IPL 2021: This knock was much needed for me, my team, says Shivam Dube
Updated On: 03 October, 2021 12:02 PM IST | Abu Dhabi | PTI
Yashasvi Jaiswal timed it beautifully while Shivam Dube deflated Chennai Super Kings with brute power as Rajasthan Royals kept their play-off hopes alive with a seven-wicket victory on Saturday
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Shivam Dube of Rajasthan Royals plays a shot during match 47 of the Indian Premier League between the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings held at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Pic/PTI
Rajasthan Royals all-rounder Shivam Dube, who hit a match-winning unbeaten 64 against Chennai Super Kings in his first match of IPL`s UAE leg, said that this knock was "much needed" not only for him but also for his team. "Obviously, this knock was much needed for me as well as my team at this moment. And this knock is totally for my team. "Because we are on number seven right now and we need to qualify and if we play really well (in) the other two matches, we gonna qualify, so it was important...," Dube said at the post-match press conference. Yashasvi Jaiswal timed it beautifully while Shivam Dube deflated Chennai Super Kings with brute power as Rajasthan Royals kept their play-off hopes alive with a seven-wicket victory on Saturday.
Jasiwal smashed 50 off 21 balls which included some delectable sixes off star Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood while Dube sent the likes of Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja into orbit en-route his unbeaten 64 off 42 balls as Royals made a short work of a victory target of 190 in just 17.3 overs. "And talking about (being) benched, yeah, it is about the team, what combination the team goes on, it is on the coaches and the support staff and the captain and I was waiting for my chance and I got the chance and I performed well," the hard-hitting southpaw noted. Courtesy their victory, Rajasthan have jumped to the sixth spot, even as the race for the play-offs intensifies, with as many as five teams vying for the remaining two spots. CSK and Delhi Capitals have already qualified. Dube also lavished praise on his Mumbai team-mate and supremely-talented Jaiswal.
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