Andy Flower, the head coach of RCB, was unable to stop complimenting Josh Hazlewood for his outstanding bowling performance after the game. The speedster from Australia scored 26 runs in his opening two overs. But he recovered well, finishing with figures of 4/33 in four overs. Josh Hazlewood final two overs were crucial, according to Flower. The former Zimbabwean batsman demonstrated his capacity to perform well under duress in every kind of game.
After looking down and out at one point, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs on Thursday, April 24, at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, pulling off an incredible robbery. However, RCB was able to steal victory from the jaws of defeat because to Josh Hazlewood heroics at the conclusion of the innings.
With five wickets remaining and only 18 runs needed from the final two overs, Rajasthan was easily chasing a score of 206. After Shubham Dubey and Dhruv Jurel had taken 22 runs off the 18th over delivered by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rajasthan had all the momentum. However, by taking two consecutive wickets in the penultimate over while giving up just one run, Josh Hazlewood single-handedly put RCB in a dominant position. As the home team recorded a spectacular victory, Yash Dayal bowled the final over, which yielded just five runs.
“Given that he grabbed three wickets in his final two overs, which went for seven, I would definitely mention both of them. Therefore, I believe that each of those overs demonstrated the man’s class. Following the loss to the Rajasthan Royals, Flower remarked, “He’s a class operator, a world-class bowler, great under pressure in any format of the game, thinks clearly, and has great skill.”
Although Josh Hazlewood is known for his heavy-length bowling, Flower said that he had a wide range of deliveries and is adept at knowing when to employ each one.
“He has some excellent all-around talents, even though I know he’s best renowned for his heavy-length bowling. He appears to know what kind of ball to bowl at the correct moment and mixes in slower balls, wide yorkers, and those yorkers. “Having someone like him on our team, as part of a very potent three-pronged [pace] attack, is fantastic,” Flower remarked.
Despite their costly performances on Thursday, where they let up runs at economy rates of 12.50 and 11, respectively, Bhuvneshwar and Yash Dayal have performed admirably this season, according to Flower.
Bhuvi [Bhuvneshwar Kumar] has been excellent this season, in my opinion, and Yash [Dayal] was excellent today as well. He bowled yorkers like that repeatedly in that final over, which I felt demonstrated exceptional technique and poise under duress. Thus far this season, I believe those three quicks have been excellent for us. Josh Hazlewood is undoubtedly leading from the front in that area, and we have some more work to do to help us in this final part of the league games,” Flower said.
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