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Dale Steyn on Tushar Deshpande: Rajasthan Royals have started their campaign in IPL 2026 in a strong manner. The team has shown great form by winning both its initial matches. While Rajasthan won one-sidedly in the first match, in the second match the team won against Gujarat Titans in a thrilling manner by 6 runs. In this match, Rajasthan batted first and scored a big score of 210 runs in 20 overs.

Tushar Deshpande changed the course of the match

Chasing the target, Gujarat Titans took the match till the last over. After 19 overs, the team had scored 200 runs and needed 11 runs in the last over to win. At such a pressure-filled moment, the ball was in the hands of Tushar Deshpande. He showed great composure and bowled accurately and restricted Gujarat to just 204 runs. In this way Rajasthan won the match by 6 runs.

Dale Steyn praised him profusely

South Africa’s legendary fast bowler Dale Steyn praised the performance of Tushar Deshpande. He said on Star Sports after the match that it is not easy for any bowler to keep his cool in a stressful time like the last over. The way Tushar used yorker balls, he did not give the batsmen a chance to play big shots.

tied the batsmen with yorkers

Steyn especially emphasized that Tushar consistently bowled accurate yorkers in that over, due to which even a dangerous batsman like Rashid Khan could not play freely. Bowling so accurately under pressure shows his confidence and skill.

Might get a chance in the Indian team

Dale Steyn also said a big thing about the future of Tushar Deshpande. He admitted that after such performance the Indian selectors will definitely keep an eye on him. In this match, Tushar bowled well even on a pitch favorable for batsmen, giving only 24 runs in his 3 overs and taking one wicket.

The Rajasthan Royals team has now started preparing for their next match, where they will face Mumbai Indians on April 7 in Guwahati. The team would like to maintain this winning streak and continue its excellent performance in the future.