The 32nd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 was played between the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and the inaugural champions Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Sunday, April 23. During the 19th over of Rajasthan’s innings, Indian fast bowler, Mohammed Siraj was spotted cussing at Mahipal Lomror in frustration.
As Rajasthan was reaching closer to the target, Dhruv Jurel went for a second run on the last delivery of the over and that is when Siraj hurled a series of cuss words towards Lomror who fielded the ball in the long-on region.
After Siraj visibly lashed out at Lomror on the field, the 29-year-old fast bowler was seen apologizing to the southpaw for the incident after the game. In a match review video posted on RCB’s official YouTube channel, Siraj revealed that he had already apologized to Lomror for the incident.
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In the video shared by RCB, Mohammed Siraj said, “I am so angry, man. Sorry. I have apologised to him twice already. I don’t carry the aggression off the field. It all calms down post the match.” Furthermore, Lomror accepted the apology, saying, “It’s alright, Siraj bhai. Such small things keep happening in such big matches.”
Talking about the game, Royal Challengers Bangalore posted 189 runs on the board after the first innings, thanks to the brilliant knocks from Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, who scored 77 and 62 runs respectively.
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In response, Rajasthan managed to amass 182 runs. After Jos Buttler’s early dismissal, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Devdutt Padikkal played resilient knocks, as he scored 52 and 47 runs to their names, respectively. However, Dhruv Jurel’s fiery knock of 34* off 16 balls was not enough for the side, as Bangalore won the game by seven runs.
By virtue of the win, Bangalore is now fifth on the IPL points table with eight points in seven matches. On the other hand, Rajasthan Royals are second with eight points in seven games as well.
