Punjab Kings’s hat-trick hero Yuzvendra Chahal revealed that he rely on his tendency and seeing that the slow balls of pacers were holding the surface during the IPL clash against Chennai Super Kings. Leg-spinner, who scored 23 runs in his first two overs, returned to a game-changing penaltimet over delivery. He first dismissed MS Dhoni (11) and then went to claim the wickets of Deepak Hooda (2), Anshul Kamboj (0), and Noor Ahmed (0)-sealed his second IPL hat-trick in the fashion.
“I knew that Mahi Bhai (MS Dhoni) was there, so (Shivam) was Dubey. But I felt that I would get a wicket in it. I didn’t think that he would kill me for six, I just planned to bowl my best and change my lines,” Chahal said in a video conversation in a post match in a video.
Chahal ended with 4/32 figures as CSK was excluded for 190 in 19.2 overs, slipping for a four -wicket defeat against Punjab Kings, a disadvantage that also abolished the playoff hopes of the five -time champions.
Chahal said that when asked about the turnaround in his second spell after running quickly, he said he was mentally ready for the death over.
“I knew that I would bowl for the 19th or 20th over after the pacers ended their quota, so I was preparing accordingly. I saw that slow delivery (Fas Raha) was not coming on the bat.” Asked if he had a specific plan for the hat-trick ball, he said: “I did not think of taking him out, I knew that he would try to kill me and I thought it is fine if he goes behind me.” The 34 -year -old, who last played T20I for India in August 2023, has been a standout artist this season. He had earlier scored 4/28 against Kolkata Knight Riders, a magic that KKR was seen exiting 95, while chasing a paletry 112.
Chasing 191, Punjab Kings won with two balls, thanking Skipper Iyer’s commanding 41-ball 72.
He shared the second wicket stand of 72 runs with Prabhasimran Singh, who recorded his second consecutive half -century.
Iyer told Chahal in the conversation, “I was just in the zone, closed inside and let the instinct. I was trying to enjoy the challenge.”
As the condition of Prabhasimran, he said: “Prabhta is a batsman who does not think much, you do not do it or do it. If you see his pattern in the last 2-3 games, he is a little out, takes his time, takes his shot, his shot selection is very improved. So you are able to believe in front and we rotate the strike.”
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