New Delhi: On the batting surface at the Uppal Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunrisers opener here Travis Hyde and Abhishek Sharma were mercilessly slaughtered Lucknow Super Giants bowler, Kuala Lumpur Rahul was one of the visiting team’s batsmen who failed miserably with his bat.
When Rahul’s LSG opted to bat, they were worried that the ambitious Sunrisers team might get a huge batting total while batting first, so they shot themselves in the foot and posted a mediocre 165. Even reaching 165 at one stage looked like a distant dream as Lucknow found themselves reeling at 66 for 4 in the 12th over.
In a top-notch flop performance from the LSG batsmen, Rahul smashed 29 off 33 balls while his opening partner Quinton de Kock managed only 2 balls. Marcus Stoinis managed only 3 balls in the wicket, while Krunal Pandya contributed 24 balls.
Captain Rahul’s horrendous performance especially came into the limelight with fans cruelly mocking his poor performance with the bat.
Recently, KL Rahul was denied a spot in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Americas as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee overlooked him in the 15-member squad.
When Rahul’s LSG opted to bat, they were worried that the ambitious Sunrisers team might get a huge batting total while batting first, so they shot themselves in the foot and posted a mediocre 165. Even reaching 165 at one stage looked like a distant dream as Lucknow found themselves reeling at 66 for 4 in the 12th over.
In a top-notch flop performance from the LSG batsmen, Rahul smashed 29 off 33 balls while his opening partner Quinton de Kock managed only 2 balls. Marcus Stoinis managed only 3 balls in the wicket, while Krunal Pandya contributed 24 balls.
Captain Rahul’s horrendous performance especially came into the limelight with fans cruelly mocking his poor performance with the bat.
Recently, KL Rahul was denied a spot in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Americas as the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee overlooked him in the 15-member squad.
In response to LSG’s 165 points, Sunrisers chased down the target within 10 overs – becoming the fastest team in league history to chase down a 160+ total.
Head smashed 89 off 30 balls while Abhishek notched 75 off 28 balls to win.
The victory moved SRH to third place in the points table.
