Twitter Reactions: RR's Ben Stokes takes MI bowlers on a safari ride in Abu Dhabi
Rajasthan Royals’ stubbornness with Ben Stokes to open paid off today as the Englishman smothered the star-studded bowling attack of MI with ridiculous ease.
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The 45th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) saw the contest of two teams with contrasting fortunes; a clash of the apogee and the abyss. The Mumbai Indians have had a rollicking campaign this year and have been at their dominant best with all their bases covered. The same could not be stated for their opponents Rajasthan Royals though. The fixture was far more important given the critical situation of the Royals, who were struggling at the bottom of the table.
It was once again Kieron Pollard who came out at the time of toss making it clear that the injured Rohit Sharma was unavailable to play. Choosing to bat first, MI was rocked early as Jofra Archer castled the in-form Quinton de Kock with a ripper of delivery. Jolted by early dismissal, MI did well to not let their scoring rate get affected as Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav began to seamlessly guide their team with some quality, aggressive stroke-making. The 83-run alliance between two promising batsmen brought MI back on track.
Pandya’s brutal rampage
However, just when Kishan (37 off 36) started to shift gears in a bid to improve his strike rate, a one-handed blinder by Archer at third-man undid him. A couple of overs later, Yadav (40 from 26) holed one straight to Ben Stokes at long-off and RR managed to break their opponent’s sweet and settled rhythm.
When Shreyas Gopal knocked over Kieron Pollard cheaply in the same over, it seemed that MI would undergo a collapse. Although, Hardik Pandya had some belligerent plans. At the 16-over mark, MI was 121/4. After 20, they reached 194, thanks to some insane hitting by Pandya, who smoked Ankit Rajput and Kartik Tyagi for 27 runs apiece in the 18th and the 20th over.
The early breakthrough followed by Samson-Stokes’ masterclass
Chasing nearly 10 runs an over, RR would not have wanted to lose early wickets. However, James Pattinson gave them a double blow in the powerplay as Robin Uthappa (13 from 11) fell cheaply in an attempt to smash a short ball straight to Pollard at mid-off, whereas Steven Smith (11 from 8) was cleaned up by Pattinson in the fifth over.
RR’s stubbornness with Stokes (107 off 60) to open paid off today as the Englishman smothered a century against the star-studded bowling attack of MI with ridiculous ease. He was well assisted by Sanju Samson (54 off 31), who looked hungry for scoring runs after multiple failures.
Both the batsmen batted sensibly and ensured a constant flow of runs through hitting boundaries and rotating strike. After a fiery opening spell, Pattinson was battered by Stokes and Samson for 18 runs in the 13th over that led to a complete change in momentum.
Upping the ante, the duo added 19, 13, and 15 runs in the next three overs. After a 28-ball half-century from Stokes, Samson brought up his fifty in 27 balls when RR was left to score merely 24 of the last four. And they did it in style with 10 balls to spare.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Class act … @benstokes38 #IPLinUAE
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) October 25, 2020
HE'S BACK!
Stunning innings by @benstokes38 – 107* off just 60 balls to win the match. #IPLT20 pic.twitter.com/7zP4ZmtGu0— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 25, 2020
Ben Stokes – First man to score 2 centuries in successful run-chases in IPL history. #IPL2020 #RRvMI
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 25, 2020
A brilliant win for Rajasthan Royals.#RR #IPL2020 #MI #Cricket #CricTracker
( 📷 Source: IPL/BCCI) pic.twitter.com/9TnCQpfdKW
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 25, 2020
THE ROYALS WIN BY 8 WICKETS! 💗#RRvMI | #HallaBol | #RoyalsFamily | #IPL2020
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) October 25, 2020
.@benstokes38 loves chasing totals🔥 #Cricket #IPL2020 #BenStokes #RR #RRvsMI #CricTracker
📷: IPL/BCCI pic.twitter.com/NcmcnZxTwt
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) October 25, 2020
First time in the IPL history Chennai Super Kings will not be in the Semi-finals or the Play-offs. In all the previous 10 occasions CSK had made it to the SFs or the Play-offs
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 25, 2020
Did you ever imagine seeing an Australian captain jumping off his chair to applaud an Englishman scoring a century!?
Such is this gift called the Indian Premier League ❤️#Dream11IPL— Navneeth Krishna (@navkrish55) October 25, 2020
This man is an entertainer and he has come to win! Made that look unbelievably easy! Some very proud people in England & NZ! Feel very fortunate to have witnessed that! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 @benstokes38 @rajasthanroyals @mipaltan #stokes #IPL2020 #RRvMI
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) October 25, 2020
That was top effort from #rr vs #mi chasing mammoth total against the strong bowling unit. #benstokes #sanjusamson
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) October 25, 2020
Ben stokes @benstokes38 scores a quality 💯! What a timely knock when team needed it great partnership with @IamSanjuSamson another cool and composed knock ! And this #IPL2020 table is getting interesting ! Great hitting by @hardikpandya7 to set up a big total for #rr #RRvsMI
— Yuvraj Singh (@YUVSTRONG12) October 25, 2020
IPL 2020 matches today:
No.8 placed team CSK defeated No.3 placed team RCB.
No.8 placer team RR defeated No.1 placed team MI.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 25, 2020
Incredible batting from @benstokes38 for @rajasthanroyals. Scored his second 💯 in #IPL. Helped RR to reach 6th position on the points table #MIvRR #IPL2020
— Vinay Kumar R (@Vinay_Kumar_R) October 25, 2020
Fantastic run chase and tremendous win for #RR . Looked out of the game after #MI scored 195. Ben Stokes magnificent century showing why he is rated as best contemporary cricketer. Two upset results opens up IPL to intriguing possibilities again!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 25, 2020
The top-3 teams in the Points Table have all lost this weekend.
Delhi against KKR
RCB against CSK
MI against RR#IPL2020— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 25, 2020
What an amazing knock from both @benstokes38 & @IamSanjuSamson to make @rajasthanroyals win 👏
This weekend, the bottom teams have outperformed top teams and this means the competition is getting intense!#RRvMI
— Vinod Kambli (@vinodkambli349) October 25, 2020
Big ben @benstokes38 rings the bell tonight in the iplThis is the best 100 i have seen in the Ipl,sensational would be an understatement! @IamSanjuSamson when you are on song , the talent you have just overflows! Brilliant victory for @rajasthanroyals! #RR #RRvMI #IPL2020 pic.twitter.com/QScKdJKx81
— Kris Srikkanth (@KrisSrikkanth) October 25, 2020
Dilli Metro mein baithne ko Seat , Zindagi me sachha pyaar aur IPL Playoffs mein jagah itni aasani se nahi milti.
Rajasthan still very much alive. Outstanding innings from Ben Stokes. #MIvsRR— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 25, 2020
Serious batsmanship @benstokes38 @IamSanjuSamson this tournament is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 up towards the business end.. @hardikpandya7 that was proper striking. @IPL
— JP Duminy (@jpduminy21) October 25, 2020
Everyone in the commentary box up and clapping this 50 by @IamSanjuSamson. Very pleasant player to watch
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 25, 2020
Hardik is something else eh🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/1Uk00G7HJb
— Ian bishop (@irbishi) October 25, 2020
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