Rahul Tewatia has once again shown why he is called the king of the 20th over. In a match in IPL 2023, defending champions Gujarat Titans defeated Punjab Kings by 6 wickets. Gujarat had to score 4 runs in the last 2 balls to win. Tewatia won the team by hitting a four on the fine leg off the ball of left-arm fast bowler Sam Karen. This is the Titans' third win in 4 matches. Playing first, Punjab Kings scored 153 runs for 8 wickets. Fast bowler Mohit Sharma took 2 wickets for 18 runs in 4 overs. He also became the player of the match. In reply, Gujarat Titans achieved the target by losing 4 wickets in 19.5 overs. Shubman Gill scored 67 off 49 balls. It is known that in the last match, KKR defeated Gujarat on the last ball. Rinku Singh created history by hitting 5 consecutive sixes.
Rahul Tewatia has always been batting fast in the last overs in IPL. Talking about successful run chase, Tewatia has so far scored 46 runs in 13 balls in the 20th over. That is, his strike rate is around 386. During this, he has hit 4 fours and 4 sixes. He landed in the 20th over against Punjab Kings. Then the team needed 5 runs off 4 balls. He took a single on the third ball and David Miller also scored a single on the fourth ball. On the 5th ball, Rahul Tewatia gave the victory by hitting a four. He remained unbeaten after scoring 5 runs in 2 balls. Although he has not got a chance to play with Team India yet. He was definitely selected for the team but was dropped due to failure in the yo-yo test
Had hit 2 sixes in the last season
Talking about IPL 2022, 29-year-old Rahul Tewatia had given Gujarat Titans a thrilling victory against Punjab Kings. The team had to score 12 runs in 2 balls. He gave the team a memorable victory by hitting 2 consecutive sixes on fast bowler Odion Smith. Then he was unbeaten after scoring 13 runs in 3 balls. Not only this but while playing for Rajasthan Royals in 2020, he hit 5 sixes in one over against Punjab Kings. The bowler was left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell. That is, his bat has always been speaking against Punjab.
Not got out 6 times
Gujarat Titans are entering the IPL in 2022. He has won 11 matches chasing the target so far. During this, Rahul Tewatia has returned unbeaten 6 times. This can be gauged from his brilliant batting. During this, Gujarat got the victory in 9 matches in the last over i.e. 20th over. If we look at Rahul Tewatia's overall T20 record, he has so far scored 1533 runs in 89 innings of 115 matches at an average of 27. Has scored 2 half-centuries. An unbeaten 59 is his best performance and the strike rate is 142. 66 sixes have also been hit. He has also taken 68 wickets as a leg-spinner.
If we look at the point table of IPL 2023, then the team Gujarat Titans have reached the third position with 6 points. The team Rajasthan Royals is on top with 6 points. His net run rate is better than the Titans. Lucknow Super Giants also have 6 points and are at number two. On the other hand, this is the second defeat of the Punjab Kings in 4 matches. He is at number six with 4 points.
