Kulwant Khejroliya endured one of the costliest overs in IPL playoff history as Royal Challengers Bengaluru turned the match around in the 15th over against Gujarat Titans during Qualifier 1 in Dharamshala on Tuesday.Khejroliya conceded 28 runs in the over, the second most expensive in IPL playoff history after Parvinder Awana’s 33 runs for PBKS against CSK in 2014. The over included two no-balls, a wide, a fielding error and three boundaries from Rajat Patidar.The finale started off quietly with singles from Krunal Pandya and Patidar. Things changed quickly after Krunal bowled high and high for four behind square. RCB checked the shot for height and were called without the ball, giving them a free kick. The next ball went wide and another boundary followed when Nishant Sindhu failed to stop a deep shot.Khejroliya then overshot again as Krunal singled, giving Patidar another free hit. Patidar took full advantage. He first bowled a close ball to Yorker at mid-wicket for four, then used a slower ball to bowl a six over long leg. On the final ball, he cleared his front leg and hit another boundary at mid-wicket to finish the over with 28 runs.That completely changed the momentum of the innings as RCB finished with 254/5.Patidar remained unbeaten on 93 off 33 balls, hitting nine sixes and five fours after surviving two dropped catches. RCB scored 86 runs in the last five overs and 114 in the last six overs.The innings started quickly with Venkatesh Iyer attacking Mohammed Siraj early before falling to Kagiso Rabada for 19.Rabada also tested Virat Kohli with pace and bounce, but Kohli still made 43. Along with Devdutt Padikkal, who scored 30, Kohli helped RCB reach 76/1 in the powerplay.GT fought back in the middle through tight bowling from Rashid Khan and wickets from Jason Holder, who removed Kohli and Padikkal in the space of three balls.However, the game changed after GT dropped Patidar twice against Prasidh Krishna. Patidar and Krunal then added 95 runs together before Rabada dismissed Krunal for 43. Patidar continued to attack till the end and guided RCB to one of the highest totals in IPL playoff history.
