Ishant Sharma delivered a lethal yorker to dismiss Andre Russell during the ongoing match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals in Vishakhapatnam. Despite a challenging outing with the ball earlier, the seasoned fast bowler redeemed himself with a commendable final over.
His performance was marred by expensive spells, leading to Rishabh Pant opting not to utilize his full quota of four overs. In his initial over, he conceded nine runs as Phil Salt struck him for two boundaries.
Subsequently, in his second over and fourth of the innings, Sunil Narine dominated him. Following his costly first two overs where he gave away 35 runs, Ishant Sharma was sidelined from bowling until the last over of the game.
However, he redeemed himself by delivering an outstanding final over. Tasked with bowling to a well-established Andre Russell, who was batting at 41 runs off just 18 balls, the right-arm pacer had a challenging job ahead of him.
However, Ishant Sharma emerged victorious by bowling a perfect yorker that dismissed the West Indies cricketer during the ongoing IPL 2024. With precision, the Indian bowler delivered a toe-crushing yorker, causing Andre Russell to stumble on the pitch in an effort to block the ball from hitting the stumps.
Ultimately, the ball shattered the stumps. Following his dismissal, Russell displayed a commendable gesture towards Ishant Sharma by applauding his exceptional delivery, as he was seen clapping for the bowler’s remarkable performance.
Watch Ishant Sharma’s superb yorker in action:
YORKED! 🎯
Ishant Sharma with a beaut of a delivery to dismiss the dangerous Russell!
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Regarding the match, KKR has achieved a colossal score of 272 for 7 in 20 overs. Sunil Narine spearheaded the batting onslaught for the two-time champions, smashing 85 runs off only 39 deliveries, while debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi contributed 54 runs from just 27 balls.
IPL 2024 Squad of KKR
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Phil Salt, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dushmantha Chameera, Sakib Hussain.
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