“Whaaatttteeeey save”: Punjab Kings in awe of KL Rahul’s flying effort to save four runs vs England in Ahmedabad T20I

Dixit Bhargav | 12/03/2021
"Whaaatttteeeey save": Punjab Kings in awe of KL Rahul's flying effort to save four runs vs England in Ahmedabad T20I

KL Rahul’s flying effort: The Indian opening batsman gave his all to save a boundary in a low-scoring match at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

During the first T20I of the ongoing England’s tour of India in Ahmedabad, India opening batsman Lokesh Rahul was seen putting on display a significant contribution on the field.

It all happened on the first delivery of the fifth over when England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler (28) stepped to hit an Axar Patel delivery back over his head.

Having mostly achieved success in his attempt, Buttler must have been disappointed in the manner in which Rahul converted a potential six into a couple of runs. Fielding at long-off, Rahul timed his jump to perfection to grab the catch but was aware enough to throw the ball back when momentum was carrying him across the boundary.

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Rahul, who scored a paltry 1 (4) after England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to field, must have been relieved to save four runs for his team via such an effort.

Chasing a 125-run target, England got off to a much-needed start as Jason Roy and Buttler put together a brisk 72-run opening stand to bat India out of the match in the first half of their innings.

Earlier, India had scored 124/7 in 20 overs on the back of batsman Shreyas Iyer top-scoring with his 67 (48) comprising of eight fours and a six. As far as the English bowlers were concerned, spearhead Jofra Archer was the pick of them with bowling figures of 4-1-23-3.

Punjab Kings in awe of KL Rahul’s flying effort to save four runs

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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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