Silver Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) achieved a rare achievement after Hardik Pandya’s 12 -run win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in Wankhede on Monday. This was RCB’s first win Wankhed stadium In ten years.
RCB also became the first team to win Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Chepuk and Mumbai Indians in Wankhede.
Historically, only one team, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), managed this elusive triple feat in 2012.
The RCB has shown a mixture of batting shelling and strategic bowling to defeat these malicious opponents in its den. RCB’s ability to navigate various situations and to remove psychological pressure to play away from home speaks of how the management has created this new team.
After four matches, RCB is currently ranked third with three wins and one defeat.
RCB started its campaign in a vigorous manner, with a commanding seven-cicat win Kolkata night Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens, with 22 balls with 22 balls to complete the chase.
In his second outing, RCB won 50 runs over CSK. This was his first win in Chepuk since 2008 and recorded the biggest difference of Chennai’s defeat at his home.
However, he faced a shock in his first match at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where Titans from Gujarat took him eight wickets.
But RCB bounced back into style against MI. Batting first, RCB was operated from 221 to five by Cupper Rajat Patidar and Virat Kohli at a loud distance of half-hearted century.
In response, MI was stopped at 209 for nine after Tilak Verma (56 runs in 29 balls) and Captain Hardik Pandya (15 runs 15 runs) threatened to remove the game from RCB with a stand of 89 runs for the fifth Quick. However, Krunal Pandya (4/45) took three wickets in the final to seal the issue in favor of RCB.
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