At the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, RR were perfectly poised to win as they needed 25 runs off 18 balls. But Avesh Khan delivered one pin-point yorker after the other to pick three wickets - of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag and Shimron Hetmyer - in his last two overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He also defended nine runs off the final over to give his team a memorable win, with his figures reading as 3-37, as RR fell to a second straight close defeat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Avesh Khan single-handedly won them the game. He bowled the 18th over for just five runs and then nailed the final over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt was smart captaincy too\u2014Pant trusted current form over reputation. Avesh backed the yorker, the one delivery we old-timers always talk about. No fancy variations\u2014just relentless yorkers. That\u2019s what brought them back into a game they had almost lost,\" said Manjrekar on JioHotsar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ex-India batter Ajay Jadeja analysed how RR found their way from going towards a straightforward defeat to suffering their fourth consecutive defeat in the competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThings have just slipped away for Rajasthan Royals. It's not that they\u2019ve played badly\u2014they\u2019ve been in the game. They needed just 9 runs in the final over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIn the IPL, you expect teams to finish from there, regardless of conditions or who's bowling. They need to believe in themselves a bit more and look to close games earlier. Even here, they started well\u2014picked up big wickets like Pooran, Marsh, and Pant.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThings have just slipped away for Rajasthan Royals. It's not that they\u2019ve played badly\u2014they\u2019ve been in the game. They needed just 9 runs in the final over.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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