IPL 2021
Lukman Meriwala Gets Trolled For Failing To Save A Boundary
By CricShots - Apr 18, 2021 11:19 pm
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After replacing Tom Curran in the playing XI of Delhi Capitals (DC), Lukman Meriwala made his debut in the worst possible fashion, as he ended up conceding as many as 20 runs off his first over. That wasn’t it all, the southpaw fast bowler in an easy chase to the boundary failed to bend down in time to trip the ball to the boundary ropes for a four.

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Lukman Meriwala had a horrible debut

Delhi had made a couple of changes in their squad and Meriwala got his maiden IPL cap as he earned a name for himself at the domestic arena. However, Rishabh Pant immediately handed the ball to the left-arm seamer, and the latter impressed one and all with his first couple of deliveries. But from thereon, it was a downslide for the debutant, who gave away 20 runs, including a free hit where he dished a gift to Mayank Agarwal.

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Immediately after the first over, Pant was expected to give the ball to Avesh Khan in the 4th over, but Meriwala came to bowl again and he conceded another boundary to really set the tempo for Punjab Kings. Until the ninth over of the innings, the left-arm seamer wasn’t looking to have forgotten the terrible start to his IPL career.

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But in the ninth over, things got worse for the left-armer, who chasing a dab from Mayank Agarwal made a meal of the ball chase, eventually pushing the ball to the boundary rope using his own hands. A visibly trusted Ravichandran Ashwin couldn’t believe what had happened and a dejected Pant was seen motivating the team after a poor start. One mistake, two mistakes, and now a third left Meriwala as a contender for the ‘worst’ debut of the 2021 IPL season.

Here is the video of the incident:

Here is how Twitterati reacted to the incident: