In the match against Derbyshire, Chahal took 9 wickets for 99 runs, this is the best bowling performance of his career.
Indian young spinner Yuzvendra Chahal is playing brilliantly while playing for Northamptonshire in the English County Championship. Northamptonshire registered a spectacular victory against Derbyshire by 133 runs in the last match, Yuzvendra Chahal played a big role in this victory. Chahal took 9 wickets for 99 runs, this is the best bowling performance of his career.
Yuzvendra Chahal bowled a brilliant delivery to dismiss Derbyshire batsman Wayne Madsen in the first innings, the video of which is going viral.
This is how Chahal took Madsen’s wicket
Yuzvendra Chahal took the first wicket by dismissing Aneurin Donald in the 52nd over of Derbyshire’s first innings. Chahal then took the wicket of 40-year-old Wayne Madsen in the third over of his spell. The ball pitched on the leg stump line and turned to avoid the outside edge of Madsen’s willow and then hit the stumps.
Chahal, wicketkeeper Lewis McManus and Prithvi Shaw, who was standing at first-slip, were seen celebrating the dismissal of Wayne Madsen, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 47 runs off 61 balls.
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Seven wickets in the session and some excellent spells from Chahal and Keogh.
We’re just going to watch this on repeat during the interval.
Derbyshire 165/8. pic.twitter.com/G4Y1VUHVjL
— Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) September 10, 2024
Yuzvendra Chahal completed a 5-wicket haul in the first innings by taking the wickets of Jack Chappell (0), Alex Thomson (2), and Jack Morley (0). He took 5 wickets for 45 runs in 16.3 overs in the first innings, and also bowled two maiden overs. Due to Chahal’s brilliant bowling, Derbyshire’s team was all out for 165 runs in the first innings.
Northamptonshire scored 211 runs in the second innings and Derbyshire got a target of 266 runs to win. Chahal continued his brilliant performance in the second innings as well. He took wickets of players like Lewis Rees (15), Brook Guest (9), David Lloyd (13) and Martin Anderson (1).
Chahal took 4 wickets for 54 runs in 18 overs in the second innings. Rob Keogh also played brilliantly for Northamptonshire, taking 5 wickets in a spell, due to which Derbyshire were all out for 132 runs.