There was a huge massacre at Wankhede Stadium tonight Phil Salt And Rajat Patidar converted the prestigious ground into a hitting range, except Mumbai Indians‘The bowling attack is looking for answers. In a high-stakes conflict between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) And MI, the visitors, held a masterclass in modern T20 power-hitting.
Phil Salt takes MI bowlers to the cleaners
While opening the batting, Salt was in an aggressive mood right from the first ball. He didn’t just find the limit; He cleaned it up easily. Salt played a stormy innings of 78 runs in just 36 balls at an incredible pace of 216.67.
The highlight of his innings was the brutal attack on him michel santnerWhere he gave away 22 runs in a single over, which also included a hat-trick of skyscraper sixes. Together Virat Kohli (50 off 38), Salt laid the foundation of 120 which silenced the Mumbai crowd.
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6️⃣, 6️⃣, 6️⃣! 🤯
🎥 Phil Salt goes back-to-back against Mitchell Santner 🔥
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Rajat Patidar punished for brutally killing MI
If MI thought Salt’s dismissal would bring relief, Patidar had other plans. Coming in with the stage already set, Patidar played what can only be described as a “video game” innings.
He completed his half-century in 17 balls with lightning speed and eventually finished with 53 runs in 20 balls. Patidar’s strike rate of 265.00 was driven by 5 big sixes, including one particularly expensive over of his. Mayank Markande He went for 21 runs.
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#rcb The captain is putting on a show! 🔥
🎥 3 consecutive sixes right outside the block for Rajat Patidar 👊
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Tim David’s last innings took RCB to a big score
Whereas in the middle overs, there was a slight drop in pace after the early wickets of Salt and Patidar fell. tim david Made sure RCB remained on top. Playing against his former team, David scored an unbeaten 28 off 15 balls* while targeting the death overs, taking the total to 240. His late boundaries ensured that RCB maintained the rate of 12 runs per over.
Mumbai Indians now face a tough challenge. With dew likely to play a factor, MI’s openers will need to replicate RCB’s aggression to pull off one of the greatest chases in IPL history.
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