Rahul Tewatia rubbed a bit extra salt into Odean Smith’s wound, posting a cryptic tweet and tagging David Miller, hours after pulling off a heist towards Punjab Kings within the IPL recreation on Friday. “Thanks for the single mili paa @DavidMillerSA12,” Tewatia tweeted with a handshake emoji.
The Gujarat Titans allrounder hit two sixes off the ultimate two deliveries of the match to seal the win for his crew, but it surely was Smith’s overthrow within the fourth ball of the ultimate over that gave Gujarat an outdoor probability. With 13 runs to attain for victory off three balls, Miller performed a shot again to the bowler. A dot ball would have made the equation unassailable for Gujarat. But Smith threw on the bowling finish, missed the stumps and conceded a single. Tewatia grew to become Gujarat’s hero by hitting back-to-back sixes beneath intense strain.
Thanks for the one mili paa @DavidMillerSA12
— Rahul Tewatia (@rahultewtia02) April 9, 2022
#RahulTewatia hit two sixes off the final 2 balls as Gujarat Titans beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. Last ball six was nearly as good because it may get. There was a time when Miandad’s final ball six was a phenomenon for many years. These days, it is a routine. T20 cricket at its greatest. #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/XpUFtfSWEj
— Danish (@Danish_Bhutto) April 8, 2022
At the post-match press convention, Gujarat captain Hardik Pandya hailed Tewatia, saying: “He is a hard-working guy. Has a lot of courage, and the skill-set he possesses, he backs himself and multiple times we have seen the way he has pulled things off. It showed a lot of character. Kudos to him the way he finished the game.”
Meanwhile, it was déj vu for Punjab and their response captured that. “Rahul Tewatia, again!” the franchise posted on their official Twitter deal with.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
