Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja turned it up he wreaked havoc on the Kolkata Knight Riders’ top order scalping 3 wickets in just 8 balls. The enthralling CSK vs KKR clash is being played at Chepauk Stadium.
Winning the toss and choosing to bowl first, CSK conceded one of the most expensive powerplays with CSK just KKR at 56 for 1 wicket at the end of 6 overs. He had picked three wickets in his first eight balls of the match, getting rid of the cream of the KKR batting.
Ravindra Jadeja takes 3 wickets in 8 balls
He first sent back Angkrish Raghuwanshi, who had shaped up for a reverse sweep, missed, and was caught right in front. Then he got rid of Sunil Narine for the fourth time in five T20 innings. Venkatesh Iyer had been Jadeja’s third victim as he had holed out to deep midwicket with Daryl Mitchell taking a good catch.
It had been the simple wicket-to-wicket stuff that had helped Jadeja get the wickets. Thirteen of the 24 balls of his spell Jadeja had kept on a length, not giving the batters much room, conceding just one boundary in his four overs. He had also made sure to vary his pace well, keeping the trajectory on the flatter side and not allowing the batters to get under the ball.
Jadeja had ended his spell with 3 for 18, an economy of 4.50.
Ravindra Jadeja in IPL:
- 2776 runs.
- 156 wickets.
- 100 catches.
- 4 times IPL Winne
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