
Bengaluru, Sept. 27: When Rahul Tewatia came in to bat the Rajasthan Royals were decently-placed in their chase against the Kings XI Punjab.
Skipper Steve Smith and Sanju Samson had built the Royals innings after Jos Buttler departed early. But Tewatia's arrival considerably slowed down the Royals' chase.
Tewatia, who had played for the Kings XI Punjab franchise earlier, looked at a loss when he came out to bat as he failed to connect bat to ball. His dismal start halted the Royals charge as the game slowly slipped away from the Rajasthan team.
Sanju Samson's departure looked like the final nail in the coffin as Tewatia failed to get his innings going. Just when the Royals looked out of the contest, Tewatia looked like a new man altogether as he finally clicked to score the much-needed runs.
Tewatia broke free in Sheldron Cottrell's over and the match turned on its head. While earlier, netizens wanted Tewaria to retire hurt because of his abysmally slow innings, the same fans lauded the cricketer for his stunning turnaround, that helped the Royals secure a record-breaking win:
Here's how netizens reacted to Tewatia's rampaging innings: