IPL 2022: Krunal Pandya dismisses Hardik to win Battle of the Brothers
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IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants all-rounder Krunal Pandya took a doubtlessly decisive wicket when he eliminated Gujarat Titans captain and his brother Hardik throughout a tense run chase within the batlte of the 2 new groups in Mumbai on Monday.
It was for the primary time that Krunal and Hardik confronted off at a high-level aggressive cricket match. (Couresy of BCCI) Image
Hardik got here out to play some riveting pictures after Dushmantha Chameera rocked Gujarat Titans’ chase with two fast wickets. He appeared actually good till Krunal was pressed into the motion. Against his brother, Hardik appeared to rotate the strike at the same time as he performed some high quality pictures in opposition to the others together with a six off Ravi Bishnoi.
Krunal bowled a tidy spell and probably annoyed, Hardik determined to take his possibilities solely to ship a skier down Manish Pandey’s throat at long-off.
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Earlier within the night, Hardik Pandya lastly bowled and doing an honest job till his final over went for 19 runs. Meanwhile, Krunal Pandya additionally did his bit with the bat, scoring a fast unbeaten 21 to assist LSG end with 158 for six off their 20 overs.
Notably, Hardik, forward of his first match as Gujarat Titans captain, had spoken in regards to the challenges he may face in his new position as skipper, including that he may come up in opposition to his finest mates and shut ones in his journey. He didn’t have to attend a lot as he confronted his brother of their first match of the season.
“It is a journey that will pit me sometimes against my sibling, my soulmate and many of my closest friends. And like every flight, this too may have turbulence. But hey, look at me. If I have survived being in a national storm, a ban, a gruelling back injury and more, I know what it takes,” Hardik had informed the franchise.
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