IPL 2019 | Legends and pundits react to RCB v RR match starting in April and ending in May without a result
It was a frustrating day for Royal Challengers Bangalore as they crashed out of the tournament after the match against Rajasthan Royals was abandoned due to rain. Even though RCB started off well, they could only score 61 in five overs and RR couldn't complete the chase thanks to the rain Gods.
Tough luck!
Shreyas Gopal's hat-trick in the #RCBvRR game.
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) May 1, 2019
-> First ever recorded T20 hat-trick that resulted in a washout
-> First ever recorded T20 hat-trick in an inning of 6 or fewer overs#IPL2019
Bizarre
RCB spent INR 920 lacs on Shimron Hetmyer (420 lacs) & Shivam Dubey (500 laks) but have only given them four matches each. To spend such a huge amount of money on two players and give them such little game time in a format as volatile as T20 is strange. #IPL #RCBvRR
— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) April 30, 2019
In the end, it didn't matter! :(
Ah ah lovely from Shreyas Gopal. Hattrick. @rajasthanroyals over the moon after the damaging first over.
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) April 30, 2019
That sounds interesting! O1!
should come back for a super over in the morning #RCBvRR
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) April 30, 2019
He didn't see the NR coming!
RCB hit massive trough after blazing start. Can’t see how they can win this match unless RR lose their nerve or just get too excitable and error-prone
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 30, 2019
Damn, what a unique achievement! :P
Match started in April. Finished in May. Without producing a result. This has to be some kind of a record 🙈🤣🏏 #RCBvRR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 30, 2019
Food for thought!
Rain curtailed game....if so much. Let’s have a re-toss or at the very least...allow the teams to change their XI. What’s say?? #RCBvRR #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 30, 2019
When everyone was expecting a win for RR...
At the end of all that, it's abandoned. Well, well...
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 30, 2019