Veteran India spinner Kuldeep Yadav continued his positive form for Yorkshire within the 2026 One-Day Cup, producing a surprising double-wicket maiden against Worcestershire on July 29. The 31-year-old recently linked up with the county side as their overseas signing for the remaining of the season after India’s ODI tour of England.
After being neglected in every white-ball match during India’s 0-4 T20I and 1-2 ODI series losses to England, Kuldeep has responded strongly in county cricket. In Yorkshire’s latest fixture, the left-arm wrist-spinner capped off his spell in spectacular fashion.
Having gone wicketless with figures of 0/34 after nine overs, Kuldeep struck twice in his final over, dismissing Beyers Swanepoel and Fateh Singh without conceding a run. He ended with impressive figures of two/34 from his allotted 10 overs. Watch Kuldeep Yadav’s sensational double-wicket maiden here:
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Kuldeep’s good spell played a key role in restricting Worcestershire to a modest 230/10 from their 50 overs. Yorkshire then made light work of the chase, reaching the goal in only 40.4 overs while losing only 4 wickets.
Kuldeep Yadav Makes Flying Begin to One-Day Cup 2026 With Yorkshire
Kuldeep Yadav has proved to be a useful addition to Yorkshire’s squad in the continuing One-Day Cup 2026. After the team began its campaign with a 50-run defeat, the experienced Indian spinner was drafted into the playing XI for the second fixture against Glamorgan.
The left-arm wrist-spinner made a right away impact, returning figures of two/39 from his 10 overs as Yorkshire secured a two-wicket victory to register their first points of the tournament. He then took two wickets and scored 22 runs against Sussex as Yorkshire won by 184 runs.
Kuldeep maintained his superb run in the newest clash against Worcestershire, delivering one other match-winning spell to assist Yorkshire record their third straight victory. The team currently sits second within the Group B standings with three wins from 4 matches and can next face Durham on Friday, July 31.
Meanwhile, Kuldeep has also been named in India’s squad for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, which gets underway on August 15.
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