Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batters Robin Uthappa wreaked havoc at the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai along with his batting partner Shivam Dube as they together rained fours and sixes at the venue and made their fans sit on the edge of their seats throughout their innings.
After losing four back-to-back defeats in the ongoing IPL 2022 campaign, Chennai Super Kings was in desperate need to redeem their form back. All thanks to the batting masterclass of the Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube, the team was able to post a score of 216 on the scoreboard.
After being asked to bat first, CSK lost Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad early in the innings. They were in a spot of bother, however, Shivam Dube and Robin Uthappa joined hands with each other and together they took the game away with a storm.
Though, Robin Uthappa started off slow, however, once he was settled on the ground, he switch gears and started smashing the bowlers of RCB to all the corners of the ground. He played a terrific knock of 88 runs off 50 balls, which consisted of 9 sixes and 4 fours. His knock had class written all over it.
He was well supported by Shivam Dube on the other hand, who also played the best knock of his IPL career. However, the talented cricketer missed out on a well-deserving century.
Meanwhile, fans on social media went berserk with the stunning performance of Robin Uthappa with the bat. From cricketers, experts to fans, everyone took to their Twitter to hail the brilliance of the mad show displayed by Robbie. Even legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Irfan Pathan, and Wasim Jaffer joined the bandwagon and hailed powerful hitting by him.
Check out the tweets here:
DY Patil has always been a wonderful track to bat on. Having said that, this has been some fabulous hitting by @robbieuthappa & @IamShivamDube.
Controlled aggression at its best.#CSKvRCB
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 12, 2022
Robin Uthappa was 27*(25) at the end of 12th over then scored 88(50) including 4 fours and 9 sixes. What a knock, Robbie. pic.twitter.com/T3wDpB9arW
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 12, 2022
Blimey. Robin Uthappa really targetting that 1000 runs season he said he wished before 2021 season.. Proper intent Robbie
#CSKvsRCB #IPL2022
— Jatin Khandelwal (@jr_khandelwal) April 12, 2022
Robin Uthappa you Beauty. Showing class and experience!
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 12, 2022
What a knock by Robin Uthappa – 88 (49). One of the finest knocks by him in IPL, total madness. He was on 24 (23), scored 64 runs in 26 balls. pic.twitter.com/ATApoKA8oB
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 12, 2022
Robin Uthappa madness. Vintage Uthappa!
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 12, 2022
Robin Uthappa what a class player?
Well played Robbie ? pic.twitter.com/6hXGk56X42— Ashutosh Srivastava (@kingashu1008) April 12, 2022
Robin uthappa & shivam dubey to RCB bowlers:#CSKvsRCB pic.twitter.com/eE3G2YsNr7
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) April 12, 2022
Well played, Robin Uthappa. What an Innings from him. He scored Brilliant 88 runs from 55 balls including 4 Fours and 9 Sixes against RCB, when he came to bat CSK struggling now CSK 200+ runs. Well played, Robin. pic.twitter.com/PcAVNqdm0G
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 12, 2022
Robin Uthappa to every bowler : #CSKvsRCB pic.twitter.com/fnDOI67M5G
— Yash (@Yashrajput027) April 12, 2022
Well played Robin Uthappa ? pic.twitter.com/zqE6AWdI7Q
— :/ (@MSDhoniwarriors) April 12, 2022
Appreciation tweet for,
SHIVAM DUBE & ROBIN UTHAPPA ?
— CSK Fans Army
? (@CSKFansArmy) Evergreen Robin Uthappa treat to watch.
— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) April 12, 2022
Robin Uthappa showing 2014 class all again ?
— riya (@reaadubey) April 12, 2022
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