The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between Luckow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow eventually ended in no result after being paused around the midway point in the game due to rain. Lucknow was reeling at 125 for the loss of 7 wickets in the 20th over of their innings when the rain gods decided to come down hard and the ground staff had to be called into action.
As the staff rushed to get the covers to shield the pitch, they received some help from one of the most loved cricketers, Jonty Rhodes, who was spotted sprinting to the sides of the boundary from the dugout to help the staff who were bringing the covers in.
Here is the video of the incident:
.@JontyRhodes8 to the rescue 😃👌🏻
No shortage of assistance for the ground staff in Lucknow 😉#TATAIPL | #LSGvCSK pic.twitter.com/CGfT3dA94M
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) May 3, 2023
The former South African, who has always been known for his incredible fielding ability was seen helping the ground staff out despite their insistence in a heartwarming gesture. CSK, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, won the toss and opted to field first as the former Indian skipper’s plans seemed to materialize as LSG found it tough to build up a partnership.
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LSG opened the innings with Manan Vohra, who replaced injured KL Rahul, and Kyle Mayers. The West Indies cricketer was the first wicket to fall as he succumbed to Moeen Ali in the 4th over of the match for 14 runs. Vohra followed his teammate back to the dugout shortly after as he was dismissed by Maheesh Theekshana, who castled the Indian who had made 10 runs off 11 deliveries.
Theekshana struck on the very next delivery, following his ball to get rid of Vohra, as he also took the wicket of Krunal Pandya for a golden duck. Ravindra Jadeja picked up the prized wicket of the big-hitting Marcus Stoinis for 6 runs off 4 deliveries as he foxed the Australian.
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Karan Sharma was next to go as he was caught by Ali off his own bowling. Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni steadied the rocking LSG ship as they notched up a 59-run stand to take Lucknow’s total to over 100. Pooran fell to Matheesha Pathirana for 20 runs off 31 deliveries. Krishnappa Gowtham, who walked into bat next was dismissed for a cheap 1 run, while Badoni was at the crease when the rain forced the players back to the dressing room.
