RR vs RCB Man of the Match: Who was awarded Man of the Match in RR vs RCB?

Dixit Bhargav | 03/04/2019
RR vs RCB Man of the Match

RR vs RCB Man of the Match: Rajasthan Royals spinner was elected the Man of the Match for his praiseworthy spell against RCB.

During the 14th match of the ongoing 12th season of the Indian Premier League between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore at Jaipur, Rajasthan Royals defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 7 wickets to register their maiden victory in IPL 2019.

Chasing a 159-run target, Royals sealed the chase on the penultimate delivery of the match. It was a 60-run opening partnership between captain Ajinkya Rahane (22) and wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler (59) which laid the foundation for the others to follow.

After Rahane won the toss and put RCB in to bat, Royals restricted RCB to 158-4 in 20 overs. Scoring his 12th IPL half-century, wicket-keeper batsmen Parthiv Patel scored a praiseworthy 67 (41) with the help of nine fours and a six.

RR vs RCB Man of the Match

With bowling figures of 4-1-12-3, Rajasthan leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal was named the Man of the Match. Other than breaking RCB’s opening stand of 49 in the seventh over, Gopal counted for the dismissal of opposition captain Virat Kohli (23) and overseas batsmen in AB de Villiers (13) and Shimron Hetmyer (1).

The fact that he deceived each one of them with a googly speaks highly about his craft. Speaking during the presentation ceremony, Gopal considered himself lucky to dismiss Kohli and de Villiers. Clueless about why wrist-spinners do well in T20s, Gopal hinted their ability to spin the bowl both ways as a possible reason.

“I am fortunate and lucky to have gotten those big wickets, again I’m saying it as a youngster getting such big names out doesn’t come everyday. I was just fortunate, and the plans worked. Coming in to bowl in the 7th over, we had built a lot of pressure in the Powerplay.

“I had come in after that, and because the batsmen were trying to score off me, I managed to get the wickets. Pretty comfortable bowling my variations, I rely on my gut feet while deciding what to bowl.

“I really don’t know why wristspinners do so well in T20s. But maybe it’s because we can spin the ball both ways. Overall, it’s about bowling in good areas and being disciplined,” Gopal was quoted as saying.

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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