During the 25th match of the 11th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab’s Ankit Rajpoot picked up his second T20 five-wicket haul and first IPL five-wicket haul as the home team was restricted to 132-6 in 20 overs.
After Ravichandran Ashwin won the toss and chose to field, Rajpoot created mayhem amongst Hyderabad’s batting order, picking up three wickets in the powerplay. He drew first blood on the fourth delivery of his first over after Kane Williamson (0) failed to cope up with the extra bounce and lobbed a simple catch to Ashwin at mid off.

On the second delivery of the third over, Rajpoot induced an outside edge of Shikhar Dhawan’s (11) bat which was caught by Karun Nair at first slip. Rajpoot continued the trend by dismissing Wriddhiman Saha (6), who attempted a unsuccessful slog in a bid to up the ante.
After bowling his first three overs in the powerplay, Rajpoot was called up to bowl in the last over of the innings. A yorker saw the end of Manish Pandey (54), which was followed by Mohammad Nabi (4) on the last ball of the innings. Rajpoot finished with bowling figures of 4-0-14-5. He became the first uncapped Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul in the IPL.
Here is the video of his last two dismissals:
https://twitter.com/videos_shots/status/989535884432236544
Watch how Twitter reacted on his five-wicket haul:
It’s a slow pitch. #SRH lost six wickets. And five of them were taken by a pacer—Ankit Rajpoot. What a game he’s had….top class. #SRHvKXIP #IPL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) April 26, 2018
Ankit Rajpoot has been fantastic tonite. Hyderabad's score would have been lower had Punjab held the several chances that came their way. Too much butter chicken and not wiping the hands clean or wot!?
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/BrokenCricket/status/989535790140088320
Remember hearing Glenn McGrath say that he rates Ankit Rajpoot very highly. And from the matches that he has played, we know why. Gets bounce and has bowled superbly. SRH in trouble #SRHvKXIP
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) April 26, 2018
#WinWithTecno
my fav. player of today's match
Ankit Rajpoot— ManisH BISHNOI 🌳🦌 (@TheManish29) April 26, 2018
5 wicket haul for Ankit Rajpoot. First time in the #IPL2018, and an uncapped Indian pacer does the job. Great to see.
— Siddarth Srinivas (@sidhuwrites) April 26, 2018
What a Spell By Ankit Rajpoot (5/14) 👏
IPL Teams With Most 5 Wicket Hauls👇 (By Bowler)
MI – 3
RR – 3
KXIP – 2*
RCB – 2
CSK – 2
RPS – 2
DC – 1
DD – 1
GL – 1
KKR – 1
SRH – 1— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/ThatCricketBuff/status/989535573525258240
Just love watching fast bowlers swing the ball like that. 3 wickets in quick succession. Impressed by how Ankit Rajpoot has bowled today! #IPL2018 #SRHvKXIP
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh) April 26, 2018
Ankit Rajpoot is the first Indian uncapped player to take a five-for in IPL. #SRHvKXIP
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) April 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/MenInBlueDvotee/status/989535471956058113