Yash Thakur (left) justified the trust of his captain Krunal Pandya.Image Credit source: Twitter/LSG
New Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants reached the playoffs of IPL 2023. lost its captain in the middle of the tournament Lucknow Under the leadership of Krunal Pandya, he performed consistently and entered the playoffs for the second time in his two-season history. The road to Lucknow could have been more difficult, if there was no success in stopping Rinku Singh. This work was done by the 25-year-old bowler, who had made his debut this season.
This is the IPL season, when Rinku Singh established himself as a superstar in IPL a few days ago. With 5 consecutive sixes in the last over against Gujarat Titans, Rinku Singh gave Kolkata a sensational victory. In that match, Rinku made Gujarat bowler Yash Dayal his victim. Another fame was in front of him on Saturday evening and the work had to be done in the same way.
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This time not Rinku, Yash’s victory
Given the kind of performance Rinku had in chasing the target this season, it could not be called impossible. Although Yash Thakur was also not the one to give up easily. In the last match against Mumbai, Yash played an important role in the victory with strong bowling in the 19th over. This time the direct responsibility was on him. Had to save 21 runs in 6 balls.
Rinku Singh is in his name🙌 #KKRvLSG #IPLonJioCinema #TATAIPL #EveryGameMatters , @KKRiders pic.twitter.com/2YbgkciPW5
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 20, 2023
Yash had done half the work in the first 3 balls. However, during this two wides definitely increased the pressure but only 3 runs came in 3 balls. Rinku Singh was on strike and needed 3 sixes in the last 3 balls. Rinku had increased the beats by hitting a six on the fourth ball. The next ball was do or die. Yash Thakur kept a long ball outside the off side, on which only Rinku could score a four.
Was reined in two overs
The last ball was definitely hit for a six but still Lucknow won by 1 run. Yash Thakur was fielded as an impact player in this innings. Even before this last over, this 25-year-old young fast bowler had put his impact on the match in the true sense. He first dismissed explosive batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz and then also dismissed Shardul Thakur.
The slower ball 👌 The catch 🫣 The celebration 🤫
It’s all happening in #KKRvLSG #TATAIPL #IPLonJioCinema #EveryGameMatters pic.twitter.com/YGVwIKHWbZ
— JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 20, 2023
Strong performance in debut season
playing his eighth match this season fame In this innings, he spent a total of 31 runs in 3 overs, out of which 19 runs came in the last over and took 2 important wickets to take the team to the playoffs. Yash has bowled brilliantly on a few occasions earlier this season as well. He has 10 wickets in his account this season.
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