IPL 2019, SRH v RR: 3 masterstrokes that helped SRH win against RR

#3 Vijay Shankar's Cameo

Shankar's score of 35 might not look a big one in the comparison to the scores of Samson & Warner but he played a huge role in SRH's win today. Shankar came into bat in 12th over when SRH needed 82 runs.

Vijay Shankar has looked more aggressive for SRH this season. Image Courtesy: BCCI/IPLT20.COM

SRH had a blistering start but they still needed over nine runs per over to win the match. Instead of trying to settle down by taking his time, Shankar went for the big shots whenever the opportunity was offered. He smacked three sixes & a four. When he didn't get the opportunity to score a boundary, he rotated the strike.

Though Shankar got out early & failed to finish the match, he made sure other batsmen had an easy job in their hands. SRH lost a couple of wickets afternoon his departure but they still managed to win quite comfortably only because of Shankar's important cameo in middle overs.

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