2024-04-08 12:30:57
Lucknow: Mayank Yadav, who was considered the discovery of IPL 2024, went out of the field after getting injured against Gujarat Titans. Now a big update has come on his injury. After hitting the ground for 33 runs, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all-rounder Krunal Pandya clarified that young pacer Mayank Yadav was ‘looking fine’. After the match, Krunal told ESPN Cricinfo, ‘I don’t know what was happening, but I had a few seconds of conversation – he seemed fine, which was a big relief for us. Krunal also praised the fast bowler and described his future as bright.
How is the injury now?
Krunal Pandya said, ‘I was watching him for the last two years. He used to bowl stormily in the nets. Last year, unfortunately, he missed (due to injury). But this time he is in great form. Within just two-three matches, Mayank made headlines by consistently touching bowling speeds of more than 150 mph. During the match against RCB, Yadav took three wickets for only 14 runs in his four-over spell. After his remarkable spell, the fast bowler was named ‘Player of the Match’.
Lucknow Super Giants beat Gujarat Titans for the first time in IPL
History was created as soon as it arrived
The LSG seamer created history at the age of 21 as he became the first bowler in IPL history to win the ‘Player of the Match’ award in his first two matches. He bowled the ball at a speed of 156.7 kmph during the game against RCB, the fastest ball in the current edition and the fourth fastest ball overall in the history of the entire tournament, breaking his own record set during the Punjab Kings match. Gave, which was his first match, where he bowled 155.8. During his first match, he took 3 wickets for 27 runs in four overs.
went out after just one over
In the match against Gujarat Titans on the night of 7th April, Lucknow, batting first, scored 163/5 in 20 overs. Chasing 164, GT got off to a good start as captain Shubman Gill (19 off 21 balls) and Sai Sudarshan (31 off 23 balls) put on a 54-run partnership for the first wicket. When Mayank came to bowl the fourth over of the innings, he conceded 12 runs by hitting three fours, then went out of the field due to injury and never came back. Fast bowler Yash Thakur took five wickets and was the player of the match.