In the ongoing match between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the hosts skipper, Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and asked the visitors to bat first. LSG came out with all guns blazing as they smashed 74 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the powerplay overs. Ayush Badoni surprisingly came out to bat at the No.3 position and he was seen taking calculative risks.
Kyle Mayers played a fiery knock of 54 runs in 24 balls as he struck 7 fours and 4 sixes. All the variations were proving to be ineffective against Mayers as the pitch had zero assistance for the bowlers. The likes of Arshdeep Singh & the debutant Gurnorr Brar were taken to the cleaners.
Ayush Badoni along with Marcus Stoinis was constantly tonking the bowlers. The sly spinner Sikandar Raza was hammered for 17 runs in his first over. Shikhar Dhawan was quite clueless as all the field placings didn’t work well.
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At the end of 13 overs, LSG’s score was 156-2. Liam Livingstone was introduced into the attack for the 14th over, on the second delivery Livingstone saw Ayush Badoni play a reverse sweep shot and pulled out the delivery. Liam Livingstone then was bowling the next delivery but this time Ayush Badoni too pulled out. There was a huge roar from the crowd after the incident.
Here is the video of the incident:
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Liam Livingstone then finally bowled the 2nd delivery around the leg stump as Ayush Badoni timeout for a six over the deep backward square leg.
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On the 3rd delivery of the over, Livingstone made Ayush Badoni reach out for the delivery but this time fielder at deep backward square leg Rahul Chahar took the catch as Livingstone took the revenge. Badoni was dismissed on 43 runs in 24 balls as he struck 3 fours and 3 sixes.
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Liam Livingstone with the last laugh as Ayush Badoni gets caught in the deep after scoring 43 runs.
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PBKS failed to get rid of Marcus Stoinis & Nicholas Pooran quickly as the duo inflicted a lot of damage in the slog over. LSG’s score reached the humongous total of 257/ 5 and it seems that the visitors have already sealed the game.
