The Royal Challengers Bengaluru star, Krunal Pandya has taken a slight dig at his brother Hardik Pandya, after the match. He claimed that he was the luckier Pandya in today’s match as RCB sealed the win by 17 runs at the Wankhede.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder, Krunal Pandya has taken a slight dig at his younger brother, Hardik Pandya. RCB had played away from home at the Wankhede Stadium and they won the game by 17 runs. The battle between the Pandya brothers is highly anticipated as both of them are highly accomplished players and good competitors. Krunal Pandya claimed that he once again won the battle and that he was the luckier ‘Pandya’.
Krunal Pandya didn’t have an opportunity to come out and bat as only 4 wickets had fallen in the innings, so Hardik Pandya couldn’t bowl at him. However, Hardik Pandya had to face Krunal Pandya in the second innings and it was a treat to watch the brothers go against each other.
Pandya brothers’ on-field duel adds spark as Krunal’s control boosts Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s momentum
The high voltage encounter between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru and the Mumbai Indians has never failed to deliver. This time out, both the teams were coming off a loss against the Rajasthan Royals and they were all set to make their comeback. After winning the toss, Hardik Pandya put the Royal Challengers Bengaluru to bat first. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli dominated the powerplay as despite the bowling changes, nothing could stop the might of Phil Salt. Mitchell Santner fell prey to Phil Salt as he conceded 22 runs off the over, including 3 sixes and a four. After Phil Salt, it was the Rajat Patidar show as he smashed a blistering half-century and his innings was complemented by Tim David. With a total of 240 on board, the RCB bowlers were confident about the victory but still had to take some crucial wickets.
When Krunal Pandya was handed over the ball by Rajat Patidar, the clash between the brothers had begun. Krunal Pandya bowled a fiery bouncer towards Hardik Pandya and he decided to let go of it. There were no words exchanged between the brothers but one could feel the tensions rising. In another instance, Hardik Pandya smashed a ball straight towards long-on and Krunal Pandya made a brilliant attempt, but fell short. The frustration of Krunal Pandya was visible and that’s how the battle between the brothers turned out to be yet another fine clash.
Krunal Pandya has been one of the stellar performers in the RCB bowling unit as he is able to bowl economically well and pick wickets. His ability to bring in variations and outfox the batters is highly rated. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be happy with the form of Krunal Pandya and in their next clash, Krunal will be taking on his former side, Lucknow Supergiants at the Chinnaswamy.
