Rajasthan Royals once again fails to cross the finish line from a position of strength.
When the Steven Smith-less Rajasthan Royals took the field against Kings XI Punjab, the team appeared to have conceded the psychological edge to the host.
And later in the evening, the way the Rajasthan batsmen suffered from a now-familiar ‘panic attack’, it only highlighted the Ajinkya Rahane-led team’s lack of collective self-belief, no matter how close it gets to victory.
As seen so many times this season, Rajasthan moved to a position of strength while chasing 182. Notwithstanding the brisk start given by Jos Buttler, the team stumbled once again. From 97 for two, Rajasthan slipped to 133 for five and never looked like crossing the line.
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