- Sheryas Gopal 4/16 against RCB
In an all-important match between RCB and Rajasthan Royals played at Sawai Man Singh Stadium, Jaipur on 19th May, the young uncapped talented Karnataka bowler, Sheryas Gopal playing for Rajasthan Royals bowled a dream spell.
Chasing a target of 165, Parthiv Patel and AB de Villiers were cruising at 75 for 1 in the 9th over. Sheryas Gopal picked wickets of Patel, Moeen Ali and Mandeep Singh in quick succession. He then grabbed the dangerous AB de Villiers to break the backbone of Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line up.
He finished with figures of 4/16 in 4 overs with an economy of 4. In this spell, he bowled 10 dot balls. Rajasthan Royals won the match by 30 runs. Gopal was named a man of the match for his match-winning spell.