It was a cracker of a googly from Suyash that landed on a good length and beat the forward defence of Abhinav as the ball ripped through the gap and smashed into the stumps.
The unheralded Suyash took 3 for 30 in KKR’s 81-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore. His scalps included two recognised keeper-batters — Dinesh Karthik and Anuj Rawat apart from all-rounder Karn Sharma.
Suyash was acquired by KKR for Rs 20 Lakh during the mini auction in December last year. Interestingly, he hasn’t played any List A, FC, or T20 matches before his match against RCB.
Coming to the match, Gujarat Titans rode on Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar’s fifties to post a mammoth 204 for four against KKR after opting to bat.
Hardik Pandya missed the game as he was unwell and in his place Rashid Khan led GT.
Sudharsan made a 38-ball 53 while Shankar, who replaced Hardik, scored an unbeaten 63 off just 24 balls. Besides Sudharsan and Shankar, opener Shubman Gill made 39.
For KKR, Sunil Narine picked up three wickets by giving away 33 runs.