Piyush Chawla heaped reward on Mumbai Indians (MI) skipper Hardik Pandya, asserting that his aggressive captaincy performed an enormous position in serving to the five-time champions ease previous Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday, March 31.
Chawla, a former MI participant, mentioned that Hardik gauged that the circumstances have been conducive for the pacers and he used them successfully. The ex-India spinner was additionally impressed with Hardik’s name to carry on left-arm wrist-spinner Vignesh Puthur when Harshit Rana got here out to bat. The transfer paid dividends as Rana went for the massive shot in opposition to the teen and holed out to deep mid-wicket.
“I believe one of the best a part of his captaincy was his attacking method. He learn the circumstances properly and understood that there was one thing within the pitch for the seamers, so he used them successfully. One transfer I notably appreciated was when Vignesh [Puthur] got here in to bowl whereas Harshit Rana was batting in the direction of the tip,” he mentioned on JioHotstar.
Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar picked up wickets with the brand new ball earlier than debutant Ashwani Kumar was launched within the fourth over of the powerplay. The left-arm pacer struck off his first supply as he dismissed KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane. Ashwani finally completed with glorious figures of 4/24 in three overs. He turned the first Indian participant to bag a four-for on his IPL debut.
“You wish to get that wicket slightly than letting the opposition add one other 10-15 runs with Ramandeep Singh nonetheless there. Total, his decision-making was spot on. When a partnership was constructing between Manish Pandey and Rinku Singh, he introduced Ashwani Kumar into the assault, and that over, modified the sport. The crew executed their plans completely right now,” Chawla famous.
“The best way he got here in, it is by no means straightforward to make such a robust debut, particularly at Wankhede, which is called a batting paradise. Getting a wicket with the very first ball offers any bowler immense confidence. After that, he bowled with nice management, various his lengths successfully,” he added.
Chawla additionally identified how properly Ashwani arrange Andre Russell. The 23-year-old bowled a few brief balls earlier than following it up with a size ball which Russell made a large number off and noticed his stumps getting disturbed.
“His dismissal of Andre Russell was notably spectacular – he set it up superbly. He bowled a few bouncers when Russell walked in, making him anticipate the brief ball, after which neatly pitched one as much as get him out. For a debutant who hasn’t performed a lot first-class cricket, coming in at this stage and delivering such a spell is an unimaginable achievement,” he added.
KKR have been bowled out for simply 116 in 16.2 overs. The house aspect chased the paltry whole in simply 12.5 overs with eight wickets to spare.
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