KKR vs LSG 2024: 10 Balls and 22 Runs in the IPL opening over, wide-noball completed Shameer Joseph ought to feel embarrassed
Kolkata: West Indies youthful fast bowler Shameer Joseph, who made headlines when he dismissed Australia’s experienced batsman Steve Smith with the first ball of his Test debut. However, in terms of the IPL, his opening over appeared to be a sleep lapse on the part of Shameer. In contrast, Shameer handed up 14 runs to KKR in the sixth ball of his maiden IPL over, which included two no-balls, two wides, and a six. Kani gave up eight runs in the first five balls of his opening over. The bowler had to deliver the sixth ball five times.
Following the injury sustained by Express pacer Mark Wood, Shameer Joseph was brought in by the Lucknow Super Giants. In his debut IPL encounter, Shameer was asked to bowl the opening over by Lucknow’s captain, KL Rahul.
As everyone was waiting with anticipation, Shameer gave everyone hope by hitting the opening ball against Phillip Salt. However, the fast bowler for the Windies will want to forget about the spectacular nature of every delivery during the over. A run was awarded on the second ball due to leg byes. The all-round player Sunil Narine scored two runs on the fourth ball after hitting a boundary on the third. Leg-byes on the sixth ball resulted in a run.
For Shameer Joseph, everything went wrong on the sixth ball. The umpire ruled a no-ball after Yash Thakur damaged his delivery with a catch. The course of events persisted. The following delivery was wide and went over the boundary behind the wicketkeeper for five runs. He bowled another no-ball, yet again. After Shameer Joseph eventually finished the over, Phil Salt flicked one for six runs on the sixth valid delivery. In the end, he gave up 22 runs on his IPL debut.
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On Sunday, April 14, Shameer Joseph made his IPL debut while playing for LSG against KKR. This is the first time he will get to show off in the league. Shameer made headlines for West Indies with his outstanding performance, leading the team to a historic victory at the Gabba Test earlier this year. Shameer was included in Lucknow instead of Mark Wood.
The West Indian fast bowler had to wait for his opportunity despite the excitement surrounding him because LSG chose to add him to the tournament with ease. Shameer would have an opportunity to compete in the tournament, KL Rahul had stated during the IPL toss between RCB and himself.
Now that Shameer Joseph has been added to the Lucknow lineup in lieu of Navin-ul-Haq, he has finally got his chance. In addition to Deepak Hooda and Mohsin Khan’s return, Devdutt Padikkal has also confirmed his place. Mayank Yadav, a quick bowler for LSG, is sidelined while he recovers from a shoulder injury he suffered during the GT encounter.
