Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) clinched a stunning IPL win by defeating Rajasthan Royals by seven runs on Sunday (April 23). Batting first, RCB posted 189 for nine in 20 overs with Faf Duplessis and Glenn Maxwell scoring 62 and 77 respectively. In response, despite Devdutt Padikkal's brilliant innings of 52 runs, the Rajasthan Royals team could only manage 182 runs in six overs.
Mohammad Siraj lost his temper during the match. He got angry at his teammate Mahipal Lomror. It was also written in many media reports that Siraj abused Lomror. However, this could not be confirmed. However, both players showed their sportsmanship after the match and conveyed to the fans that all is well between them.
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Why did Siraj get angry?
Rajasthan had to score 30 runs in the last two overs. Siraj gave 13 runs in the 19th over. In the same over, his fifth ball was hit by Dhruv Jurel for a six. On the sixth ball, Jurel hit the ball toward Long on. There was a slight delay in throwing the ball to Lomror standing at the boundary. Siraj missed the run out on this. He then got very angry and allegedly abused Lomror.
Siraj apologized
RCB shared a video on Twitter after the match. In this, Siraj is seen apologizing to Lomror. Siraj said, “I am sorry Mahipal. I have apologized twice before. I don't carry aggression off the field. Everything calmed down after the match. "In response to this, Mahipal Lomror said," It's okay Siraj bhai. Small things keep happening in big matches.
