Published 17:54 IST, October 17th 2020

Robin Uthappa IPL record: Fans react to cricketer’s promotion, Rajasthan opener hits form

Rajasthan batsman Robin Uthappa scored an attacking 41 off 22 balls against Bangalore after he was promoted to open the innings by captain Steve Smith.

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33rd match of ongoing Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season got underway today at Dubai International Stium with Rajasthan taking on Bangalore. Prior to match, Rajasthan skipper Steve Smith won toss and opted to bat first. Interestingly, Australian batsman dropped regular opener, Jos Buttler, down order in favour of struggling Robin Uthappa.

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Prior to ongoing Rajasthan vs Bangalore match, Robin Uthappa h scored just 83 runs in six Dream11 IPL 2020 innings. However, right-handed batsman struck form immediately upon getting promoted up order as he scored an imperial 41 off just 22 balls to provide his side with a rollicking start against Bangalore's bowlers. Moreover, during course of his whirlwind kck, Robin Uthappa also reached a significant IPL milestone.  

When Robin Uthappa scored his sixth run of innings, he completed 4,500 runs across all IPL matches. stylish Indian batsman w has 4,535 runs in his tally, which he has scored at an aver of 28.34 with 24 half-centuries. latest Robin Uthappa IPL record also means that cricketer is w among nine batsmen in tournament’s history to scale 4,500-run mark.

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Rajasthan fans hailed captain Steve Smith’s decision of promoting Robin Uthappa up order in place of regular opener Buttler. Several fans and followers took to ir social media accounts and expressed ir enthusiasm of Rajasthan batsman returning to form in style. Here is a look at some of reactions where fans celebrated latest Robin Uthappa IPL record along with his explosive innings against Bangalore's new-ball bowlers.

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At time of publishing, Rajasthan franchise compiled a competitive 177-6 from ir allotted 20 overs. Uthappa innings vs Bangalore was followed up by Steve Smith (57 off 36 balls) and Jos Buttler (24 off 25 balls) making ir contributions with bat. Bangalore’s pacer Chris Morris was pick of bowlers with figures of 4-26 from his four overs.

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17:54 IST, October 17th 2020