Ashwin reminds fans of 'Mankading' incident in IPL match against PBKS
Guwahati: Rajasthan Royals (RR) spinner Ravichandran Ashwin caused a stir during the match against Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) when he stopped midway through his run-up and gave a stern look to PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan for backing up too far at the non-striker's end.
Ashwin's action reminded fans of the 2019 IPL match when he dismissed Jos Buttler for leaving his crease early at the non-striker's end, which had reignited the spirit-of-cricket debate.
Interestingly, Buttler is now Ashwin's teammate at RR, and cameras captured his expression as the incident unfolded. Despite the tense moment, both Ashwin and Dhawan shared a smile afterwards.
The incident triggered a meme fest on Twitter, with fans sharing their reactions to the episode. The incident occurred in the seventh over of PBKS' innings, adding to the drama of the match.
Ashwin warns Dhawan but cameraman shows Buttler 😉😜 pic.twitter.com/BAL6V1nRHE
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
