Dubai: The Indian Premier League 2020 encounter between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on Sunday (October 11) witnessed a heated hassle between Khaleel Ahmed and Rahul Tewatia.
The incident took place in the final over of the match when Rajasthan Royals needed eight runs to win off the last over. Royals batsman Tewatia and Riyan Parag were on fire and the pressure was on Khaleel to defend those runs.
The match, at one point, was totally in SRH’s favour after Royals were reeling at 78/5 at the end of 12 overs. But Tewatia and Parag had completely changed the balance of the game which had left SRH scratching their heads.
In the final over, as Tewatia tried to complete a run, Khaleel was seen as hassling with the left-handed batsman in the middle. As the argument got intense, the umpires and SRH captain David Warner had to interfere.
After Riyan Parag hit the winning six for Royals, Tewatia and Khaleel continued to exchange words, but quickly resolved the debate, and were later seen having a cordial chat with each other.
After the match, Tewatia, who was given the man of the match award, was asked about what went down between the two players, and he said that it was just in the heat of the moment. “No big deal, we just got taken away in the heat of the moment. Things like these happen in such situations,” Tewatia said.
Meanwhile, Warner praised Tewatia and Parag for their excellent performance after the defeat. “It’s good to see good battle out there, credit to the way he (Tewatia) played. He came out and played his shots and played very brave and got his team across the line,” Warner said.
