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00:00I was expecting Virat Kohli to turn up along with his RCB team. But I'm afraid a flat RCB team turned out.
00:15Hello everyone. This is The Straight Bad with Gulf News and Mr Cricket UAE. That is Anees Chajan.
00:20We are here to discuss the IPL. The IPL where Rajasthan Royals entered the final meeting of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
00:30We have quite a few crowd here. We have Arjan Singh, who is a Chennai supporter, who is coming in the guise of a RCB supporter here.
00:37We have Ram Ganesh of Rajasthan Royals. I'm sure he is grinning and he is giving us a salute straight away.
00:43And we also have A.K.S Satish, who is the Sports Editor of Gulf News.
00:49Over to Anees Chajan to take us through the match.
00:52Thank you, Shyam. Hello Satish. Hello Arjan. And hello Ram Ganesh.
00:57With a lot of expectation, I decided that I'm going to see this game. And I flew all the way, taking a late-night flight.
01:03Landed early today morning at 4. Did not get any sleep. But then I was expecting Virat Kohli to turn up along with his RCB team.
01:10But I'm afraid a flat RCB team turned out at the Motera Stadium.
01:15And it was like one team totally walking over through, that is Rajasthan Royals and RCB.
01:22And it seems like, had given up the game even if the match in the middle was. Very, very disappointing performance by RCB.
01:29Satish, it didn't look like the semi-final, isn't it?
01:34Absolutely, Shyam. Absolutely. I think, if you look at it, a total of 50 balls changed the entire match.
01:42The 5 overs or the 4 overs towards the end of Bangalore, from where they scored about 27 runs and 27 balls.
01:50And then the second one is when they bowled. I think that's where they should have put in a little bit more effort.
01:56And ensure that Rajasthan did not get to a good start. But as usual, Zidane started leaking runs.
02:03And first over started with some 12-odd runs. And in 5 overs, 60 runs. I think that's where the match was lost.
02:10Had it been a better performance in both the places, things could have gone even more closer.
02:15Because with the batter scoring 100 of 60 balls, none of the other batters could come to grips with the wicket or they were not able to score freely.
02:27So, things could have gone differently had they put in some more effort by Bangalore.
02:32Arjun, you are batting for RCB today. Tell us, what would you have done anything different today?
02:39First of all, RCB's batting, in 12 overs, they were at around 102. You would have expected them to make at least 200 runs.
02:51They didn't turn up and eventually they let their fans down. They couldn't get the total that they achieved.
03:01But even if RCB hit 200 runs, I bet you Butler still would have chased it down.
03:10And to speak about the way the wickets fell, of course, Krishna and McCoy took 3 wickets each.
03:18That was good for them. But I don't think Prajay Krishna should be in the Indian team.
03:23I am not saying they are considering it. But if they are, he shouldn't be in the Indian team.
03:28He doesn't look confident enough to play in a national level kind of spectrum.
03:34Now, talking about the bowling, I really want to talk about Siraj.
03:40He has been, for the past few matches, he has not played that well.
03:46And let me show you some stats here. Fast 5 matches, Siraj's economy.
03:53Versus CSK, 11. Versus SRH, his economy was 9. Versus Punjab, his economy was 18.
04:04The eliminator, versus Gujarat, he didn't play. And RCB won that match. So, thank God he didn't play.
04:15In the eliminator, 10.25. And it was a very, very close match. Today, 15.50.
04:27I think they should honestly drop Siraj now.
04:31I mean, now dropping wouldn't help.
04:38Thank you, Arjun. You have taken pains to put together what has been a miserable run for Siraj.
04:45We have been talking about Siraj's miserable form. And Aniz, I have been commiserating with his form.
04:51What a fine bowler. But he didn't have that season which you would have expected of him.
04:58Ram, okay. I just take exception to what Arjun said about Prasidh Krishna.
05:01But I think Prasidh Krishna and Obeid McCoy set up the win for you guys.
05:07Yeah, absolutely. I think, to come back after being hit for three sixes, as Sangakkara said.
05:13He had been belted for three sixes. He lost the match which we should have won.
05:17So, to come back from that, turn it around in two days and bowl the way he did.
05:20I think, kudos to that. You have to give him credit. He has bounced back well.
05:25And I was actually looking at the scores at the point when they were playing against LSG.
05:30Around the 15th over, RCB were 125 for three. And they ended up scoring 207.
05:36And today, again, they were 125 or something for three at the 15th over.
05:40But the five overs where they scored 85 and the five overs where we just completely
05:45hamstrung them. That was the difference in the match.
05:47And then, it was just so amazing seeing Butler back to the way he was.
05:52Because in the previous match when he came back to firm, yes, he was scratchy for almost 30-40
05:57balls. And only towards the end did he come out. Today, he came out being the Butler that we know
06:01he is. So, it's dangerous signs for the rest of the teams. And I'm just glad we got vindicated.
06:07I was predicting we'll face LSG. But either way, we're going back to the finals. We're
06:12going back as a much more happier side. We've got one more benefit now is we've seen the…
06:18So, taking some lessons from Kane Williamson who went on to win the first so many tosses.
06:38Yeah, yeah.
06:39Anyway, Ram, just save some of your ammunition for later in the show. Let me get back quickly
06:45to Anees. Anees, after the first over from Siraj, Rajasthan never looked like losing the match,
06:52didn't it? Anees?
06:57I think we have… Is he there?
07:00Yeah, I think we lost him. Satheesh, let me put that question to you. I mean,
07:05in the first over, Siraj conceded 16 runs. That is two including two sixes. After that,
07:11in fact, it was Jaiswal who led him. After that, Rajasthan never looked losing, isn't it?
07:16No, Asham. They made their homeworks right. Because they came with a plan. They were throwing
07:21the bats around. And they were taking their chances. If you look at, there were a couple
07:25of close chances for Butler and Jaiswal. But they went for it. Because they knew that if they get a
07:31good start, it's an advantage for them. Because overall, the runs were not too much. And they
07:39also saw that the old ball was not coming onto the bat well. So that's why they must have gone
07:44on the assault in the first few overs to make the most of the new ball. So that was a good plan.
07:52Mentally, they played the game better and won it. I would say that way. Because
07:57even when Bangalore was batting in the last five overs, I think at 15.3 overs, they were 130.
08:04And in the last five overs, they gave away 27 balls, 27 runs. Because they didn't bowl
08:09at the areas which Dinesh Karthik or even Pantidar would love to play that shot.
08:15They bowled at the areas where it was uncomfortable for them. At the same time, when they came to bat,
08:20they took their chances, went after it, and then they got it. It's a wonderful performance
08:26by Rajasthan, for sure. Very different. We have never seen him so dominant in this tournament so
08:32far. This is perhaps their best show so far. Arjun, coming back to you today. Pantidar
08:40again to the rescue. Second to 50 in a row. But he was not the same player we saw in the previous
08:47match. Tell us your impressions. Do you have a problem?
08:55Are you still with us? Can you hear us?
08:58No. I'll try to log in again. You continue.
09:02Yeah, please.
09:06Of course, Pantidar had the pressure to bat first. Of course, very pressurizing. The first couple of
09:11balls are very stressful. You don't know how the ball is going to bowl. Maybe a slow one.
09:19You need to stay focused if you're batting first. And I think that put a lot of pressure on him.
09:25I think he shouldn't bat first. He's more of a one-down, two-down player.
09:30He can't open for RCB. RCB need to open up.
09:36Okay, I think we have lost Anish. Let's get back to Ram. Ram again.
09:44Pantidar actually even had to survive two chances, isn't it?
09:48Yeah, he had to survive.
09:51If it was not for his knock, they would have struggled, actually.
09:55Anish was one of our best fielders. It was Parag who actually hit 13 at 13.
10:04It was a blessing in disguise because after that, he was the only batsman from RCB I felt
10:08who was actually looking dangerous. Because Maxwell came in, he hit a few sixes,
10:12but we knew that he was going to go off. And after that, the people who I was most afraid of,
10:17Rastan Bol, brilliantly to them. DK never got off. Shahbaz never got off. And these
10:21are the people who actually took the game away from us for the first time.
10:25I mean, I think Rastan has done their homework. They came back with a vengeance after that loss.
10:29I think they were hurting. So I think somehow I felt, as Anish Bhai said before,
10:35it never felt like RCB were in it to win it. I mean, they almost gave up after the fact that
10:42they could not put up that score. Usually, you see them pumped up from the first over.
10:46You see, I mean, we did talk about Kohli's aggression. We do see him, even if it's a
10:50low score, even if it's a case of a 150 score, he will pump his players up. He will be aggressive
10:58on the field. You saw when he actually took Jaiswal's catch, he just took the catch and put
11:03the ball down. There was no aggression. There was no celebration. It almost felt like they had given
11:07up in their minds. You saw the catch that DK dropped. I mean, that was a regulation catch.
11:13They looked shell-shocked. I feel that's what happened. The entire team looked shell-shocked.
11:16There was so much expectation from them. And I guess they just didn't find that
11:21in the halfway stage that they had a great start. And they just gave up
11:25before the second half even began.
11:28Satish, just to take off from what Ramaram said, they were shell-shocked, isn't it?
11:33Because after that initial assault, they were never the same team it was. Even before that,
11:38I think, in the slog, when Bangalore were batting, in the slog, there was a shot when they
11:48showed Kohli's face. I mean, it's not the normal Kohli. Kohli, like Ram said, we know that
11:56aggression is still there. But they had lost the match long before they even kicked the field
12:04again in the Rajasthan batting.
12:07Yeah, Shyam. I think the incident that you are talking about, that's the wicket of Maxwell.
12:13I think when Maxwell got out, they realised that they will not be able to push that big scores.
12:20Because none of the batters were getting the timing right. The wicket was not the perfect
12:25wicket where you can come and play the shots. So you need time to settle down and play your shots.
12:30And thanks to Pathithar, who continued to play and get a 458, it was not a good wicket,
12:36easy wicket to bat on. And yes, that's what. The couple of wickets there, I think both
12:44Dinesh Karthik and Lomore almost maintained the succession. So that's where they lost another
12:49momentum there as well. So it was not the day for Bangalore. At least, some of the shots,
12:57when Siraj went for that catch, if he had taken that catch of Butler early,
13:01it would have been a different game. Or when Dinesh Karthik… Even if Dinesh Karthik had taken
13:06that catch at that point in time, things could have been different. Because you are looking at
13:10only 11 balls. Despite such an attack, assault by Butler, they won with 11 balls to spare.
13:16So things could have been different had Butler gone early. Maybe another two more wickets,
13:21who knows. They would have gone into a bit of a pressure. Because chasing,
13:26it's always going to be a difficult one on a knockout game.
13:32Sorry, sir. I had a problem with my internet. I am back.
13:38We will pick you up from there. We were just talking about how
13:42Rajasthan and Bangalore were never in the game. And also, one of the best illustrations was
13:48his regulation catch dropped by Dinesh Karthik. Butler was 67. Satish feels that maybe if that
13:54catch was taken, maybe Bangalore would have come back into the match. What do you think?
14:02You know what, you can say in hindsight. But by that time, the damage was already done.
14:09When you are defending a target of less than 160, you need to go for the kill and get Hazlewood.
14:14And probably Hasaranga on from one side. I know there was a left-hander batting.
14:19But you won't get Dheeraj, who gets hammered in the powerplay. I am afraid he is not the right
14:25bowler. I mean, on what grounds you give him first over, he goes for 16. Again, you give him the
14:30second over, he goes for 15. By that time, the game is done and dusted. You are not defending 200
14:35like you were defending against Lucknow, where you could have the luxury. I feel Fab Duflisi
14:41missed the trick here. I don't know what. But if you want to win a game where you have scored
14:46160, you need to go for the kill. You can't wait for Christmas. And in the end, we could see that.
14:54I'll come back to Satish again. Because Anish has thrown up a very interesting point.
15:00Because Fab Duflisi's captaincy was not exactly at his best. Satish,
15:05your impressions. Tell us where all the missteps he made today.
15:10Yeah. Straight away, you could have gone… Thought differently, isn't it? The same Dheeraj,
15:15same Hazalwood, same regulation. If you look at, he brought in Maxwell, who has given away 17 runs
15:21in three overs. Maybe he could have opened with Maxwell. Who knows? See, these… Maybe two
15:28Australians bowling to an Englishman. They could play… Psychologically, they could play the game.
15:33So you could never know. Maybe Jaiswal could play across the line. You should think
15:39differently. Number one. And even the field set, if you look at, it was the regulation field set.
15:43Four people on the edge of the circle. There was no slip, nothing. Whereas when Rajasthan played,
15:50they had two slips. They had a leg slip. They thought about it. So that's what I said earlier
15:55also. They won the psychological battle better today than RCB. They did their homework right.
16:02They got their A game today. And they did whatever the plan was. And for each and every person,
16:07they had their plan right. And they executed the plan well.
16:11Can I say something?
16:13Yeah, please go ahead, Arjun.
16:15I agree with Mr Sarjan. And I think you guys forgot one thing. So you know that coffin dance meme?
16:25Siraj got the wood for the coffin. But Shehbaz Ahmed made the coffin.
16:33Siraj made Butler so confident. And then Siraj got the blame because he got hit from Butler.
16:45Thanks, Arjun. But RCB spinners were doing so well till this match. I mean,
16:56except Hassan Agha for a brief spell. Nobody looked threatening.
17:00Coming quickly back to Ram again. I just lost a train of thought here, right here. Because
17:05Satheesh made an interesting point about how Rajasthan planned each batsman's dismissal.
17:13I mean, like I also said earlier that we saw a totally different Rajasthan. Do you think
17:18there's something? Tell us something about the plans which went into it.
17:22I think, yeah, I think in terms of the way we ended the game, compared to last match,
17:31I guess we got the right people bowling right overs. I still feel that Prasit bowling 19 and
17:35Obeid McCoy bowling the last over is the best. I think out of the entire lot of bowlers we've got,
17:41I think McCoy is the best death bowler we have got. And he's proven that in the last two matches,
17:46even though he was a little nervous in the last match. I think what we also did was we didn't
17:50bowl to their strengths. So if you look at Karthik's wicket, if you look at the wickets we
17:56got in the end, we got our execution right this time. You look at the wicket of Karthik, the one
18:05that got him out. Look at the Yorker that got Hazaranga out. So you look at all these people
18:11who got out. Rajasthan planned their wickets to make sure they don't bowl to their strengths.
18:16You give something in the slot because Karthik stands very deep in his crease. So you got him,
18:23you got a plan against him. And I felt that this time we came with a plan for each and every
18:26batsman, each and every player stood up, they performed. I still feel one thing that has
18:33changed in the last few matches is our spinners are not getting the wickets. But today our fast
18:37bowler stepped up, stepped up big time. I feel now for the last couple, at least the last three,
18:42four matches, our spinner has been getting a lot of stick. So I'm hoping that he comes back in the
18:48finals and reclaims the purple cap. But I think it's a good sign to see that we're starting the
18:55bowling well. We've got Trent Boult in good form, making sure that we get that power play. We don't
19:00give it away in the power play. We get wickets in the power play. It's a smart move to finish
19:05off Boult. We have identified that Boult is not a dead bowler. He cannot. We've identified that.
19:11The one thing which I feel is a little dicey is how we are using Chahal because Chahal is
19:15not the right guy to be bowling death overs and after 15th over. So that is where I guess we are
19:20still doing some experimentation. I mean, I'm thankful that it did not bite us in the back
19:25today. But hopefully in the finals, we get our bowling right. I feel the way it should work is
19:30we start off with Prasad and Boult. Then Ashwin and Yosvinder Chahal should bowl in tandem. And
19:35then we finish with our fast bowlers. I think that more or less is the format that we followed. And
19:40hopefully that we will continue with that in the finals.
19:43I think to add one point to Ram Naresh, like you mentioned that the innings where
19:47RCB were in the last game against LSG, 15 overs. That catch of Butler in the boundary,
19:53in that there was already one six hit. Had that six gone, you know, there are no ifs and buts.
19:57But that catch, I would say, stemmed the momentum. And after that, Patita's dismissal,
20:02RCB never got going.
20:04I'll add another one. If you look at… Again, this is where tactical mistake RCB made.
20:11Maxwell got out to the last ball for Boult. That was the last ball of his fourth over.
20:17And he played a pull shot where he could have easily gone for a two or something. Then you
20:21are looking at Chahal and other spinners coming and bowling. He could have thrashed the spinners.
20:27So that's where Maxwell lost it also. Because if he had waited that one ball…
20:31So he could have gone ahead.
20:35Anish, the general consensus emerging is, I mean, Rajasthan completely out-thought
20:47Bangalore. Is there anything different Bangalore could have done today?
20:52Well, very honestly, you know, in T20, it's such a cruel game, you know, that if you are
20:59over the top of other team, there's nothing the other team can do. But here today,
21:02which I felt, that after you've got 160, less than 160, you should have gone for the kill.
21:09And there is a problem with Butler and leg spinners. Rashid Khan has got the better of
21:14Butler. I would have seen Hazlewood from one side and Hasranga from other side. I know,
21:19it's very easy at the back of the end match, we can come as arm experts and talk.
21:23But you can't give two fast bowlers on a platter to Joss Butler.
21:27Nesbitt is not a bowler who likes to run.
21:29Yeah. And in fact, the first three matches, the first three overs, actually…
21:355.161 runs, Shyam.
21:37I couldn't see not even one emotion from any of the players. They had just given up.
21:45True. Absolutely. Absolutely.
21:47Mr. Sarjan…
21:48Arjun, you have anything to add, Arjun?
21:50Yeah. I have a question for Mr. Sarjan. At this stadium, what was it like?
21:56I know it was in Gujarat. So, was it like Rajasthan, next-door neighbours,
22:00RCB or just Gujarat Titans instead in the finals?
22:05Of course, there is a lot of noise being made about Gujarat Titans in the finals.
22:10But today, let me be very honest. Everybody came for Virat Kohli, unfortunately disappointed.
22:15But when they realised that RR is walking through, the tables turned and everybody was talking about
22:21RR. But even when Samson fell, there was a huge cry thinking that RCB might bounce back.
22:26But by that time, the damage was done.
22:28Yeah. True. Absolutely.
22:31And also, Padikkal ensured that there were no further wickets for a while at least.
22:35For at least another 30 runs.
22:36So, that much that actually…
22:41I had one question as well to Tony's bite.
22:44Do you think it was a reaction of…
22:47Like I said, I felt RCB was shell-shocked.
22:49Do you think that is what happened where they just couldn't recover from that?
22:52Or did you say that there was a general lack of, I don't know, intent or whatever it was from RCB?
22:58Do you think it was a forced thing as a reaction to what happened in the 15th over?
23:02Or did you just see that they were down from the start itself?
23:06No, I wouldn't say they were down from the start itself.
23:08They had an average of around 8.2 or 8.3 when Padikkal, or rather, Patidar got down.
23:14You have to give credit to RR bowlers.
23:16They bowled the right line.
23:18And as you said, they did not give them…
23:19DK, the shots which he likes to hit, did not give him room.
23:23And they slowed down the pace.
23:24If you see McCoy, he was absolutely phenomenal.
23:27And due credit to Prasidh Krishna, the ball which he got,
23:30Hasaranga and the bouncer which he put up on the third ball.
23:33It was sheer pace.
23:34And I tell you, this boy was talent.
23:36Sometimes we judge players on the basis of one performance when they go for three sixes.
23:39But this is a very cruel game.
23:41You know, you might get hit for 20 runs.
23:42But what you need to see is the talent of a player.
23:44And Prasidh Krishna is one talent we need to back him.
23:48And that swing that he could generate, that stunned Patidar.
23:54That was brilliant.
23:56And he was touching 150 today.
23:58So, very, very good performance from them.
24:01In fact, like I said earlier in the show, that it was Prasidh Krishna and Robert McCoy
24:06who set up the win, actually.
24:08And Butler provided the finishing touches.
24:11Now, they go on to play the Gujarat Titans in the final.
24:18Anishbhai, before we get into that, let's have the details of the competition.
24:25Well, we've had 73 games.
24:27Most of them have gone to the wire except today.
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24:37The final match is coming up.
24:39Hope you can get it right.
24:40We all know what you guys are going to go for the final.
24:43But you never know if our turn-up on that day, who knows what's going to happen.
24:49The pressure is definitely going to be on RR because they have been beaten twice by us,
24:54rather the Gujarat Titans.
24:55Not going to be easy.
24:56And they are playing in Gujarat.
24:58So, it's going to be 100,000 people against RR.
25:02Okay, let's do our predictions.
25:04Arjun, who will win on Sunday?
25:07I think on Sunday, it will be Gujarat.
25:09You know, it's their home ground.
25:12I think Ardekh has a better chance of winning this one.
25:16And I'm just going to enjoy the match.
25:18I mean, CSK is our thing.
25:22Okay, Ram, I know your answer.
25:24But tell us, what are you looking forward to?
25:27Yeah, I think RR has a 100% record of winning the finals whenever we have reached that.
25:31Because we've only gone that far.
25:36That's a good one.
25:37You can also add that a tribute to Shane Vaughan will be an added motivation.
25:43Absolutely.
25:43Absolutely.
25:44And that's what even Bhakta just said.
25:45This is going to be for Vaughan.
25:46So, I think it will be a great tribute to him.
25:49Good luck to us.
25:50I think it's a great turnaround for the last few seasons.
25:53We have been 7-8-7.
25:54So, I think it's great to be back in the top.
25:57So, good luck to us.
25:58I'm going to be backing us in Halabal.
26:00Okay, Ram.
26:03Satish has been the most anti-RR among all our guests here.
26:09No, but I gave the devil its due today.
26:14I absolutely agree.
26:16I agree.
26:17But I'm saying, it's been a pattern over the last 70 matches, 70 or more matches.
26:21So, that's been…
26:22You've been pretty much an anti-RR too.
26:25So, for your final, Gujarat Titans or Rajasthan Royals?
26:30I would go with Gujarat Titans.
26:33Because they have a full-fledged team which is well-rounded.
26:37Just like the way RCB.
26:38But they have performed better.
26:41And I would say, I'll have to back…
26:44Based on the talents and the performances in the past, I will back Gujarat.
26:48And I'll go with Gujarat, Shyam, for sure.
26:52And with the home support as well.
26:56Okay.
26:56Anil, you are only the most neutral person here.
27:00Tell us who will win.
27:02I'll be very honest, Shyam.
27:04And as much as I want, you know, RR can give a fight.
27:08But you are playing against a team which is full on, high on confidence.
27:13These guys have already lost twice to them in the league phase.
27:17I'm not going to see…
27:19You have to play out of the skin.
27:20And if one guy…
27:22If this is the time where Samson will have to put his hand up, yes, I'm there.
27:25Because if you get hold of Josh Butler, I'm afraid RR is looking down the barrel.
27:29So if there are no ifs and buts, but Sanju Samson has to put his hand up,
27:33no, I'm going to win this game for my team.
27:35And that's been the best fitting tribute to Shane Warne.
27:38Anisbhai, actually, Sanju gets 100 every year.
27:41And this year, he has not scored one.
27:43So maybe it's the final.
27:44It's the final.
27:46I hope so.
27:46I hope so.
27:47Because this is the time.
27:48It's not now or never.
27:50Let's be very honest.
27:51He's been pathetic throughout this tournament.
27:53And I think, for Ram, it requires a new auction for RR to win, I think.
27:59Because the first time, in the first auction, they won it.
28:01And now, after 14 years, another new auction, RR is winning.
28:06So I think every time, you need a new auction.
28:08But what has Gujarat done wrong?
28:09They've not done anything wrong.
28:10They have…
28:11No, no.
28:12Absolutely.
28:13No, no.
28:13I'm just telling in Ram's favour.
28:17What is the status of Gujarat?
28:19Can anybody point out?
28:20Shyam, can you tell?
28:21Is there any weakness?
28:22Is there any chink in the RR?
28:23I don't see.
28:24I don't see.
28:26Right now, no.
28:27But the thing is, the only way they can overcome Gujarat is the way RR played today.
28:36I think they can put such a dominant performance.
28:39Because they bowled very well today.
28:41They battered out of their skins today.
28:43So it's a very rare phenomenon, especially coming from Rajasthan.
28:49Because they have a habit of winning two matches and losing another three.
28:53So that inconsistency has been their second name, I would say.
28:58But from here, I can see we have three Gujarat backers and one Ram.
29:05Of course, Ram is the only one.
29:06So I know the whole dice is loaded in favour of Gujarat.
29:14One thing is the home ground.
29:15They are going to have the whole backing of the home spectators, really.
29:22And secondly, if you look at Gujarat's performance through the tournament,
29:26it's just been completely dominating.
29:27I mean, in fact, the five matches they lost in between, some of them were very close as well.
29:34So in terms of performance, they are head and shoulders above Rajasthan.
29:41But Rajasthan being the underdogs, I am going to back the underdogs,
29:45provided if they play like today.
29:46If they play like today, they can beat Gujarat.
29:50Correct.
29:51Because they plan for all the batsmen.
29:54They produce a brilliant bowling, especially in the depth.
29:58Because like Anish Bhai said earlier, when Patidar left, it was something like 133,
30:05that is in the 13th or 14th over.
30:07Or 15th over.
30:0815th over, sir.
30:0915.3.
30:1115.3, that is when Patidar left.
30:13So almost in five overs, they just scored only 20.
30:16So that speaks very well of Rajasthan's depth bowling.
30:22Something which they have not done throughout the tournament.
30:25So if they can reprise this performance, certainly Rajasthan will win.
30:30That's the only way Rajasthan can win.
30:31Otherwise, Gujarat all the way.
30:33So let's wait for Sunday and find out.
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