Raipur, May 11 -- After Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) secured a nervy win over Mumbai Indians (MI), former South African cricketer Mark Boucher hailed Krunal Pandya's masterful 73 while battling cramps, noting how desperately the all-rounder wanted to pull off a win for the defending champions.

Krunal fell, Krunal fought, and it all paid off as his counter-attacking 73 in 46 balls, laced with four boundaries and five sixes, paved the way for a final ball win for RCB, with two wickets to spare. This is Krunal's only third half-century in the IPL, but perhaps one of his best, considering the tricky, uneven wicket at Raipur, where chasing a modest 167 looked like a massive mountain to climb.

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