Shardul Thakur
IPL is the only cricket tournament in the world, which reverses the fate of any player in a single match. The player who went unusual in the mega auction of the IPL, no one even gave the price, but when he got his entry, he played the band in the first over as soon as he came. We are talking about Shardul Thakur. Who created a sensation with two wickets in the first over of the Delhi Capitals vs. LSG match.
Shardul Thakur went to Anasold in IPL mega auction
When there was a mega auction for IPL 2025 last year, Shardul Thakur also gave his name. They also became shortlists, but no one showed interest in taking him when his name was called during the auction. Even later, no team was ready to do him in his court. It seemed that he would not be able to play this season of IPL anymore. But then something happened that no one believed. Mohsin Khan, who was already included in the LSG team, was injured. At first they were waiting, but when they did not recover, their replacement was announced. Suddenly the fate of Shardul Thakur ate and he was included in the team. His price in mega auction was two crore rupees, at this price, LSG included him in his court.
Shardul Thakur took two wickets in the first over
After this, when the LSG team played the first match, captain Rishabh Pant also gave him a chance in the playing XI. When the LSG team came to bat, Shardul Thakur’s batting also came. However, he could not do anything amazing there and was dismissed without opening an account. It seemed that the team had taken a wrong decision. But his real act was still left. When he brought the first over, in the same over, Jack Fraser McGark, who was one of the world’s explosive batsmen, sent it to the pavilion on a second ball. After this, he also dismissed Abhishek Porl on the fifth ball of the same over. Chasing 210 runs, Delhi Capitals got two shocks in the first over and the team went on the backfoot. Shardul Thakur proved with his bowling that all the teams who did not show interest in taking them were his wrong decision.
Nicholas Puran and Mitchell Marsh played magnificent innings
Meanwhile, if we talk about the match, then the LSG came out to bat first and scored 209 runs in 20 overs at the loss of eight wickets. Although the team was seen going ahead of 230 at one time, the team was shocked by Nicholas Puran being dismissed. Only two batting from the team were able to bat well. While Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant innings of 72 runs on 36 balls, Nicholas Puran hit 75 runs on 30 balls. In some of the last overs, David Miller also did his job and scored 27 runs on 19 balls and brought the team to 200.
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