Yuzvendra Chahal spun an indestructible web around the Kent batters and bagged a wonderful five-wicket haul to help Northamptonshire bag their second win of the ongoing One Day Cup. Yuzvendra Chahal produced a spin-bowling masterclass at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury and snared a five-wicket haul to help Northamptonshire hammer Kent by nine wickets and end their One Day Cup campaign on a high
Yuzvendra Chahal proved too hot to handle for the Kent batters as they fell prey to his guile. The right-arm leg-spinner made use of a bit of turn that was on offer at the venue and ran through Kent’s batting order. The pace bowling duo of Justin Broad and Luke Procter began Northamptonshire’s conquest of Kent as they removed both openers Marcus Riordan and Joey Evison. The Northamptonshire captain Lewis McManus lobbed the ball towards Chahal after the opening burst of his pacers got over.
Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowling masterclass guides Northamptonshire to victory
Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed Ekansh Singh, Jaydn Denly, Beyers Swanepoel, Grant Stewart and Nathan Gilchrist to complete his five-for. Chahal bowled his entire quota of 10 overs and conceded just 14 runs at a miserly economy rate of 1.40 runs per over.
Broad and Procter were also brilliant and claimed a three-for and a two-wicket haul respectively. Broad bowled 6.1 overs and finished with figures of 3/16 whereas Procter completed his 10-over spell and ended with figures of 2/25. Jaydn Denly top-scored for Kent with 22 off 49 deliveries and struck three boundaries during the course of his knock.
Kent couldn’t withstand the force of Northamptonshire for long and got bundled out for 82 in 35.1 overs. In pursuit of such a modest total, Northamptonshire lost Prithvi Shaw early as he perished while trying to take the attack to the Kent bowlers. Shaw got out at an individual score of 17 with the help of two fours.
However, Kent’s celebration was short-lived as James Sales and George Bartlett added 68 runs for the second wicket and helped their side cross the line with no further hiccups in just 14 overs. The win has brought an end to Northamptonshire’s One Day Cup campaign. They finish in the eighth spot in Group A with two wins and six losses in eight games.
After the match, Prithvi Shaw hailed Yuzvendra Chahal for the superb show on his debut in English One day county.
Prithvi Shaw hails Yuzvendra Chahal for his dream debut in Royal London One-Day Cup
Indian opener Prithvi Shaw shared a picture on Instagram Stories with his Northamptonshire teammate Yuzvendra Chahal, praising the spinner for his exceptional performance in his debut game in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Northamptonshire faced Kent in the Royal London One-Day Cup on Wednesday, August 14, at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, England. Kent won the toss and chose to bat first, but they didn’t get off to an ideal start as they lost four wickets for just 15 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal, playing his first game of the season, was brilliant in the middle overs, as Kent got bundled for 82 in 35.1 overs.
Yuzvendra Chahal completed his quota of 10 overs, in which he took five wickets while conceding only 14 runs. The Indian leg spinner also bowled five maiden overs as he demolished the Kent batting lineup.
Following the game, Indian opener and teammate Prithvi Shaw commended leg-spinner Chahal on Instagram for an excellent effort. Posting a photo of the two of them together, he wrote:
“Well bowled magician.”
Shaw hails Yuzvendra Chahal for his dream debut for Northamptonshire . Meanwhile, the game turned out to be one-sided, as Northamptonshire won by nine wickets with 36 overs remaining. Shaw scored 17 off 20 balls, while James Sales (33) and George Bartlett (31) remained unbeaten to seal the game.
Yuzvendra Chahal was part of the 2024 T20 World Cup winning squad
The Indian leg-spinner Chahal was part of the 2024 T20 World Cup squad that made history by defeating South Africa in the final to lift their second T20 World Cup title in Barbados. However, the 34-year-old didn’t get a game and had to watch the proceedings from the dugout.
Meanwhile, he was ignored for the T20I series against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Chahal is still the leading wicket-taker for Men in Blue in the shortest format of the game with 96 scalps. He has also represented that nation in 72 ODIs, picking up 121 wickets with two fifers to his name.