Avesh Khan bags his best bowling figures of IPL 2024
Pacer Avesh Khan starred for Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) Eliminator at the Narendra Modi Stadium. He took three wickets as RCB scored 172/8 in 20 overs after RR put them in to bat. Although Avesh was expensive, he took some key wickets toward the end. Here are the key stats.
Avesh takes two wickets in his third over
Avesh conceded 17 runs in his very first over, the match's fourth. Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli charged against him. The Indian pacer gave away another 13 runs in his second over before dismissing Rajat Patidar. Avesh's final over saw him dismiss both Dinesh Karthik and Mahipal Lomror. Avesh took three wickets for 44 runs, his best bowling figures in IPL 2024.
Three wickets for Avesh
Avesh took more than two wickets in a match for the first time in IPL 2024. His bowling figures in the season read 3/44, 2/28, 0/12, 0/42, 2/39, 1/42, 1/49, 2/35, 2/34, 1/48, 0/46, 1/30, 1/29, and /20.
Second-most wickets for RR in IPL 2024
Avesh is currently one of only two bowlers with over 15 wickets for RR in IPL 2024. He has 16 scalps from 15 games at 31.18, the second-most for the Royals this season. Only Yuzvendra Chahal is ahead of Avesh, with 18 wickets. Overall, Avesh has raced to 71 wickets from 62 IPL games at an average of 27.42.
