"Thukra ke mera pyaar, mera inteqaam dekhegi!"- Fans go berserk as Shivam Dube haunts RCB with blazing 95* in IPL 2022
It seems to be the season of redemption as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder Shivam Dube returned to haunt his former franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Tuesday.
The all-rounder smashed 95* off just 46 balls as CSK ended up with a mammoth total of 216/4 in their 20 overs. The RCB bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the southpaw and they simply had nowhere to hide.
Fans hailed Shivam Dube for finally showing just how destructive he can be if he gets to face enough deliveries, that too against his former franchise. Here are some of the best reactions:
in our 
hearts!just DUBE it!!!!!! 💯 in our 💛 hearts!
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uthappa and dube tonight 🙌🏻
#IPL2022 https://t.co/gjlWsJOQfg
Shivam Dube, bro I don't care if you move your feet or not as long as you are going to move your bat like this.
Man Dube what happened to you 😭😭😭
Call it trash bowling or whatever you want, but this has been some innings from Shivam Dube! Took complete advantage of the full lengths RCB kept bowling at him! Top Knock!
#CSKvRCB
CSK with a crazy finish of 216/4. A proper masterclass batting display by Uthappa and Dube, both of them hit 17 sixes together.
Dube should have been our no.4 in 2019 WC.
Stephen Fleming watching Dube and Uthappa https://t.co/IMqLhMIrpJ
Shivam Dube deserves the standing ovation, CSK lost 4 consecutive matches, they were 36 for 2 from 6.4 overs and then came Dube storm and scored unbeaten 95 runs from just 46 balls. Take a bow, Dube. https://t.co/ShDIWeoY66
Had a match today. We batted 1st. I was batting like a dream. Best I feel I've ever batted. Creamed 4 cover/square drives. Out for 22. Team all out for 70. Depressed all day. And now Uthappa & Dube decide to do this.
Nothing can make me sadder and happier than cricket.
#IPL2022
Thought it's a six and hundred. But striking at 208 for 45 balls is crazy from Dube. Breakout season.
Shivam Dube. Get that head of yours up immediately ♥️
Shivam Dube :
for RCB
169 runs in 15 matches
vs RCB
141 runs in 2 innings
Without Thala With Thala
this is The Thala Dhoni effect. What a batsman Shivam Dube https://t.co/wnfCd0gvb0
Punjab went hard for Dube, were the losing bid. Dube showing this intent and in this form in PK would have been even more fun. He would also have completed their batting order by hand type.....
Take a bow, king dube 🛐 https://t.co/DQh1oM5xWx
Dube Is Smashing Everyone. This Season Cannot Be A Fluke Anymore #CSKvRCB
Time to put some respect to Shivam Dube. Literally the only guy atm who is doing his role well. In all the three knocks guy got the entry point right at middle overs and given his best hitting the spinners and junk pace. That's the only thing he's good at & doing it well.
Don't know about the longest sixes, but Dube hits the tallest sixes.
Shivam Dube in #IPL2022:
3(6)
49(30)
57(30)
3(5)
94(46)
Best batsman of Chennai Super Kings this season. https://t.co/dsvc19lfwR
This Dube dude always used to Ghost for RCB lmao.
Will proudly tell my kids that 8.1 million people watched king dube destroying RCB, which is the highest ever of the 2022 season.
102 metre six from Shivam Dube off RCB's best bowler tonight 😭😭😭
Dube causing a bit of a mess of RCB’s bowling plans here and even pumped Hasaranga out of the attack - pure chaos theory batting. twitter.com/berbaspincric/…
Dube to RCB Team 😂
#CSK𓃬 #CSKvsRCB https://t.co/MNbQBVII9V
Shivam Dube, Robin Uthappa help CSK post mammoth 216/4
With the dew making chasing easier in the second half, it was important for CSK to post a huge first-innings total. However, they didn't get off to the best of starts as Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his lean patch of form after being trapped in front by RCB debutant Josh Hazlewood.
A brilliant piece of fielding from another debutant in Suyash Prabhudessai led to the big wicket of Moeen Ali. With the pitch holding up a bit and RCB still having Glenn Maxwell and Wanindu Hasarang up their sleeve, it looked like RCB would strangle CSK to a modest total.
However, Shivam Dube didn't let Hasaranga settle by attacking him from the get-go. The left-hander smartly attacked the shorter boundary and Faf du Plessis was left with no option but to let Maxwell bowl from the other end.
Robin Uthappa began an assault on Maxwell and the runs suddenly started to flow from both ends. Uthappa's fantastic 88 and Dube's blazing 95* have ensured that despite having a weak bowling attack, CSK can believe they can get their first win of the season.
RCB, on the other hand, bat deep and will need to make the most use of the powerplay if they want to pull off this chase.
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