Clash of the two Australian Heavy-weights:
Not the clash between Hussey and Watson, but the collision that happened during the last over of the semi-finals between RR and CSK. With the match seemingly in their grasp, Watson and Hodge collided while trying a take a skier from Chris Morris. Hodge injured his knee and was declared unfit to play the finals. Royals were dealt a huge blow much before the start of the finals, as
Hodge had scored 109 runs in the tournament at a strike-rate of 198 and was their match-winner in the middle order.Hodge’s presence in the RR line-up against a star-studded MI line-up would have helped even things out a little. RR certainly missed their star-finisher in the finals as the match slipped from their grasp.
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