KATHMANDU: Nepali leg spinner Sandeep Lamichhane took wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders’ batsman Nikhil Naik in his first match of the IPL 2019 on Saturday.
Naik fell to lbw trap of Sandeep at 3.4 overs of the match. Naik made seven runs facing 16 balls for his team.
Delhi Capitals has picked Sandeep for today’s match. Sandeep was left out on bench for the two earlier clashes of the team. Nepali cricket fans were eagerly waiting to see the Nepali cricket sensation to kick off the IPL 2019 journey.
Delhi had been keeping an eye on Sandeep as he played different T20 tournaments including the famous Big Bash League from Melbourne Stars. However, he was not included for earlier matches.
Delhi Capitals XI: Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kagiso Rabada, Harshal Patel.
Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Chris Lynn, Nitish Rana, Robbie Uthappa, Nikhil Naik, Dinesh Karthik (c & wk), Shubman Gill, Andre Russell, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Lockie Ferguson.
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