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MUMBAI : Yuzvendra Chahal had promised to recreate his signature pose from the 2019 World Cup if he did something special in the Indian Premier League so when the Rajasthan Royals spinner captured his first career hat-trick he knew exactly what to do.
Rajasthan Royals pacer Obed McCoy on Monday came into the limelight after he did the signature step of Telugu actor Allu Arjun's movie, Pushpa, to celebrate with maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) wicket. McCoy achieved his first wicket in the clash against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday after the West Indies based pacer dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Sheldon Jackon in the 20th over at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai. The pacer celebrated his wicket by doing the famous 'jhukega nahi' step from the movie Pushpa and caught all the attention of the audience.
RCB and LSG would be among the top four after nearly a month of the competition. Both sides have followed a similar path so far. They started terribly, suffering a loss, but then bounced back brilliantly with three wins on the trot. A loss followed, but the two teams gained ground immediately with victories. So when the two sides face each other at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, it is going to be a battle of equals. For RCB, Dinesh Karthik, donning the finisher's role, has won three games with his bat. The latest one against Mumbai Indians saw Karthik notch up a swashbuckling, unbeaten 66 off 34 balls as
Yuzvendra Chahal's five-wicket haul which also included a hat-trick powered Rajasthan Royals to a thrilling seven-run win against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Brabourne Stadium. "Chahal and Buttler's performances were there for the world to see, " said Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson in the Post-match presentation ceremony. Ravichandran Ashwin took only one wicket but he got the prized scalp of dangerous Andre Russell leg before wicket for a golden duck. Obed McCoy bowled the final over of the match with KKR needing 11 runs with two wickets in hand but the left-arm pacer dismissed Sheldon Jackson and Umesh Yadav to guide Rajasthan to the fourth win of the season.
Rajasthan Royals bowling coach Lasith Malinga said Yuzvendra Chahal showed why leg-spinners are considered as match-winners in the IPL with a brilliant 17th over in which he recorded the first hat-trick of the season. Chahal (5/40 in 4 overs) removed Venkatesh Iyer off his first delivery in the 17th over and then Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi and Pat Cummins off the fourth, fifth and sixth balls to completely turn the match on its head and hand RR a close seven-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday night. This was after Jos Buttler's 61-ball 103, his second ton of the season, helped Royals scored an imposing 217 for five.
Umran Malik has created a buzz in this IPL with his pace. In an exclusive chat with TOI, he talks about his love for speed, his favourite mode of dismissals, his India dream and the tips he has got from SRH bowling coach Dale Steyn. Excerpts:When did you realize that you had this God-given gift to bowl fast?I realized this in 2018, when I was playing tennis-ball cricket. Whenever a team from Punjab came to Jammu, they used to call me, and I would win the match for my local side. After that, I appeared for the trials of the Jammu and Kashmir U-19 team and was selected. I would regularly practise with (Abdul) Samad (his J&K teammate). Samad bhai helped me a lot. He sent my bowling videos to the Sunrisers. SRH roped me in as a net bowler, and then I made it to the XI, which was a proud moment for me. Then I played matches and performed.
Shreyas Iyer was dejected that he couldn't bat till the end despite taking his team close with a 51-ball-85 as Rajasthan Royals won by seven runs in a high-scoring IPL thriller on Monday. KKR were all-out for 210 in reply to Royals' 217 for 5 but Iyer along with Australian white ball skipper Aaron Finch (58 off 28 balls) did make a match of it before things went downhill in the 17th over by Yuzvendra Chahal. "We went in line with the run-rate from the start thanks to Finch. We could not continue which was bad but it is a part of the game. My plan was to bat till the end," Iyer said. Asked if Nitish Rana's dismissal by Chahal actually became the turning point, Iyer felt that the leg-spinner's better record in match-ups with Delhi southpaw went his way.
Natarajan is in the midst of a dream spell for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the ongoing IPL 15. The 31-year-old left-arm pacer missed a major portion of last season due to knee injury and Covid, but has made a strong comeback and has so far taken 12 wickets from 6 games for the Kane Williamson-led side. He has troubled the batsmen with pace and delivered yorkers consistently at the death.