Sheldon Cottrell steamed in and gave him a bouncer to deal with early on and Tewatia pulled it over long leg. Cottrell went for another short-pitched delivery and Tewatia sent it over square. Then Cottrell pitched it up and Tewatia put it over long-off and he then sent the next ball, a wide full toss, over midwicket.
The images of Vijay Shankar at the Nidahas Trophy were now being replaced by those of Yuvraj Singh at the 2007 World T20. Tewatia missed out on the six sixes by one, being unable to connect the fifth ball. Then, the sixth, a wide length ball, was sent sailing over midwicket. Thirty runs from the over.
Tewatia would hit another six before finally falling to Shami but by then the wheels were rolling. Jofra Archer had joined the party and he saw RR through to an improbable target.
Tewatia, a leg-spinner, slammed seven sixes in his innings and no fours. It is the joint most…