In the 4th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are locking horns with Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Along with superstars across the big three nations, Afghanistan players are leaving no stone unturned in becoming proven match-winners in the international arena. One of them is Fazalhaq Farooqi, who has risen through the ranks, and on Sunday, he showed the world what he can bring to the table.
On Sunday, all eyes were on Jos Buttler as he kept smashing the boundaries during his fiery 22-ball 54 to help Rajasthan Royals (RR) post their highest Powerplay score (85) in the tournament’s history. Then, the second last ball of the sixth over, bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi, got the better of him, and it was an absolute peach that led the batter to walk back to the pavilion.
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The delivery which got the prized wicket of Buttler was pitched at the good length region, which nipped back slightly at a good pace. The speed was too much for Buttler, who stayed at the leg side to punch the ball, only to see it clip the top of the off-stump. Buttler had no answer to that, while Fazalhaq Farooqi, after conceding 26 off his first 10 balls, was pumped up to dismiss Buttler in that manner.
Here is the video of the beautiful delivery from Fazalhaq Farooqi:
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips (wk), Washington Sundar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (c), Adil Rashid, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi
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Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, KM Asif, Yuzvendra Chahal
Similar to SRH teammates, Twitterati lauded Fazalhaq Farooqi for cleaning up last year’s Orange Cap winner in style, and thus, they wished him all the best to keep up the good work going forward.
Well done Farooqi🔥
#SRHvRR pic.twitter.com/wJITUoVMI1— Humza Sheikh (@Sheikhhumza49) April 2, 2023
Farooqi strikes finally
Inka dobbey ra buttler #SRHvsRR pic.twitter.com/wyYvijUbUX— kaushik (@BeingUk7) April 2, 2023
What a delivery 🔥 by Farooqi to dismiss Jos Buttler!
— ANUJ SHARMA ❤🇮🇳(Fan Account) (@Anujj_Sharmaa) April 2, 2023
Sanjay Manjrekar : "Don't know why bhuvi brought farooqi for another over"
Then "what is the record for fastest hundred, because buttler is on his way"
Result : Faroori bowled Buttler 🤣🤣#IPL2023 #SRHvRR— Behuda Agenda (@BehudaAgenda) April 2, 2023
Farooqi bowled Bairstow almost similarly last year
— pbks trophy szn (@Koksalviz) April 2, 2023
Jos butter gone farooqi strikes
— CHEEKU 🇮🇳 (@CricCrazy_1) April 2, 2023
Dangerous Buttler departs after entertaining fifty. Farooqi gets his man pic.twitter.com/Bn7878Z1ro
— Athul Pai (@AthulvPai49) April 2, 2023
Fazalhaq Farooqi the man for SRH – gets Jos The Boss after all that madness.
— Faiz Fazel (@theFaizFazel) April 2, 2023
