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LSG make million-dollar comparison of KKR quick with Shoaib Akhtar after uncapped Indian's double-wicket over
Taking to Twitter, LSG hailed the KKR star's performance and compared him with Akhtar's spell for KKR in a match against Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2008
Vaibhav Arora was in fiery form for Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 68 of IPL 2023 against Lucknow Super Giants, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. The pacer took two wickets in four overs, leaking 30 runs as LSG managed to post 176/8 in 20 overs. Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran bagged a half-century, smacking 58 runs off 30 balls, packed with four fours and five sixes. After cementing early domination in the opening two overs, the 25-year-old dismissed Prerak Mankad and Marcus Stoinis in his third over.
In the third delivery, Vaibhav first dismissed Mankad. Sending a short delivery, outside off, Mankad could only miscue his shot in the air, and it was caught by Harshit Rana near the point boundary, and the batter departed for 26 runs off 20 deliveries. Then in the fifth delivery, Arora sent a bouncer, which Stoinis ballooned off his glove for a simple catch by Venkatesh Iyer. Stonis was dismissed for a two-ball duck.
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Taking to Twitter, LSG hailed Arora's performance and compared it to Shoaib Akhtar's bowling spell for KKR in a match against Delhi Capitals in IPL 2008, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
During his lethal spell vs Delhi, Akhtar dismissed Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag, Manoj Tiwary and AB de Villiers as Kolkata went on to clinch victory. Meanwhile, Arora is currently KKR's seventh highest wickettaker this saeson with five wickets in five games, at an economy of 9.12.
KKR have had an erratic season in general and their playoff hopes hang by a thread. The Nitish Rana-led side are currently seventh in the standings with 12 points in 13 matches. A win against LSG won't ensure a playoff berth, they need to win by a big margin and if that happens, then either MI or RCB need to lose their respective matches by massive margins. If KKR lose, they are eliminated.
