Shane Watson was batting aggressively on 35 off 21 balls during Chennai Super Kings’ chase of 217 against Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2020 clash in Sharjah. In six overs of the powerplay, Chennai Super Kings had made a solid start in response to the big score. However, Rahul Tewatia, the legspinner, changed the course of the match with some crucial strikes. It began in the seventh over itself when Shane Watson looked to go after the leggie.
Tewatia bowled a short googly on leg stump and Watson lined up for the pull. The ball skidded through low and hit the stumps as Watson fell for 35. When Shreyas Gopal got rid of Murali Vijay, Chennai Super Kings stumbled. Sam Curran hit a couple of sixes but in the ninth over, Tewatia had both Sam Curran and Ruturaj Gaikwad stumped. His spell of three wickets for 21 runs in three overs broke the back of MS Dhoni’s team and they…