IPL 2019: Twitter Mercilessly Trolls Royal Challengers Bangalore As They Lose Again

After throwing away winning positions in their last three games, Rajasthan Royals finally crossed the finishing line, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by seven wickets to register their first win of the season. Royal Challengers Bangalore, on the other, lost their fourth game in a row.

Chasing a modest 159, the Royals were off to a solid start with Ajinkya Rahane and Jos Buttler adding 60 runs for the first wicket. The partnership was ended in the eighth over when Yuzvendra Chahal trapped Rahane for 22. Buttler, however, did not let Royal Challengers capitalise on the breakthrough as he went on to score his second fifty of the season to lay the foundation for the chase. Chahal came to Royal Challengers rescued again when he dismissed Buttler for 60 to revive his team’s slim hopes.

Steve Smith and Rahul Tripathi then shared a 50-run stand to all but seal the game before the former departed with the team needing 4 from six balls. Tripathi then finished the proceedings with a six on the fifth ball of the final over.

Asked to bat first, the Royal Challengers were off to a poor start once again. Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel did manage to keep the wickets intact in powerplay while scoring 48 runs but things soon turned when Shreyas Gopal was introduced in the attack. On the very second ball after the powerplay, he castled Virat Kohli for 23. In his following two overs, he accounted for AB de Villiers (13) and Shimron Hetmyer (1) to leave the Royal Challengers reeling at 73 for 3.

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IPL 2019: Twitter Mercilessly Trolls Royal Challengers Bangalore As They Lose Again
Virat Kohli was out for 23(Credits: BCCI)

Parthiv and Marcus Stoinis then provided the innings some stability by sharing 53-run stand for the fourth wicket. During the stand, Parthiv scored his fastest IPL fifty, reaching the milestone in just 29 deliveries. Jofra Archer broke the stand by dismissing Parthiv for 67. Parthiv’s knock came off 41 deliveries and contained nine fours and a six. Stoinis and Moeen Ali then added 32 runs in the final 16 balls to help Royal Challengers Bangalore finish on 158 for 4.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:

https://twitter.com/Aryann45_/status/1107313696471048192

https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1113118225930215426

 

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