Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal receivered a the man of the match award as his team registered a 10-run win over SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their opening league game of the IPL 2020. Chahal was the wrecker-in-chief for RCB as he bowled brilliantly under pressure and picked two wickets off consecutive deliveries, dismissing the danger man Jonny Bairstow and all-rounder Vijay Shankar, to shift the momentum in RCN’s favor.
Chahal’s performance turned the game in his team’s favor and as he collected the man of the match trophy, his delighted fiance, Dhanashree Verma could not hold her emotions back and started clapping and jumping in front of the television set. All this was captured in a video which she later posted on her Instagram account.
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It was Chahal’s first competitive match in last six months or so and Dhanashree was watching her future husband roll his arms over for the first time since their engagement in August. Captioning the post on Instagram, she wrote, “Here’s to our first match together,”
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She further added, “At the end of the day it’s a game and anything can happen since they’ve all worked hard but this was indeed a very special moment for me for many reasons. You have all my support and love always. Wishing @yuzi_chahal23 and the entire team all the very best. So guys sit back & enjoy #dream11 @iplt20 and spread positivity around. But aaj yeh humara din hai #royalchallengersbangalore @royalchallengersbangalore.”
Chahal was also quick to thank his fiance for her “cute” gesture. Showing affection for his fiancee he wrote: “So cute love thank you @dhanashree9”.
Defending a small total of 163 runs, RCB bowlers didn’t started off on a good note owing to a brilliant 71- run partnership between Bairstow and Manish Pandey for the second wicket. With wickets in hand and required run-rate under check, SRH were cruising towards the victory.
With the scoreboard reading 121/2, RCB skipper Virat Kohli brought back his dependable bowler, Chahal into the attack in the 16th over of the innings. The leggie also didn’t disappoint his skipper and cleaned up Bairstow and Shankar off successive deliveries.
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Chahal’s twin-blow opened the flood gate for SRH’s inexperienced middle-order who failed to negotiate the death over bowling of RCB and were eventually bowled out for 153 runs. Chahal, the best bowler in the match, returned with the figures of 3/18 from his four overs.
