Had asked Maxwell if he wanted strike but he said 'you can finish it off': Bharat
The Hindu
Bharat smashed 78 not out off 52 balls as he lofted Avesh Khan for a straight six with five needed off the last delivery to chase down DC's target of 165
Royal Challengers Bangalore's latest star Kona Bharat said that his senior partner Glenn Maxwell had complete faith that the Andhra wicketkeeper-batter could finish off the last IPL league game against Delhi Capitals, which he did .
Bharat, who has had a good IPL with the bat, smashed 78 not out off 52 balls as he kept calm under pressure and lofted Avesh for a straight six with five needed off the last delivery to chase down DC's target of 165.
The result of the match didn't have a bearing on points table though as DC finished on top with 20 points and RCB on 18 but in third place due to inferior net run-rate (-0.140) compared to Chennai Super Kings (+0.455).