No franchise showed interest in buying Tom Karan in IPL. But, currently he has shown his ability by winning the International League T20 i.e. ILT T20.
IPL is the biggest cricket league in the world. The level of this league is many times higher than other leagues. However, not all players seen in other leagues around the world are seen playing here. You have to perform well to get a chance here. Every player has a desire to play in IPL. Here everyone wants to assert their power. However, only a few people get this lucky chance. Some people are stubborn. Tom Curran from England is one such person. In the IPL 2023 auction, the base price is Rs. 75 lakhs, no franchise bought Tom. In this sequence, he won his team with the ball in the International League T20 i.e. ILT20 and that too he showed his ability by bowling the last over.
In the match between Desert Vipers vs Dubai Capitals on January 28, Tom Karan won the match with his bowling. In this match, he becomes part of the Desert Vipers. Tom’s bowling destruction was most visible in the death overs. Especially in the last over, the way he bowled ahead of two sets was impressive. Even experienced batsmen could not score runs.
17 runs off the last 6 balls..
Coming into the ring with a target of 150 runs, Dubai Capitals needed 17 runs in the last over to win. While Tom Karan is bowling, Rovman Powell and Yusuf Pathan are at the crease. Both the batsmen are known to be adept at hitting heavy shots. But Tom Karan did not get pressured and did his work. Keeping both these batsmen quiet in the last 6 balls kept Dubai Capitals away from victory.
Defeated by just 4 runs..
Tom didn’t give a run off his first ball. A single off the second ball. He gave a run off the third ball. After that the fourth ball is also a single. At the same time the 5th ball was wide and no run was given in the legal ball. At the same time, Tom did not give away any runs on the last ball. Thus, Dubai Capitals managed to score only 4 runs in the last 6 balls. As a result, they lost this match by 12 runs.
Not only the last 6 balls.. the suspense in the last 6 overs as well..
Not only the last 6 balls but also the last 6 overs between Dubai Capitals vs Desert Vipers were thrilling. Dubai Capitals needed 58 runs off the last 36 balls. He scored 25 runs in two overs. That means now we need 33 runs in 4 overs i.e. 24 balls to win. The goal is not difficult. But, Tom Karan and Pathirana got the win with some solid bowling.
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