Kuldeep Yadav records his fourth IPL four-wicket haul: Key stats
Delhi Capitals wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets in a high-scoring 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Despite Kuldeep's game-changing spell, SRH racked up 266/7 in 20 overs. Openers Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma added 131 runs before Kuldeep turned the tide. He completed his fourth four-wicket haul in the IPL.
Kuldeep takes 4/55 in 4 overs
Head and Abhishek came out all guns blazing, clobbering 125/0 in the first six overs. This is now the highest Powerplay score in T20 cricket. Kuldeep, who conceded 20 runs in his first over (match's fifth), dismissed Abhishek and Aiden Markram right after the Powerplay. Despite conceding runs, Kuldeep went on to dismiss Head and Nitish Reddy. He conceded 55 runs in four overs.
Fourth four-fer in IPL
As mentioned, Kuldeep has recorded his fourth four-wicket haul in the IPL. It was his maiden four-fer in the ongoing season. Kuldeep now has 10 wickets from five games at an average of 15.20 this season. The tally includes an economy rate of 7.60. Kuldeep, who has also played for Kolkata Knight Riders, has raced to 81 wickets in 78 IPL games at 26.77.
An incredible spell from Axar Patel
In an innings that saw over 260 runs, Axar Patel gave away just 29 runs (four overs). He removed the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen, who is known to attack spinners. Axar was the only SRH bowler with an economy rate of less than 10 (7.20).
