After facing a dramatic loss against the Mumbai Indians in their previous game, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pulled up their socks to face Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) at their home. Ahead of the game, the Kolkata dugout got its one of the key players back and it was pacer Umesh Yadav. After a phenomenal performance in the home Test series against New Zealand, England, Bangladesh and Australia, Yadav was all set to perform in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 10 chanting the tagline Korbo, Lorbo, Jeetbo.
The Kolkata squad with minus Chris Lynn and Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav came to bowl first as skipper Gautam Gambhir decided to do so after winning the toss. Though Punjab had a superb start as they added 53 runs for the first wicket (Manan Vohra and Hashim Amla), 31 runs for the third wicket (Hashim Amla and Glenn Maxwell) and 57 runs for the 5th wicket (David Miller and Wriddhiman Saha). But then what happened in the 18th over, was a sudden nightmare for the KXIP.
The comeback man, Umesh Yadav just ripped three men in four balls and the Punjab batting line up broken into pieces. Yadav struck in the third, fourth and the fifth ball of the 18th over and dismissed David Miller (28), Wridhhiman Saha (25) and Axar Patel for a golden duck.
Prior dismissing these three men, he had already hunted down skipper Glenn Maxwell after he could score 25 runs off 14 balls.
The Kolkata fans who went quiet for a while suddenly started cheering while Umesh Yadav had made it clear that he is back with a bang. Despite a poor start in the beginning of the game but by the end he came back to the track so stunningly that the Punjab boys looked trembling in front of him.
Yadav ended up with a pretty spell of 4 over in which he conceded 33 runs and took 4 wickets and the marvel can be watched Right Here!
While the Twitteratis also enjoyed this moment in their own way!
KXIP end on in 20 overs@y_umesh stole the show (4/33) with Woakes chipping in with 2 wickets. https://t.co/XRBSC4y4Ad #KKRvKXIP pic.twitter.com/8SSTeLLRJz
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 13, 2017
A fine return to the IPL! Umesh Yadav takes – the best figures in this season. #KKRvKXIP #CricketMeriJaan
— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 13, 2017
Good outing for Umesh, my favourite. Hoping Varun, my other favourite does well. Wish to see them play for India toghether
— Rajendra Naik (@rajennaik) April 13, 2017
@y_umesh Sir 145 ki speed that also in INDIAN pitches. Aaj k spell ne to maja dila diya…..You are becoming GREAT day by day.
— रaviकांत (@ravi0502) April 13, 2017
@KKRiders @SunilPNarine74 the champ – economy 4.75 !! @y_umesh Superb!! 4-33!
— Sourav Das (@dasbird) April 13, 2017
Umesh Yadav
well played Knights, special thanks to Sunil Narine for his Legendary Fielding
— Md Jiaul Islam (@JiaulTheFan) April 13, 2017
Umesh Yadav’s fantastic 4/33 halts KXIP at a total of 170/9. Can KKR chase it down with ease? #RangWahiJungNayi #KKRvKXIP
— RisingPuneSupergiant (@RPSupergiants) April 13, 2017
Back to back wickets for @y_umesh with @chriswoakes completing another magnificent catch to see the back of Saha (25). #KKRvKXIP
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 13, 2017
