‘Thanks for missing one ball’: Yuvraj Singh reacts after Rahul Tewatia slams 5 sixes in an over

New Delhi: As Rahul Tewatia hammered Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, he stole the show with his batting heroics for Rajasthan Royals in their clash against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Tewatia slammed a sensational knock of 53 runs off just 31 balls laced with seven sixes to help the Royals pull off the biggest chase in the history of IPL.

Rajasthan Royals chased down a total of 224 to beat KXIP by four wickets on Sunday. For the Royals, Sanju Samson, Steve Smith, and Rahul Tewatia all made 50+ scores to give their team victory by four wickets.

Yuvraj Singh, who hit six sixes off Stuart Broad’s over in the 2007 T20 World Cup, took to Twitter, congratulating RR on a spectacular win. The left-hander also had a hilarious reaction to Tewatia nearly pulling off what he did to Broad.

Yuvraj tweeted:

Mr @rahultewatia02 na bhai na ? thanks for missing one ball ! What a game congratulations to rr for a spectacular win !!! #RRvKXIP @mayankcricket great knock @IamSanjuSamson brilliant !

— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) September 27, 2020

Tewatia came out to bat at number four and he was struggling at one stage. However, in the 18th over bowled by Sheldon Cottrell, Tewatia hit five sixes to turn the tide. The left-handed batsman scored 53 as Rajasthan gained an improbable victory.

Sanju Samson had played a knock of 74 runs against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and he followed it up with an 85-run knock against Kings XI Punjab. Skipper Smith made 50 against Punjab as well.

For KXIP, Mayank Agarwal scored a ton, and it was his first hundred in the IPL. Agarwal made 106 runs from 50 balls with the help of 10 fours and 7 sixes to take the side’s total to 223/2.
Agarwal and KL Rahul put together 183 runs for the first wicket and created the record for the highest opening partnership for KXIP in the IPL. This stand between both batsmen is also the second-highest opening partnership in the history of the tournament.