Finch’s decision was based on Sampa’s excellent record against Kohli. Anyway, Finch’s decision was not wrong. Sampa once again dominated by clean bowling Kohli. This is the eighth time in his career that Kohli has knelt in front of Sampa.
First Published Sep 24, 2022, 12:03 PM IST
Nagpur: Virat Kohli, who returned to form with a stunning century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup, disappointed his fans by failing to score big in both the matches of the T20I series against Australia. Kohli returned from scoring two runs in the first match and left the crease with 11 runs off six balls in the second match yesterday.
In a match reduced to eight overs each, Kohli came to the crease aiming to score quickly after KL Rahul fell early. And got off to a good start with two boundaries. But after Kohli came to the crease, Aussie skipper Aaron Finch bowled his batsman Adam Sampa.
Finch’s decision was based on Sampa’s excellent record against Kohli. Anyway, Finch’s decision was not wrong. Sampa once again dominated by clean bowling Kohli. This is the eighth time in his career that Kohli has knelt in front of Sampa.
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With this, Sampa also made the record of being the Aussie bowler who dismissed Virat Kohli the most number of times. Sampa broke the record held by Aussie Test captain Pat Cummins in Nagpur. Cummins has dismissed Kohli seven times in 28 innings. This is the third time in T20 that Kohli falls in front of Sampa.
Kohli has a poor record against leg spinners. After Sampa, England spinner Adil Rasheed is another leg spinner who excels against Kohli, England’s off-spinner Moeen Ali has clean bowled Kohli in the same manner.
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Kohli, who tried to play aggressively against Sampa yesterday, left the crease but failed in front of Sampa’s strategy.
Last Updated Sep 24, 2022, 12:03 PM IST
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