The Free Press Journal reports: Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants pacer Prince Yadav dismissed Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting stalwart Virat Kohli with a peach of a delivery during their IPL match here but the youngster does not want to play it up, saying that he was just happy that his team won. In the second over of RCB's run chase of 210, Prince Yadav produced a sensational delivery to bamboozle Kohli. The 140-kmph ball nipped back in to crash into Kohli's off stump.
It marked Kohli’s first IPL duck since a first-ball dismissal against Rajasthan Royals in April 2023. LSG, who had posted 209 for 3 courtesy Mitchell Marsh's 111, went on to win by nine runs under the DLS method, stopping RCB at 203 for 6 in 19 overs. "I felt good after the (Kohli) wicket, but I am most happy that we won the match.
Background
If I had taken the wicket and we had lost, it wouldn't have been so (good)," Prince, who took three wickets for just 33 runs, said at the post-match press conference. 👂What type of content would you like to see from us this year? "Whether it's a different way or one way, when a bowler takes a wicket, it feels good.
Key facts
- In the second over of RCB's run chase of 210, Prince Yadav produced a sensational delivery to bamboozle Kohli.
- The 140-kmph ball nipped back in to crash into Kohli's off stump.
- It marked Kohli’s first IPL duck since a first-ball dismissal against Rajasthan Royals in April 2023.
- LSG, who had posted 209 for 3 courtesy Mitchell Marsh's 111, went on to win by nine runs under the DLS method, stopping RCB at 203 for 6 in 19 overs.
- "I felt good after the (Kohli) wicket, but I am most happy that we won the match.
What this means
But as I said earlier, if the situation was such that we could have won the match only if we had taken the wicket, that's what happened and I am feeling good." Some commentators felt that Prince's delivery to oust Kohli could be considered as one of the best in the tournament. Prince is having a breakout season with 16 wickets, just one off the Purple Cap table-toppers Bhuvneshwar Kumar (17) and Anshul Kamboj (17). 👂What type of content would you like to see from us this year?
The 24-year-old said he learnt a lot from senior India pacer Mohammed Shami about bowling with the new ball. "I learned a lot from him (Shami) about the new ball. But the best thing about him is that whenever a bowler is bowling, he stands mid-on or mid-off.
Originally reported by The Free Press Journal. This story has been edited and re-presented by BRIC Team.
