KKR vs SRH: Lockie Ferguson and Umran Malik’s nightmare day at Eden Gardens

By India Today Sports Desk: Lockie Ferguson and Umran Malik had a day to miss throughout the Eden Gardens on Friday as every males leaked giant runs all through their overs throughout the IPL 2023 battle between KKR and SRH.

Ferguson and Umran are acknowledged for his or her fiery spells, with every males comfortably bowling larger than 150 kmph and have been actually competing with each other for the quickest provide closing season.

Ferguson had 13 wickets from 12 matches in IPL 2022 whereas Umran had a formidable tally of twenty-two wickets to his establish.

However, Friday was a troublesome day for every the pacers on the day as they’ve been on the receiving end of a thrashing from Harry Brook and Nitish Rana.

Ferguson’s first over had gone for 14 runs and it was bowled throughout the powerplay. By the time he had returned to bowl for his second over of the night, Brook was hanging at an exquisite tempo.

The England batter took a specific liking to the New Zealand pacer and started the fifteenth over with an exquisite six. While the second ball was a dot, the third and fourth deliveries every went to boundaries and Ferguson had bowled a no-ball as properly on the fourth provide. The free hit moreover went to the boundary.

The fifth ball was as quickly as as soon as extra a dot sooner than Brook hit the last word provide for yet another boundary.

Umran’s future was associated as he received right here on to bowl throughout the powerplay all through the KKR run-chase. Rana took a specific liking to the bowler and started proceedings with a boundary.

The second ball went for a six and Rana adopted it up with a hat-trick of boundaries throughout the third, fourth and fifth deliveries. The KKR skipper ended points with a six to make it 28 from the over.