The Rajasthan Royals all-rounder played one of the most freakish T20 innings after an awful start to help his team achieve the record of the highest successful chase in IPL history.
Take a look at this sequence of numbers — 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 6, 0, 2, 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 0, 6, 6, 0 (wk)
That’s the ball-by-ball progression of Rahul Tewatia’s prediction-defying knock for Rajasthan Royals against Kings XI Punjab on Sunday night at Sharjah. The leg-spinner from Haryana was promoted to No.4 much to everyone’s surprise, ahead of more experienced players, as Rajasthan Royals was set to chase a massive 224. One freakish over, in which he belted five sixes, not only changed the whole complexion of the chase, it also helped Royals achieve the record for the highest successful chase in IPL history.
The left-hander’s biggest dilemma for the better…