When we talk about modern-day IPL bangers, the usual suspects pop up like clockwork: Phil Salt, Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran... you know, the usual six-smashing batters. But wait—there’s a stealth bomber in the mix that no one’s talking about. Enter: Nehal Wadhera — the underdog with a bat louder than a rock concert.
Is season to inka bat kuch zyada hi ooncha bol raha hai. It's like Nehal’s willow is singing opera in a rock band—loud, dramatic, but not at all unexpected. Friday night against RCB? Oh, just a casual unbeaten 33 off 19, no big deal—unless you’re PBKS, in which case it was a life-saving, blush-saving, dignity-preserving cameo.
Now, spare a sympathetic sniffle for the Mumbai Indians. Ek talented youngster jisko MI ne hi groom kiya tha, let him go for ₹4.2 Crore to Punjab Kings, despite sitting on a fat stack of ₹32.5 Crore. Not even a Right to Match? Comeon, MI. That’s like baking a cake and letting someone else eat it on your birthday.
But hey, one team's oopsie is another team's jackpot. PBKS took one good look at Nehal and said, “Yup, this one’s a keeper.” And boy, has he paid them back—with interest. 168 runs in 6 games, a blazing strike rate of 147.3, and an average of 42. Yet, somehow, still flying under the radar..
Let’s call it like it is—Nehal Wadhera isn’t just knocking on the door of stardom; he’s kicking it down. IPL fans, take notes: a star is brewing, and he’s got that "main character energy."
What happened in RCB vs PBKS match?
After rain reduced the match to a 14-over a side contest, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru never took off. Batting first, they were reduced to 42/7 and that number '49' was haunting them yet again.
But Tim David saved them from that embarrassment and with a fighting 26-ball-50 not out, helped RCB finish at 95/9.
And then Josh Hazlewood made sure it wasn't a walk in the park for the visitors as PBKS found themselves wanting at 53/4. But then it was Nehal Wadhera show, who took his side over the finish line on back of an unbeaten 33.
While PBKS has now won 2 in a row, RCB has lost all of their 3 home games so far. However, they have 4 wins on the road.
