2024-04-09 12:57:20
Mostafizur Rahman has taken the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja several times in international cricket. This time Mustafiz got the purple cap from him. This cap adorns the head of the top wicket taker of IPL.
The left-arm pacer is the highest wicket-taker in this IPL so far with 2 wickets in Chennai Super Kings jersey on Monday. Mustafiz returned to the XI after one match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Mustafiz did not play in the last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Returned to the country to work on the US visa process.
Back in the team, he kept the ball in hand against the Kolkata Knight Riders. He gave 22 runs in 4 overs. Mahamuliban scored 16 with 2 wickets. Which was the highest for the team.
Chennai won the match with Mustafiz’s brilliance. Batting first, Kolkata could only accumulate 137 runs. In reply, Chennai captain Rituraj Gaikwad’s unbeaten fifty took the win by 7 wickets. With this victory, Chennai won three matches in a row at home. In all, their third win in five matches.
Mostafiz bowled brilliantly but Rabindran Jadeja was the hero of Chennai’s win. The left-arm spinner took 2 catches for 18 runs with 3 wickets.
Mustafiz got the ball in the second over of the innings. The first two balls come with one run. The third ball was the dot. Raghubanshi hits four off the fourth ball. Mostafiz confused the right-handed batsman with a slower one in the last two balls.
Then in the last over of the power play, Raghubanshi returned to the bowling and scored four points off the first ball. Then the controlled ball of Mustafiz again. 12 runs in 2 overs and no wickets in the power play.
Kolkata were 113 for 6 when the Bangladeshi star pacer returned to bowling in the 18th over. Caribbean hard hitter Andre Russell was at the crease at that time. But he also detained him. Dot the first two balls. After that he managed four no balls but did not give any run in the free hit. The fourth ball is also a dot. He could have got a wicket with the fifth ball. But Mahendra Singh Dhoni could not collect the ball behind the wicket. Mustafiz, who passed the first test, spent 9 runs in the death over.
In the last over, Mustafiz returned Kolkata’s captain and highest scorer Shreyas Iyer (34) with the first ball. Mitchell Starc is out on the fourth ball after the next two balls dot. Mustafiz became the highest wicket taker with this wicket. A run comes from the fifth ball. Another run from the last ball bye.
Mostafiz did not let the team’s target go out of reach with his excellent bowling. Which the batsmen touch effortlessly. Gaikwad scored 67 runs off 58 balls with 9 fours. Besides Darl Mitchell 25 and Shivam Duber 28 runs from the bat.
Mustafiz got 9 wickets for 128 runs in 4 matches. Where his economy is 8.00, strike rate 10.66.