Kuldeep Yadav dismisses Nicholas Pooran for fifth time in T20s
The Delhi Capitals breathed a sigh of relief after Kuldeep Yadav returned to the scheme of things after missing a couple of matches with an injury. Kuldeep, who played the first two matches, missed the next three. He came in and has picked up three wickets against the Lucknow Super Giants (3/20). Notably, the left-arm wrist-spinner dismissed Nicholas Pooran. Here's more.
Golden duck for Pooran
In his first over, Kuldeep dismissed Marcus Stoinis and then Pooran walked in. The West Indian batter got a straighter delivery on the off and it breached his defense as the stumps went for a toss. Pooran managed a golden duck.
Kuldeep has dominated the show against Pooran
As per ESPNcricinfo, across nine innings, Pooran has been dismissed by Kuldeep on five occasions. The southpaw has amassed 52 runs from 57 balls at 10.40. His strike rate reads 91.22. Pooran has faced 28 dot balls as well. In the Indian Premier League, Kuldeep got Pooran's wicket for the first time in three innings. Kuldeep has conceded 13 runs from 15 balls.
Their performance in IPL 2024
In five matches, Pooran has managed 178 runs this season at 89. His strike rate is 167.92. Meanwhile, Kuldeep currently owns six scalps from three matches.
