Following his side’s close win by 13 runs over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 31st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Punjab Kings (PBKS) pacer Arshdeep Singh said that he has shortened his run-up which is helping him to overcome his problem of delivering no balls on numerous occasions.
During the post-match presentation, Arshdeep Singh said, “Feels good whenever I take wickets. Right now I feel even happier as the team won. I have shortened my run-up as it helped me with the no-ball problem and I am enjoying my cricket at the moment. You (the broadcaster taking the interview) should come and stand next to me (when bowling the final over), the heartbeat is not even close to 120.”
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Arshdeep Singh has now scalped 50 wickets in his Indian Premier League (IPL) career on Saturday, with his match-winning spell of 4/29. Defending 16 runs in the final over, he gave away only two runs and picked up scalps of Tilak and Nehal, breaking their middle stumps in the process.
In 44 IPL matches, Arshdeep has scalped 53 wickets at an average of 23.74 and an economy rate of 8.32. His best bowling figures are 5/32. With this match, the 24-year-old pacer also became the current holder of the purple cap with a total of 13 wickets in seven matches.
Coming into the chase, MI lost Ishan Kishan in the second over itself but, Cameron Green then made crucial partnerships with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav of 76 and 75 runs respectively. Rohit, Green, and SKY scored the fifties in vain after Yadav getting dismissed in the 18th over bowled by Arshdeep Singh.
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In the last over, MI needed 16 runs to win and Arshdeep Sigh came to defend them for PBKS. After conceding just 1 run and bowling a dot ball, Arshdeep dismissed Tilak Verma by breaking the middle stump. He took a back-to-back wicket on the next ball as well when he cleaned up Nehal Wadhera. He then conceded just 1 more run in the over. Arshdeep also became the wicket-taker of IPL 2023 and became the new owner of the purple cap.
