The veteran Indian spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin commented on Harshal Patel’s non-striker run-out attempt during the game between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2023 edition of Indian Premier League. Patel tried to run out Ravi Bishnoi at the non-striker end but failed to hit the bails as the LSG tailender survived and the visitors managed to register a nervy 1-wicket defeat at MA Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru.
It was the final ball of the game and LSG needed one run to win the match while RCB was relying on Harshal to tie it. Bishnoi left the crease early, in an attempt to steal the single on the last ball but Harshal saw it and decided to run out the non-striker but missed the bails completely.
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Meanwhile, Avesh Khan missed the final ball but Dinesh Karthik fumbled behind the stumps while grabbing the ball as the LSG batters completed the run to win the match for their team. Ashwin, who faced a lot of slack when he dismissed Jos Buttler via a non-striker run-out in IPL 2019, reacted to Harshal’s attempt on Monday at a crucial stage of the game.
During a chat with the reporters, R Ashwin said, “One ball, one to win. The non-striker is always going to run. I will stop every time and run a batsman out. I don’t see what the problem is.”
While the Rajasthan Royals (RC) spinner also hailed Harshal for his courage to do so and said hope the other bowlers also do it in crucial stages of the game.
Explaining the same, R Ashwin said, “I was just watching the game and telling my wife he should run him out. And he did it. I was so glad and happy that a bowler had the courage to do it and I wish more bowlers do it.”
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Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran smashed a match-winning 19-ball 62 while Marcus Stoinis made 65 as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) prevailed over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by one wicket in a last-ball thriller. Chasing 213, LSG rode on Pooran and Stoinis’ brilliance to eke out a memorable win. Pooran recorded the season’s fastest fifty, reaching the landmark in only 15 balls.
