Rajasthan Royals (RR) are locking horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 13th game of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The game is taking place at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Earlier in the game, RCB captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and opted to bowl first.
Talking about the game, RR approached the game with caution and a tinge of aggression. Despite losing Yashasvi Jaiswal for just 4 runs, Jos Buttler and Devdutt Padikkal made a brilliant partnership of 70 runs for the second wicket. After that, RCB tried to get back into the game. Harshal Patel got rid of Padikkal as the batter departed after scoring 37 off 29 balls as Virat Kohli took a stunning catch while getting tumbled.
The southpaw scored 2 fours and 2 sixes to his name at a strike rate of 127.59. After that, skipper Sanju Samson was caught and bowled by Wanindu Hasaranga for 8 runs. Meanwhile, Harshal Patel getting rid of Padikkal became the talking point on the internet.
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The interesting thing about the dismissal was when Harshal Patel dismissed Devdutt Padikkal in an extra delivery which the on-field umpire made the bowler to bowl. Ahead of the delivery, the fast bowler pitched in a slower bouncer in the first place. Meanwhile, the umpire signaled it “wide”. As a result, Patel had to bowl an extra ball and he got eth wicket as Padikkal mistiming the ball, sending the white leather high into the air and Virat Kohli completed a stunning catch/
Here is the video of the catch taken by Virat Kohli:
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis (c), Anuj Rawat, Virat Kohli, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga, David Willey, Harshal Patel, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj
