How Varun Chakravarthy Made SRH Choke To Pull KKR Out From Jaws Of Defeat
Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy produced scintillating figures of 1/20 while bowling 3 of his 4 overs at the death against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad encounter in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Thursday saw Nitish Rana's men pull off a spectacular win that looked unlikely at one point in the game. Needing just 38 runs in the final 5 overs, the Sunrisers literally choked in the run-chase, all thanks to a magical bowling performance from Varun Chakravarthy. The veteran spinner, tasked with the responsibility of defending 8 runs in the final over of the game, was deservedly named the Player of the Match.
With Abdul Samad and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the middle, the Sunrisers needed 9 runs from the final over to win the match. However, Chakravarthy only gave away 3 runs from the 6 balls, while also picking the wicket of Samad to hand the Knight Riders a 5-run win.
My heartbeat was touching 200 in the last over, but I wanted them to make it to the longer part of the ground. The ball was slipping a lot and my best bet was the longer side and that was my only hope. My first over I went for 12 runs, Markram hit me for 2 fours and that's how the game goes," Chakravarthy said in the presentation ceremony.
