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.
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.