youth sensation Mayank Yadav (Mayank Yadav) has made headlines right from his first IPL match. He made his debut for Lucknow Super Giants against Punjab Kings in the 11th match of IPL 2024 and played an important role in the team’s victory by bowling brilliantly in a four-over spell. For his strong performance he was chosen Player of the Match.

After the match, Mayank Yadav while talking about his brilliant performance said that many people tell him that he looks like Suryakumar Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. “Many people have said that sometimes you look like Suryakumar Yadav and sometimes you look like Jasprit Bumrah, so I keep hearing that,” he said.

Mayank Yadav took three big wickets

Punjab Kings, who were chasing the huge target of 200 runs, got a great start from openers Jonny Bairstow and Shikhar Dhawan. When Punjab’s score was 88/0, Mayank Yadav came into the bowling attack. After this Mayank set fire with his speed. He bowled the fastest ball of the season (155.0 km/h). On the fourth ball of his second over, Mayank got the wicket of the dangerous Bairstow who was batting on 42 runs.

Then in his next over Mayank dismissed Prabhsimran Singh. Yadav took his third wicket in the form of Jitesh Sharma and played a key role in preventing Punjab from chasing the target. Mayank Yadav took three wickets for 27 runs in his four over spell.

After losing their first match against Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants bounced back on their home ground and got their first win of the tournament. On the other hand, Punjab Kings have lost two consecutive matches after winning their opening match of the season against Delhi Capitals.