Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) spinner Karn Sharma was quick to add his name to the wicket tally in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The 41st match of the tournament is underway at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad between RCB vs SRH.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers are on Sunrisers Hyderabad batsmen at their home ground, the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The spinners have been magnificent with the ball and have kept their team ahead.
After Swapnil Singh took two wickets, Karn Sharma added his name to the wicket tally. SRH all-rounder Nitish Reddy was looking to settle at the crease but the RCB player had the better of him and provided his team with a crucial breakthrough.
During the second ball of the eighth over, Karn Sharma bowled a delivery on middle. Nitish Reddy attempted a big reverse sweep but was defeated due to leg fracture. The ball crashed into the top of stump and sent the batsman packing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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Nitish Reddy scored just 13 runs off 13 balls. His wicket saw Sunrisers Hyderabad lose their fifth wicket, leaving them reeling at 69/5. The leg-spinner has been bowling superbly well in the ongoing game, putting pressure on the batsmen while chasing a total of over 200 runs.
Karn Sharma did not stop there as after that, he also removed Abdul Samad in the next game he bowled. The player outplayed the batsman and made sure to help his team take the sixth wicket with the ball at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Karn Sharma bowled a long ball on the leg stump, which Abdul Samad tried to play on the inside side. The ball caught, spun and took the leading edge as the bowler pocketed it safely. The batsman managed only 10 runs off 6 balls.
I was just planning my innings, I was not thinking of a century – Rajat Patidar
Rajat Patidar, who played a brutal innings of 50 runs off 20 balls, spoke about his knock and said he was planning his innings and taking it ball by ball. He also spoke about his 4 sixes against Mayank Markande, saying that he tried to maximize the over.
Rajat Patidar also spoke about the conditions and stated that his bowlers should use slower balls on the wicket. In statements to the stations, he explained:
“I think the surface is double paced, especially for the fast bowlers. We can use cutters well on this wicket. The spinners will try to bowl as much length as possible. I was just planning my innings, I was not thinking around the century (4 sixes). consecutive vs Markande) It wasn’t a plan, but I started well in that over, I was trying to maximize.
“When playing spinners, I try to maximize. Make as many runs in an over as I can, to keep the pressure on the bowler. I was also trying to maximize the fast bowler, but I will try that in the next match. (Advice to players bowling) On this wicket we must use good slower balls,” he concluded.