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'Keeper-batsman Jos Buttler slams 43-ball 89 as RR beat Mumbai Indians at Wankhede
Rajasthan Royals' Jos Buttler during his 89 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Pic/Suresh Karkera
RR pacer Dhawal Kulkarni, who sent back Suryakumar Yadav, highlighted the importance of Gopal's knock after the middle order collapse. "This is what T20 cricket is all about… you have to cope with the pressure and it is more about getting out of pressure rather than taking that pressure on yourself. I feel Shreyas [Gopal] did a wonderful job for us, took the pressure completely off and helped us win the game," Dhawal said at the post-match press conference.
Special Buttler
Buttler stitched a 60-run stand for the opening wicket with his skipper Ajinkya Rahane (37) and then put on 87 with Sanju Samson for the second wicket as he registered his third half-century of the tournament. "Jos is a special player for our team and a knock like that changed the momentum of the game; brought us back. And he is doing that consistently," said Dhawal, who spoke about the challenge of bowling to Buttler in the RR nets: "It is challenging to bowl to him because he has all the shots, but I take that as a challenge and improve my bowling."
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