Aakash Chopra questioned the KXIP team management’s decision to not send Mayank Agarwal to bat in the Super Over, considering the sublime form he was in.
The 43-year old, who was commentating on the game, mentioned that he was shouting from the commentary box asking Mayank Agarwal to be sent in to bat in the Super Over but KXIP ended up sending KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran and Glenn Maxwell instead.
Aakash Chopra lamented the fact that KXIP lost two wickets in the first three deliveries of the Super Over to lose a match that was theirs for the taking.
He added that Delhi Capitals would be thanking their lucky stars because KXIP lost a couple of wickets of the last two deliveries in the final over of the main match, that too off full tosses, when just one run was required for victory.
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Aakash Chopra on Mayank Agarwal’s majestic innings for KXIP
While talking about Mayank Agarwal’s knock, Aakash Chopra mentioned that he deserved full marks for fighting till the end when all the other prominent KXIP batsmen had made their way back to the hut.
The reputed commentator observed that Mayank Agarwal’s inning will be one of the best knocks of IPL 2020, pointing out that it was much superior to the ones played by Ambati Rayudu and Faf du Plessis on the opening day of the season.
Aakash Chopra signed off by suggesting that the Karnataka opener’s enterprising knock might have put paid to Chris Gayle’s hopes of making a comeback into the KXIP playing XI, at least for some time to come.
Mayank Agarwal played a sensational 89-run knock off just 60 deliveries to take KXIP to the brink of victory after they were staring down the barrel at a score of 101 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the 16th over, chasing 158 for victory.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t take the team across the line as he was dismissed off the penultimate delivery of the innings with KXIP needing just one run for victory. Much to his dismay, Chris Jordan also got dismissed off the final delivery and the team went on to lose the contest in the Super Over.
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