Kuldeep Sen claims 3/41 for RR in defeat to GT
Rajasthan Royals pacer Kuldeep Sen reached soaring heights before falling flat in match number 24 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season on Wednesday. Kuldeep started well against Gujarat Titans. He removed Sai Sudharsan to break a 64-run opening stand. He picked up a brace thereafter in the 11th over. However, he lost the plot in the 19th over. GT won the match.
Three quality wickets from Kuldeep's bowling arm
Kuldeep trapped Sudharsam LBW after the batter tried to move far too across in an attempted scoop. The wicket came in the ninth over. In the 11th over and Kuldeep's second, he got the likes of Matthew Wade and Abhinav Manohar. Wade went for a cut shot and chopped the ball. Manohar was beaten up clean by a 144 KMPH delivery thereafter.
Kuldeep has a dismal final over, concedes 20
RR were in the driver's seat after 18 overs. GT needed 35 runs from 12 balls with four wickets in hand. Kuldeep started well before bowling wide and then conceding a four. His fourth delivery was a no ball and a four. He conceded two thereafter. He bowled another wide and then GT scored another five from the final two balls.
A look at Kuldeep's stats
Kuldeep, who had clocked 3/22 after three overs, finished with 3/41 from four. His economy rate was 10.20. The right-arm pacer owns 11 IPL wickets from 10 matches at 27.81. His economy rate of 9.51 is high. This was his maiden match in the ongoing campaign. As per ESPNcricinfo, overall in T20s, Kuldeep has 29 scalps at 35.27. His economy rate is 8.87.
How did the match pan out?
RR managed a competitive score of 196/3 in 20 overs. Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag slammed half-centuries. In response, GT chased down the score (199/7). Shubman Gill slammed 72 before Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan hit whirlwind cameos.