Tristain stubbs

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: KL Rahul hailed Tristain Stubbs as ‘one of the best cricketers in the coming years’ after the duo propelled the Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket victory over the Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.

Rahul remained unbeaten on 93 off 53 balls, studded with seven fours and six maximums while Stubbs scored 38 not out off 23 balls as they shared a 111-run partnership for the fifth wicket, the highest for DC for this wicket, to seal victory with 13 balls remaining.

“Stubbsy has been brilliant from the first game and what many lower order batsmen don’t get is credit for how they play. It’s not an easy place to walk in when the required run rate is high, the wicket is a bit tricky and you look back and see that there are not many batters left, there is a lot of pressure. I have batted at number six myself so I know exactly how hard it is to bat in the lower order so credit to him.