Ambati Rayudu age: Rayudu nails direct-hit to dismiss Shubman Gill cheaply in IPL 2021

Dixit Bhargav | 26/09/2021
Ambati Rayudu age: Rayudu nails direct-hit to dismiss Shubman Gill cheaply in IPL 2021

Ambati Rayudu nails direct-hit: The veteran batter from Chennai Super Kings drew first blood via an exceptional fielding effort.

During the 38th match of the ongoing 14th season of the Indian Premier League between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi, Kolkata Knight Riders opening batter became their first one to get out after captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bat.

It all happened on the sixth delivery of the match when Gill stepped out to nudge a Deepak Chahar delivery towards Ambati Rayudu at mid-wicket. Having gained momentum after coming out of the crease, Gill was keen for a single but didn’t receive a positive response from opening partner Venkatesh Iyer.

Iyer, who had taken a couple of steps in the forward direction as an extension of his start at the non-striker’s end, gave the impression of agreeing to sneak a single to Gill. However, just as Iyer refused the non-existent single, Gill was in deep trouble at the middle of the pitch.

Collecting the ball cleanly, 36-year old Rayudu nailed a direct-hit in no time catching Gill well short of his crease despite a dive. In what is his second low score in a row, Gill departed after scoring 9 (5) with the help of two fours.

With both Kolkata and Chennai coming on the back of a couple of victories, one out of them will have to taste their first loss of the second phase of this season.

Ambati Rayudu nails direct-hit

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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