IPL 2023: I was very, very impressed with Natarajan’s comeback, says Brian Lara
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After going for 17 in his first over, Natrajan gave away only six runs in his next two and bagged the wickets of Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag.
“I was very, very impressed with Natrajan’s comeback. He got hit for runs in the first over but then comeback strongly in his last three overs,” Lara told reporters.
“At one point, we thought we would be chasing 220 plus but our bowlers did well at the back end of the game and restricted them to 203 for 5,” he said.
Rajasthan Royals put up an all-round dominant display to start their IPL 2023 campaign with a 72-run thrashing of hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.
Lara said that they lost the game in the two powerplays.
He said: “If you split the game into two halves. We lost the first powerplay with the ball in our hands. And when we ha...