Rahul Tewatia was the star of the dressing room after his sensational innings helped Rajasthan Royals complete the Indian Premier League’s highest-ever run chase against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday.
Tewatia, a leg-spin bowler and left-hand batsman, overcame a difficult start and smashed five sixes in one over as he made 53 off 31 balls to chase 224 with four wickets and three balls to spare in Sharjah. Captain Steve Smith hit a quickfire 50 and Sanju Samson top-scored with 85 before Tewatia took the Royals to within one run of Kings XI’s 223/2.
He finally fell to paceman Mohammed Shami on the last ball of the 19th over but Jofra Archer, unbeaten on 13, and Tom Curran, who hit the winning boundary, saw the Royals home.
The Sharjah Redemption: Rahul Tewatia and the art of not giving up
In a clip of the reactions of the dressing room after the match, the Indian received the…
