6 ꦑruns! Some Shahbaz brilliance in the 17th over absolutely turned the match. RCB: 🥃ye kitni awesome hai yaar 👏🏼😂 Ee sala cup namde
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
Ohhhh what a game. Lightening does strike twice at the same spot. That over from Shahbaz….three wickets. Pandey Ji had to take his team home….after playing for as long as he did. Alas….
Well done,— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
RCB two in two, superb start of the season
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R)
Aur shahbaz bhai !
Kamaal kar diya 🔥🏏— Ridhima Pathak (@PathakRidhima)
Good to see a left arm spinner working on giving the ball a r🌃ip! That’s how mishits happen. Well done Shahbaz Ahmed! 👏👏👏
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Only the fourth time RCB won while defending a total beloꦏw 150 in the IPL, but the first time since♉ 2009!
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
What an over by Shahbaz Ahmed, he takes 3 wickets in his 2nd over. Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Abdul Samad all back in the pavillion. Brilliant captaincy by V🐎irat Kohli, he deserves alot of praise for this move.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra)
An absolute sensational over from Shahbaz Ahmed.
Picks up the wﷺickets of Jonny Bairstow, Manish Pandey and Abd𒈔ul Samad.
Live –
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL)
Chepauk – 2 different matches
First 10 overs
WICKETS 11, Ave – 56.63, SR 123.23
Last 10 overs
WICKETS 51, Ave – 12.66 , SR 124.79
— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar)
Amazing comeback by . Virat got his calls spot on. Meanwhile, still as fragile with the bat as ever when Warn♒er gets out.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
Bowlers to have picked 3 wickets in an over in
Harshal Patel vs MI
Andre Russell vs MI
Shahbaz Ahmed vs SRH— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
First fifty for Glenn Maxwellౠ in IPL since 2016, terrific knock in a tough pitch, go on Maxi♔.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Glenn Maxwell in IPL:
2017: No Fifties
2018: No Fifties
2020: No Fifties
2021: Fifty in 2nd GameFor a change Punjab released𒅌♑ player doing well for RCB.
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
RCB wins the game in last three ovꦿers. SCORECARD𝓡:
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Possibly KKR p🉐layers laughing and giggling kambal me muh daal kar🃏 😂😂
— cricBC (@cricBC)
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