Phil Salt becomes the fifth KKR batsman to be dismissed on the first ball in IPL history

Chennai, April 9 (Hindustan Reporter) England's star player Phil Salt has become the fifth Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsman to be dismissed on the first ball of the match in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

In their match against Chennai Super Kings, Salt was out to the first ball of right-arm fast bowler Tushar Deshpande at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Monday.

The other four batsmen to be out on the first ball of the innings are Brendon McCullum (2009, vs Royal Challengers Bangalore), Manoj Tiwary (2010, vs Deccan Chargers), Jacques Kallis (2014, vs Delhi Capitals) and Joe Denly (2019, vs Delhi Capitals). Are.

Talking about the match, thanks to the excellent bowling of Tushar Deshpande (4 overs, 33 runs, 3 wickets), Mustafizur Rahman (4 overs, 22 runs, 2 wickets) and Ravindra Jadeja (4 overs, 18 runs, 3 wickets), KKR got the first 20 overs. Stopped at the score of 137 runs for 9 wickets. After this, thanks to the excellent innings of Ruturaj Gaikwad (58 balls, 67 not out, 9 fours) and Shivam Dubey (18 balls, 28 runs, 1 four, 3 sixes), CSK won against KKR by 7 wickets.

With this win, CSK's winning streak at home continues, while KKR's unbeaten streak in this tournament was also broken. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was given the Player of the Match award for his excellent bowling performance.