After six consecutive defeats, RCB tasted a rare win – and that too against a beleaguered side. But the most surprising thing is that they didn’t look like a bottom-placed team throughout the game. After the batting unit completed its duties, the RCB bowlers took over. The energy level on the field was top notch and the intensity that had been lacking in previous games was evident throughout the night. Karn Sharma once slipped and stupidly bowled a fielder, a good game that could set the stage for a team that still tastes victory. Now that they finally got a taste of it, RCB gets a chance to play the role of a team sweeper.
He did the same on the ball before the demise of Faf du Plessis. He moves away from leg stump to create space and tries to hit T Natarajan instead of cutting. The ball was short but the lack of pace got the best of him and he tipped it with his toes. But the RCB captain was in no mood to avoid shooting. Before the next pitch, he shadowed a few practice shots and sprained his shoulder to prevent stiffness. The next ball is similar, slightly wider than the previous ball. Du Plessis reacted similarly, trying to slap the ball. But this ball is slower, wider and more angled. So even if he decodes the change in speed, he can’t control the shot and therefore can’t transfer any speed to the ball. It bounced off the edge and hung in the air before compatriot Aiden Markram got under.
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Kohli is first
Pat Cummins and Virat Kohli bind together the silence that forever engulfs Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium as they rush to the stumps in the World Cup final. Kohli was biding his time, hoping to strike later in the day and would have been upset if he got out with just one ball. Things were different at Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday when the Sunrisers Hotel Hyderabad skipper came in and bowled the third ball. Those smooth wrists came into play on the first ball when the Australian pace spearhead flicked a length ball over mid-wicket for four. The next one is a length ball outside off, pitched over cover. T Natarajan’s first ball hit another boundary between mid-wicket and Cummins then used Kohli’s perceived kryptonite to control him with spin in the form of Shahbaz Ahmed and Mayank Markand.
Pat Cummins’ masterclass on how to tip T20 bowlers
If you can, watch the replay of Game 12. Pat Cummins gives a masterclass on how to bowl in T20s. As captain, Cummins barely saw young spinner Mayank Markonde bowled by Rajat Patidar in the 11th over as the score reached 127 for 2. As always, Cummins took it upon himself to overcome the pressure. The first was a quick, length ball to Patidar, who got a single. The latter was a long back and Kohli hit it hard but could only manage a single. Then start changing. A yorker came and Partida had to dig it out. Kohli caught a slower chip that cut into the turf and made an ill-timed pull for another run. The next ball was slower but of a different nature – it was a fuller and sank like a breaking ball from Patidhar, who drove it for a single. What will happen to Kohli’s last ball now? A yorker or another slower ball? Another change of pace, but the bounce is slower, and again it’s only a single. A lot of runs after just 6 runs. As expected, Patidar tries to reach the maximum and Jaydev hits Unadkat for a boundary.
Patidar grabs the chadar
With Virat Kohli choosing to turn a milk-spinner, or a milk-spinner, Rajat Patidar decided to bring them down. The Madhya Pradesh batsman, who returned to action after a long spell of unsavory runs, had a delightful change of pace against Will Jacks when The spinner Mayank Marchand cheated created a special fondness. Patidar made his intentions clear when he hit Shahbaz Ahmed with the second ball over his head. Markande hit five sixes – four in a row in the eleventh over. All but one of them were stressed in scope and wide range As Marchand fell back, Partida found himself standing behind the horns. Jaydev Unadkat’s modest pace also received similar treatment. Kohli’s struggles at the other end made Patidar fall on his sword as there was barely any push from the other end and Unadkat got the crucial breakthrough.
Slow and steady wins the game
Jaydev Unadkat is nothing but a utility bowler. He doesn’t inspire fear in hitters, he doesn’t prompt video analysts to spend hours decoding his changes, and he doesn’t become a hitter’s nightmare. But what he does have is an uncanny ability to change pace, which is why he always fetches impressive prices on auction day. He has different stuff – outside, backhand and leg. His favorite slow ball this season is the slower bounce ball, which he plays like a chipper to right-handers around the stumps. He hit the ball on the turf and it had a great bounce. Virat Kohli’s wicket was little short of him. The slightest deviation from the surface robbed Kohli of the energy he wanted to generate. The RCB totem lost his balance in search of power and fell awkwardly at deep square leg. Unadkat struck a victory pose. Why not? He dismissed Kohli for the first time in the league.
A story about what if
Since the player auction so far, the biggest thing about RCB has been the lack of quality spinners in their ranks. Apart from Karn Sharma and Glenn Maxwell, they rely on Mohipal Lomar, Will Jacks to fill their quota. The opposition will exploit this glaring hole as the game progresses and Swapnil Singh shows why they can add a world-class spinner to their kit. And after another strong start, he removes Aiden Markram with a full toss, but the batsman misses it completely and Get out eventually. Then on the same turn, even though Heinrich Klaasen was immediately chasing him, he had the courage to slow down and give some air. That meant Klaassen miscued the shot and Cameron Green knocked the ball into midfield. Four wickets down, RCB’s power play.
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