Kamindu Mendis bowled with 2 hands in a single over..!?

Sri Lankan all-rounder Kamindu Mendis has become the first player to bowl with both hands in a single over in the IPL series. He achieved this unique feat in the match against Sunrisers hyderabad at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Kamindu Mendis, who played for Sunrisers hyderabad, bowled the 13th over of the match against Kolkata. He bowled the first three balls of that over as a left-arm spinner and the last three balls as a right-arm off-spinner. Everyone who saw it was surprised. He has bowled like this a few times in international matches before. But this is the first time such an incident has happened in the IPL series. Furthermore, in the same over, he also took the wicket of kolkata player Angreesh Raghuvanshi, who had scored 50 runs in 32 balls, in his fourth ball. Kamindu Mendis, who also contributed with the bat in this match, scored 27 runs.
Despite Kamindu Mendis bowling strangely and adding runs in the batting, hyderabad could not win. Chasing a tough target of 201 runs set by kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers hyderabad collapsed to a humiliating defeat of 120 runs. This is the third consecutive defeat for hyderabad in this series. Kamindu Mendis, who has created such a record in the IPL, has also achieved various achievements in Test cricket. It is noteworthy that he recently reached an important milestone in the Test match. During the Test match against new zealand in Galle, Mendis became the fastest Asian to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket. Reaching the milestone in his 13th Test innings, he broke the record of former indian batsman Vinod Kambli, who had achieved the feat in 14 innings. Mendis also shared the second spot with legendary Don Bradman in the list of fastest players to reach 1000 runs in Test cricket. Everton Weekes and Herbert Sutcliffe are at the top of the list, having reached the milestone in 12 innings. Earlier, in the match against Sunrisers hyderabad, venkatesh Iyer responded to the criticism by scoring 60 runs off 29 balls for kolkata Knight Riders and was declared the Man of the Match.

Opener Angreesh Raghuvanshi smashed 50 runs off 32 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Rahane scored 38 runs off 27 balls. Raghuvanshi's 81-run partnership with him laid a strong foundation. In the final stages, the pair of venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh showed their mettle. Rinku Singh scored 32 runs not out of 17 balls. The pair scored 91 runs off just 41 balls. With this, kolkata scored 200 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. This is the highest score for the team this season. When Sunrisers were chasing, kolkata bowled well and bowled them out for 120 runs.
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Sowmiya Sriram

04/04/2025 09:22 AM