De Villiers, Bharat, Kohli, Maxwell – Sunil Narine: Went through the Royal Challengers Bangalore order of attack and recorded the magic numbers 4 for 21 in his 4over spell.
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Sunil Narine stole the show with a daring bowling performance at the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) Qualifier in Sharjah on Monday. The Caribbean cricketer went through the Royal Challengers Bangalore batting order and recorded the magic numbers 4 for 21 on his 4over spell.
RCB went to a flier after choosing to hit first, but just before the end of the power play, Lockie Ferguson made the first breakthrough. Shooting Devdutt Padikkal for 21 to score the opening score of 49 runs. Kohli joined KS Bharat and the crowd expected another devastating blow from the wicketkeeper-batsman, but today was not his day.
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The latter appeared to be brushing against delivery in the air of Narine, but he left a large space between the bat and his pads. The ball crashed into the stump and the RCB captain was out at 39.
On his next over, the Caribbean rider gave RCB a massive jolt by knocking down his skipper Virat Kohli.
Narine’s next victim was RCB‘s most experienced hitter. AB de Villiers, who did not show up in the UAE round of the tournament. RCB fans wanted an ABD special in the Eliminator.
But the KKR spinner had other plans 2nd ball of the 15th overs. And de Villiers was cleared by Narine with an off breaker, which swung past the racket and interrupted the woodwork.
With three large windows already in his kitty. Narine came to pitch his finish, and this time it was Glenn Maxwell against him.
The secondary player threw a more complete delivery. The batter went for a hit and hit Ferguson as a short third man.
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