Last Update on: January 7th, 2020 at 10:09 pm
Navdeep Saini, on Tuesday, gave yet another example of the devastation he can cause with the ball in his hand. The right-arm pacer came up with a stunning yorker to send back Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka in the ongoing second T20I at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
It was a brilliant set up by Navdeep Saini. On the third delivery of the eighth over, he bowled a bouncer that was clocked at more than 141 kmph. Danushka Gunathilaka, who had scored 20 from 19 balls at that stage, chased the ball but could not make any contact whatsoever.
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And on the very next ball, Navdeep Saini castled the left-handed batsman. After he was making his way to the bowling mark following the bouncer, skipper Virat Kohli was seen advising him. The India skipper perhaps asked the pacer to surprise Danushka Gunathilaka by bowling a yorker.
Well, the bowler duly obliged and the result was there for everyone to see. It was a 147.5 kmph bullet right at the base of middle that left Danushka Gunathilaka speechless. He tried to bring his bat down in time but the ball was just too quick for him.
Earlier, Sri Lanka started well after being asked to bat first. Avishka Fernando went for the big shots right from the word go and perished while playing one such shot. Before departing, he slammed 22 runs off 16 balls and added 38 runs with Gunathilaka for the first wicket. By the end of the powerplay, the visitors were well placed at 48 for 1.
Gunathilaka was struggling to get going before Navdeep Saini ended his knock. The left-handed batsman departed after managing only 20 runs in 21 balls.
Here is a clip of his wicket: