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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had a fantastic turnaround as a bowling unit after their struggles in the IPL 2022 opener the other day. The Faf du Plessis led side came to the party against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Wednesday (March 30), making amends for a poor outing with the ball in their tournament opener versus the Punjab Kings (PBKS).
RCB made a poor feast of defending a huge total of 205/6 on a flat batting surface at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai against PBKS’ powerful batting unit. But at the very same venue, the team went on to dismiss KKR to just 128 in 18.5 overs.
In the match against PBKS, RCB were let down by their usually trusted names such as Mohammed Siraj (2/59), Wanindu Hasaranga (1/40) and Harshal Patel (1/36).
But the trio came roaring back versus the two-time winners KKR, with Hasaranga being the stand-out performer. The Sri Lankan mystery spinner ran through the KKR batting unit to finish with figures of 4 for 20 off his 4 overs.
Ably supporting Hasaranga at the other end for RCB were Siraj (1/25) and Harshal (2/11). While the former was terrific with the new ball and set the tone up for RCB, the latter produced the goods through the middle and the end-overs of the innings for his team.
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KKR struggled right through their batting effort against a resurgent RCB bowling unit.
Fans applaud RCB for their allround effort with the ball against KKR
Given their performance on the night on a relatively flat surface at the DY Patil Stadium, the RCB attack was bound to garner appreciation from all sections of the IPL fanbase. Expected, fans flooded social media with high praise for each of their bowlers.
Here is how some of them reacted to RCB’s strong comeback:
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2 – Mohammed Siraj
2 – Harshal PatelBoth of them did it for RCB against KKR.#IPL2022 #RCBvKKR
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 30, 2022
Harshal Patel 2 overs 2 Maidens 2 Wickets pic.twitter.com/lBsgBMFUUB
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) March 30, 2022
Really impressive from RCB and more importantly, bowling performances like these look repeatable for them
— HL (@Haarrre) March 30, 2022
The plans and execution from RCB bowlers has been spot on today in comparison to their last game. That’s how good team respond to a bad day at the office, rightly picked them to be the top team this IPL.
— AJN (@LifeIsAnElation) March 30, 2022
Hasaranga 420, sorry, 4/20. pic.twitter.com/vXGDDrI0j1
— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16) March 30, 2022
Orange cap with Faf Du Plessis and Purple cap with Hasaranga – both playing for #RCB in #IPL2022
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 30, 2022
Harshal Patel keeps coming back. Apart from his variation, His self belief is something that makes him perform under pressure! #rcb #harshalpatel
— sukh brar (@Sukhbrar5414) March 30, 2022
Class from Hasaranga and Harshal, beautifully crafted the wickets in the middle overs, now time to seal the game by RCB batters.
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) March 30, 2022
Harshal has Become The Second Bowler in IPL History to bowl two consecutive maiden Overs ❤️❤️❤️
The First Was obviously our Md Siraj ✨#RCB #IPL2022 @RCBTweets
— Abhishek (MASKED????) (@Abhishek_1090) March 30, 2022
Harshal Patel 2-11
Hasaranga 4-20#RCB should be proud of this performance after a humiliation against #PBKS. This is what comeback is all about.If not for anything drastic, #RCB should get there easily.
— Mohamed Anas Adam (@mdanasadam) March 30, 2022
Hasaranga tore down that really strong KKR batting line up with his 4/20. I don’t think KKR have enough on the board to defend that. RCB have enough quality in their line up to chase that down with ease. #TATAIPL #RCBvKKR
— Ryan Pereira (@ryanspereira) March 30, 2022
Ee sala cup namde ????????#RCBvKKR #KKRvsRCB #hasaranga #rcb pic.twitter.com/6zbHyvie74
— Aniket Stark (@am_aniiket) March 30, 2022
Heading into the IPL 2022, the RCB bowling attack was rated as one of the most promising ones for the tournament, with their talented pace attack featuring the likes of Siraj, Harshal among others and the spin arsenal led by the mystery weapon Hasaranga.
Keeping in mind the imminent inclusion of Australian fast-bowler Josh Hazlewood, the RCB attack looks set to continue from strength to strength through the tournament, with more days like the one against KKR in store for this side.
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