When Royal Challengers Bengaluru is in determined want of a breakthrough, it turns to Josh Hazlewood. A four-wicket haul towards Rajasthan Royals on Thursday confirmed the match-winning prowess of Hazlewood.
Having realised that the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch presents further bounce and carry from a tough size, a relentless Hazlewood honed in, enjoying an enormous half in RCB recording a primary win at residence this season.
His first sufferer got here within the sixth over, when RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was going nice weapons. The southpaw opener had smashed his strategy to a 19-ball 49 and threatened to take the sport away from RCB. A intelligent change of angle from across the wicket stunned Jaiswal, who misplaced form and spooned a catch.
Hazlewood confirmed his magic as soon as once more in his second spell. RCB was in a decent spot, with RR needing 46 runs from the final 4 overs.
The Australian prized out Shimron Hetmyer and put RR on the again foot by conceding simply six runs from the over.
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Hazlewood saved the perfect for final when he successfully sealed the sport by dismissing final hope Dhruv Jorel and Jofra Archer in an excellent nineteenth over.
RCB head coach and former Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower showered reward on the “world-class bowler”.
“Hazlewood’s final two overs went for seven runs, and he took three wickets. He’s a category operator, a world-class bowler. He’s nice beneath strain in any format of the sport. He thinks clearly and he’s bought nice ability,” Flower mentioned within the post-match press convention.
He’s recognized for his heavy size bowling, however he has nice all-round expertise. He mixes in yorkers, vast yorkers, slower balls… He is aware of what sort of ball to bowl on the proper time.”