“Shardul and Russell’s souls interchanged today”- Twitter goes into a frenzy as ‘Lord’ Shardul Thakur scripts sensational record after stormy knock against RCB
Thakur departed after a stormy knock of 68 runs from just 29 balls, laced with nine fours and three sixes at an astounding strike rate of 234.48.
Follow Us
Shardul Thakur
Will the Royal Challengers Bangalore chase down a huge target of 205 will be known later. But for right now, Shardul Thakur became the cynosure of all eyes except for the RCB team and fans, for he denied an easy target to Faf du Plessis and co. on Thursday (April 6) at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
His carnage saw the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) recovering from the damage, for they were tethering at 89/5, to post 204/7. It was due to Thakur, plus Rinku Singh’s valuable contribution, not to forget opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s half-century, which lit up the Eden Gardens.
After winning the toss, Faf du Plessis chose bowling. And when KKR opener Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer entered the field to bat, giving a decent start, David Wiley drew the first blood on the second ball of the fourth over by dismissing Iyer, and on the next ball, he sent Mandeep Singh into packing. Wiley however, couldn’t complete his hat trick.
Skipper Nitish Rana played five balls to score one run before he became Michael Bracewell’s victim. Gurbaz, who did not lose his wicket quickly, completed his half-century, becoming the first player from Afghanistan to do so in the Indian Premier League (IPL). He reached 57 runs from 44 balls, including six fours and three sixes, when Karn Sharma’s delivery ended his incredible innings.
Check how Twitter reacted to Shardul Thakur’s sensational knock
Then entered the man who turns into an ultra beast in front of RCB- Andre Russell. He was playing his 100th IPL match in front of his favorite opponent. But Karn Sharma, on the next ball, sent Muscle Russell for a golden duck. Not the knock Russell had expected nor did Virat Kohli, for he knows what Russell-power did to RCB before. Kohli was the man to take the catch, the celebrations, emotions, and value of the wicket were clearly seen on his face.
The Knight Riders were reeling at 89/5 when Rinku Singh and Shardul Thakur turned the tables completely in KKR’s favor. Rinku batted at a strike rate of 139.39 and slammed two fours and three sixes to reach 46 runs from 33 balls before Harshal Patel‘s slower short delivery made Rinku pull it, but keeper Dinesh Karthik took an easy catch to the relief of the RCB.
But Thakur and a four off Umesh Yadav took the score to 204/7 in their 20 overs. Though Mohammed Siraj had dismissed Thakur on the fourth ball of the last over, RCB knew it was too late. Thakur departed after a stormy knock of 68 runs from just 29 balls, laced with nine fours and three sixes at an astounding strike rate of 234.48. En route to his 68-run knock, Thakur also slammed the fastest fifty by an Indian, off just 20 balls.
In case you missed!
Stay Updated!
Gouri Das
(4725 Articles Published)