Chawla's Powerplay stifle proves gamechanger
The legspinner bowled three overs in the Powerplay, something he has only ever done once previously across 135 IPL matches, and had D'Arcy Short tied up in knots
All-star of the match
The wow moment
The numbers
- This was only the second time in 135 IPL matches that Chawla bowled three overs in the Powerplay. The only other time he did this was also in this season; he conceded 21 off his three such overs against RCB earlier this month
- Against left-handers this season, Chawla has conceded just 26 runs off 32 deliveries. On Wednesday, this was particularly significant as Royals had two left-handers in the top five
What they said
Piyush Chawla
Shashank Kishore is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo