IPL 2020
Rajasthan needed 84 runs in the last 5 overs against Punjab. Rajasthan reached the target in 19.3 overs. Rahul Devadia hit 5 sixes in one over. Featured in IPL history.
Devadia hit 5 sixes in one over and scored 53 off 31 balls to help Rajasthan win the toss and elected to bat first.
At the end of the 9th over, Smith was dismissed for 50 and Rahul Devadia was dismissed as the fourth wicket-taker.
Devadia stumbled in the opening overs as he tried to chase down the target of 224 runs. In the first 19 balls he was able to score only 8 runs.
Sanju Samson, who hit two sixes in the Maxwell over, then refused to run a single after hitting the ball in the long off. He thought Devadia would be wasting balls if he came to bat. Thus Devadia was further humiliated.
At the end of the 17th over, Rajasthan scored 173 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. He needed 51 off 18 balls. Rajasthan team fans lost hope as Devadia was still on the field.
Devadia hit four sixes in a row in the last over thrown by Cottrell. Another six off the 6th ball. The cricketing world was incredibly stunned when Devadia scored 30 runs in that over with 5 sixes. Then Shami bowled another six and Devadia was dismissed for 53 off 31 balls with a total of 7 sixes. The Rajasthan team finally tasted victory.
Devadia, a 28-year-old from Haryana, is an action-packed batsman and leg-spinner who has been hailed by fans as one of the all-rounders in the Indian team. Devadia was subsequently selected for the T20 series against England in India. However, Devadas did not get a chance to play for India.
IPL 2021
Last year did not go well for Devadia. He scored 255 runs in 14 matches in the 2020 IPL. Strike rate – 139.34, sixes – 17. But he scored only 155 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2021. Strike Rate – 105.44. Only 6 sixes.
IPL 2022
Rs. Gujarat team selected Devati for Rs 9 crore. CSK was keen to select Devadhi to the tune of Rs 8.75 crore and eventually backtracked.
In yesterday’s match against Punjab, the situation was such that they had to bat after being fielded without any chances. Need 18 runs off 5 balls. Miller hit a four. He needs 12 runs off the last two balls. Devadia in the field. While many were skeptical that he would be able to hit back in 2020, Devadia proved that he could hit sixes off both balls. How can he alone perform a miracle once again. Earlier in the IPL, Dhoni had hit two sixes in the last two overs when he needed 12 runs.
Bevan, Dhoni, Klusner, Devadia in the line-up is also a good action player and is responsible for adding the edge to the team in the last phase. Let this contribution be available to the Indian team.