IPL 2022: Avesh Khan's 'bowl slow' plan worked wonders in Lucknow's win over Hyderabad

Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) pacer Avesh Khan provided his team breakthroughs in both the powerplay as well as in the death overs to deny 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) any chances of a comeback here on Tuesday. It eventually scripted Lucknow's 12-run win in the IPL 2022 match at the DY Patil Stadium. LSG scored 169/7 and went on to successfully defend the target, thanks to Khan's bowling spell (4 for 24). "Effort was to give wickets to the team because that's what the team wants from me. I wanted to take wickets in powerplay phase and slog-overs phase," said Khan at the post-match presentation ceremony.

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Fast bowler Avesh Khan returned figures of 4-24 as newcomers Lucknow Super Giants beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs to register their second successive win in the IPL on Monday. Avesh rattled the top and middle-order and fellow quick Jason Holder bowled a good final over to keep down Hyderabad to

Khan's first wicket was the prized scalp of captain Kane Williamson in the fourth over of the Hyderabad innings. "I had thought I'll bowl slow. I noticed that slower balls were working well in the first innings, so I thought I'd do that as a variation in the powerplay," said Khan. After dismissing SRH openers Williamson and Abhishek Sharma in the powerplay, Khan was brought back into the attack in the death overs and took the wickets of Nicholas Pooran and Abdul Samad off consecutive balls to be on a hat-trick.

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Having scored 169 for seven after a disastrous start, Lucknow Super Giants stopped Sunrisers Hyderabad at