Since the 2019 IPL, Mohammed Shami is at his best inside the first six overs.© BCCI/IPL
Gujarat Titans fast bowler Mohammed Shami broke the back of Lucknow Super Giants’ batting order IPL 2022 He picked up the wickets of KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock and Manish Pandey in match form earlier this week. Shami gave a severe headache to the opposition camp and it is no surprise that the pacer did the damage inside the powerplay overs. Since the 2019 IPL, Shami is at his best inside the first six overs and has time and time again proved to be a match-winner for his side.
Since the 2019 IPL, Shami has bowled the fourth most dot balls in the cash-rich league and his dot ball percentage is 42.68. Since the 2019 edition, Shami has taken 61 wickets in 43 matches.
Talking about the powerplay overs, Shami has taken 17 wickets in the first six overs since the 2019 IPL. The seamer is also the bowler with the second most number of dot balls in the powerplay phase of matches in the last three editions of the IPL.
In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Shami returned with figures of 3-10 and this is the sixth-best figures inside the powerplay at the Wankhede Stadium of IPL.
Gujarat Titans beat Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday after Rahul Tewatia scored an unbeaten 40. Gujarat chased down 159 with five wickets and two balls to spare.
Gujarat Titans next take on Delhi Capitals on Saturday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune and the Delhi top order will have to be careful while facing Shami.
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