Gowtham hits winning six
April 22, 2018 23:55
RR 168-7 (20 ovs) vs Mumbai Indians 167-7 (20 ovs) | Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals have pulled out a stunning 3-wicket win over Mumbai Indians.
Gowtham is the hero here as he takes his team over the line with 2 balls to spare.
10 runs needed off the last over.
Hardik comes on to bowl and now he has Archer caught and bowled. Fast ball, Archer tries to pull but only manages to sky it and hand a catch to Hardik.
Gowtham on strike as the batsmen crossed. He opens the face of the bat and just places it to third man for a boundary.
Gowtham plays a dot as 6 needed off 3 now.
Gowtham hammers the ball for a six over mid-wicket as he rightly punishes the short ball.
After Sanju Samson's half-century it was upto the lower order to get the team across and that is exactly what Gowtham did, first in the company of Archer and then by himself to record a stunning win.
Bumrah continues and Archer just places the ball through point for a boundary.
He then gets a couple down to long-on.
He digs out the yorker and gets a single to long-on.
No ball and that is a free-hit, Gowtham gets a couple to the on side and he brings up the 150.
Gowtham then just cuts it through point for a boundary.
Gowtham swings and misses and that is a dot. 14 needed off 7.
Short ball and Gowtham pummels it through mid-wicket for a boundary as 18 come off the over.
Mustafizur brought back into the attack. Off cutter and Klaasen gets a thick edge and it flies into the gloves of Kishan behind stumps.
Gowtham gets off the mark with a single.
No ball next and Archer fails to make the most of the free hit, gets only a single.
Gowtham then gets 2 to extra cover.
Gowtham then just swings his arms, plays with the line and hammers it over long-on for a six.
He then gets a streaky boundary down the third man as 15 runs come off the over.
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