The 30th match of the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League will go down in the history books as one of the best IPL matches of all time. The match had everything that a fan could ask for in a T20 match. It had a hundred, good partnerships, four runs taken by running between the wickets, a hat-trick, spin, pace, diamond duck, direct hit runout and much more. Obed McCoy emerged as a hero for the Rajasthan Royals in the match.
Speaking about the match first, the Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field first at the Brabourne Stadium. It was a batting paradise, and the opener of the Rajasthan Royals team Jos Buttler made great use of the conditions as he raced to his second IPL ton of the season.
Cameos from Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer ensured that the Rajasthan Royals finished with 217/5 on the board in 20 overs. Chasing 218 to snap their losing streak in IPL 2022, the Knight Riders lost Sunil Narine’s wicket on the first ball, but half-centuries from Shreyas Iyer and Aaron Finch kept KKR alive in the contest.
The match went down to the final over, where Obed McCoy had to defend 11 runs. The debutant did a fantastic job and picked up the remaining two wickets in the space of four balls to power RR to a seven-run win. Here’s what McCoy said after the match:
“I feel good. This is my first game since last year and my injury so I had to come and perform as best as I could. I’ve worked really hard in these last few months. It was just about getting over the nerves and working hard. I know my skills – I normally try to back them.”
Fans on Twitter salute Obed McCoy for his fantastic performance in last over
Here’s how the Twitterati reacted to the great performance from McCoy in the 20th over:
And what an epic debut in the IPL for Obed McCoy. It takes nerves of steel to perform in the last over when the match is on the line. 👌
— AJN (@LifeIsAnElation) April 18, 2022
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Obed McCoy on the fire 🔥🔥❤️😭😱🔥
Advertisement— Mahesh_ Thakor_567 (@thakormahesh567) April 18, 2022
Already one of the best matches of IPL 2022 👏😍. A hundred, a hatrick, kkr's fighting spirit, then chocking then again fighting spirit & atlast choked 😌🔥.
Obed McCoy doing pushpa celebration 😂Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment 🥳 @y_umesh Hold my beer man💥#RRvsKKR pic.twitter.com/SZffsPWSWa
Advertisement— Ajay Yadav (@ajayyadavm09) April 18, 2022
Celebration from Obed McCoy after picking his maiden IPL wicket.#ThaggedheLe @alluarjun pic.twitter.com/4s0uVn8F0g
— PK-₳₳ CULT 🦁 (@pkfanboy_1) April 18, 2022
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A fine 20th over on IPL debut by Obed McCoy 👏👏#IPL2022 #KKRvsRR pic.twitter.com/mTXSY43hGr
Advertisement— Wisden India (@WisdenIndia) April 18, 2022
Obed McCoy!!! Best WI Death Bowler #RRvKKR
— Chatil Panditasekara (@ChatilPandi) April 18, 2022
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Wow. Amazingly clutch bowling from Chahal and Obed McCoy! #RRvKKR #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/rRyRx9SvsI
Advertisement— CricAmerica (@CricAmerica) April 18, 2022
Kartik Tyagi.
Kuldeep Sen.
Obed McCoy.Just my team trusting youngsters with HUGE big overs, and the kids delivering in style ❤️
AdvertisementWhat a win @rajasthanroyals 🔥
— Rupin Kale (@Vegansportlover) April 18, 2022
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"I know my skills. I backed my skills. It was all about keeping the nerves and executing it." – Obed McCoy
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 18, 2022
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Both Kuldeep Sen and Obed McCoy bowled the final over for RR on their debut to defend a total and they won a game each. 👏
Advertisement— Aditya (@Adityakrsaha) April 18, 2022
Obed McCoy was playing his first match and he defend 11 runs in the last over, he given just 4 runs and picked 2 Wickets as well. Brilliant performance by Obed McCoy. pic.twitter.com/TxsOmUCPc3
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 18, 2022
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What a #TATAIPL2022 game. So many guys played a part; Butler, Chahal, Shreyas, Finch,Obed McCoy on debut. Brilliant action. Well played everyone.
Advertisement— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) April 18, 2022
Obed McCoy was playing his first competitive game in 6 months and he got the job to defend 10 in the final over on his IPL debut. The pressure was incredible on him, a great debut for McCoy. pic.twitter.com/1CmcF481xx
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 18, 2022
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