After coming close to winning multiple times, they are now the IPL winners on their eighteenth try. The match reached a thrilling climax when Shashank sealed victory by hammering Hazlewood for a breathtaking sequence of 6, 4, 6, and 6 . With 29 runs required, the first two deliveries of the over were dot balls, thus it was all for nothing. As the final ball was struck, Shashank remained unbeaten, having blazed his way to 61 runs from just 30 deliveries . What a season he’s had, and what a knock he played, but it won’t mean anything to him or PBKS now that RCB is the main focus. The fact that they prevailed by six runs demonstrates how closely these two sides were matched. However, that figure is a little deceptive because many of those runs were scored after RCB had already won the match. The fact that a match between 190 and 184 can still be characterized as a bowler-dominated duel shows how far T20 cricket has progressed. RCB’s bowlers were even more effective, making the most of their experience, even if PBKS did a fantastic job keeping them to 190. Krunal Pandya appears to be in the lead, but I’m not sure who will win Player of the Match. It was a thrilling finale that concluded an incredible season full of highs and lows. That one of these two outstanding teams had to lose today is regrettable.I’ll sign off here and dive into writing the match report right after this . As I work from my Bengaluru home, I can already hear fireworks going off outside. It’s been quite the day for this metropolis. This is the moment they had been waiting for.
