Rahul Tewatia’s brutal assault on Sheldon Cottrell
Rahul Tewatia was previously part of the Delhi Capitals (DC) team but was traded to the Rajasthan Royals (RR) ahead of the auction as DC got Ajinkya Rahane in return for Tewatia and Mayank Markande. Tewatia was fortunate enough to get selected in the playing XI of the RR in the initial stages of the tournament.
However, his best moment came during the 9th match of the IPL 2020 when RR clashed against Kings XI Punjab. KXIP had batted first and put on a mammoth 224-run target in front of RR. During the chase, Sanju Samson was striking the ball sweetly, while Tewatia, who was promoted in the batting order, was struggling to get going and hit big shots in a tough chase.
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But with 51 needed off three overs, Tewatia unleashed a brutal assault on left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell, hitting him for five sixes in an over in Sharjah. This 30-run-over turned the tide in favor of Rajasthan and though Tewatia got out after making 53 off 31 balls with seven sixes, Jofra Archer took RR past the finishing line with 3 balls to spare.
Rajasthan earned an amazing win which is also the record chase in IPL history, all thanks to Rahul Tewatia’s five sixes in one over.
