Harshal Patel had a stern warning for Naveen-ul-Haq when the latter tried to get out of the crease earlier than the ball was bowled in the course of the ongoing recreation between Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings on the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
The incident happened within the very closing over of the LSG innings when Harshal Patel was bowling to Krunal Pandya and Naveen-ul-Haq was standing on the n0n-striker’s finish. The precise-arm pacer was in his bowling run-up and was nearly to ship the ball however determined in any other case.
Though Harshal Patel didn’t take the bails off which is properly inside the guidelines of the sport however warned the LSG participant. The pacer stopped on the pitch, turned again, and stated one thing to Naveen-ul-Haq, seemingly telling the Afghan star to stay contained in the crease earlier than strolling away to his bowling mark.
Watch Harshal Patel’s warning to Naveen-ul-Haq:
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Speaking concerning the recreation, LSG completed their innings on a aggressive whole of 199 for 8 within the allotted 20 overs. Quinton de Kock starred with the bat, scoring 54 off 38 balls to guide his workforce’s early cost with the bat after the likes of KL Rahul (15) and Devdutt Padikkal (9) did not get going.
Marcus Stoinis additionally couldn’t do a lot with the bat and was out for 19. De Kock then discovered a very good associate in Nicholas Pooran because the duo shared a vital 47-run stand for the fourth wicket. Pooran scored 42 off simply 21 balls. In direction of the tip, Krunal Pandya got here up with an excellent cameo to assist his facet put up a frightening whole. The allrounder scored an unbeaten 43 off 22 balls.
“I wish to play conditions, I’m ready that manner, I’m fairly versatile, can bat wherever from quantity 3 to quantity 7. Simply need to go on the market and contribute,” stated Krunal Pandya.
“I like to organize, take cricket as an examination. Like to organize, however the outcome isn’t in my hand. 199 is an effective whole, if we bowl well we are able to defend this. The floor has modified, significantly better than final yr. Must adapt to the situations. Must bowl accordingly and see the way it goes,” he added.
