RCB won back-to-back three games after their win over KXIP on Wednesday. All these happened after the South African pacer Dale Steyn joined the squad. He was included as a replacement of Nathan Coulter-Nile.
Steyn played only two games and his first game was on April 19 against KKR. His other game was against CSK and picked up four wickets in both the games.
With Steyn’s arrival, the RCB’s bowling was boosted. They even started picking wickets in the powerplay which they couldn’t do in the season before. However to everyone’s surprise Steyn was left out of the squad against KXIP.
Later reports from Cricbuzz suggested that Steyn had sustained a shoulder injury. As a result the superstar has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2019. Unfortunately he only had the luxury of playing two matches this season.
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A short but sweet visit
Steyn’s 2019 IPL journey lasted only a week, but it turned out to be a sweet one. RCB defeated two toughest teams in the likes of KKR and CSK and Steyn played an important role in both the games.
With Steyn’s arrival, Kohli’s men got a huge boost. They picked up seven wickets in two powerplays which they couldn’t manage in nine matches. Kohli even mentioned that Steyn’s arrival has increased confidence of young bowlers.
Steyn in less than a week changed the fate of RCB in the ongoing season. They were in the last position of the points table previously. But after Steyn’s arrival they got off the last last place. It will be interesting to see how RCB performs in the absence of the Proteas superstar.