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David Warner, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and most recently Nitish Kumar Reddy have all pulled off the ‘Pushpa’ celebration.
Mohammad Amir with the ‘Pushpa’ celebration (X)
Mohammad Amir pulled off the ‘Pushpa’ celebration through the ILT20 tournament in Dubai on Wednesday.
The Pakistani bowler isn’t the primary to bring out the ‘Pushpa’ celebration, during which one wipes the chin with the back of his hand identical to Allu Arjun, as David Warner, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and most recently Nitish Kumar Reddy doing the identical move.
When asked about it, Amir said: “Last week, I watched Pushpa 2 and the hero did this. I did this celebration tonight”.
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As for the match, Desert Vipers got back to winning ways in Season 3 of ILT20 Season 3 as they put up a scintillating performance to outclass the Sharjah Warriorz and clinch an enormous 10-wicket victory on the Dubai International Stadium.
The Desert Vipers rode on Fakhar Zaman’s unbeaten 71 and Mohammad Amir’s four-wicket haul to cruise to an emphatic win which consolidated their position atop the standings.
The Desert Vipers wasted no time of their chase as Alex Hales got them off to a flyer with a flurry of boundaries. He clobbered Tim Southee for 3 fours after which smashed Adam Milne for a maximum because the side raced to twenty/0 contained in the first two overs. Zaman joined in on the motion with some clean hitting as he went after Bangladeshi pacer Junaid Siddique in his first over. He went across the stump and cut him away for a boundary after which struck a stupendous pull shot for 4 more.
Zaman was in his groove and appeared to have an easy goal – to not let the bowlers settle in. He went after Ashton Agar, hitting him for an enormous six with an enormous slog sweep. The Pakistani batter darted down the track for the subsequent delivery and hit it straight past the bowler because the Desert Vipers put up 47 runs after five overs. At the identical stage in the primary innings, the Sharjah Warriorz were 18/4. The gulf in batting was evident because the required run rate dipped below three runs an over and the Desert Vipers’ batsmen made merry in the center. Hales was glad to play the supporting role while Zaman fired on all cylinders.
He targetted Siddique again within the seventh over, using all his might to muscle the ball over long on and into the stands. Zaman brought up his half-century soon after, his second of the season, in 30 balls.
It was a matter of time before the Desert Vipers chased down the goal and Zaman accelerated that process by executing a textbook slog-sweep to hit Agar for six and followed that up with a stunning six over long-on to wrap up the competition in style. Zaman finished on a formidable 71* in 39 balls while the Desert Vipers clinched a commanding 10-wicket victory.
Earlier, the Desert Vipers won the toss and selected to bowl. That proved to be an excellent decision as Amir weaved his magic with the brand new ball. The Pakistani pacer needed just 4 deliveries to make his intentions clear as Johnson Charles flicked it off his pads straight to Dan Lawrence along the ropes at deep backward square. Amir would pick up two wickets in his first over as he sent Avishka Fernando back to the pavilion too.
Amir got here back to haunt the Sharjah Warriorz batting line-up as he made full use of the pitch. A rather shorter delivery undid Rohan Mustafa, who tried to flick it away on the leg side, but only got a forefront and Sam Curran took an easy catch. The Sharjah Warriorz were in a precarious position at this point, struggling at 15/3 after three overs The Desert Vipers were relentless of their attacking bowling and were rewarded with one other wicket within the fourth over when Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s miss-timed shot earned David Payne his first.
With the batting crumbling, Luke Wells took the onus to regular the ship. The Englishman struck back-to-back boundaries and just when it gave the impression of he’d found his footing, Wanindu Hasaranga knocked over his stumps with a peach of a delivery. Wells was playing for the googly, but Hasaranga spun the ball in because it sneaked in between bat and pad to crash onto the leg stump. Reeling at 30/5, the Sharjah Warriorz brought Jason Roy on as an Impact Sub to exchange Fernando.
Typically a gap batsman, Roy found himself in an unfamiliar position batting at number seven, for the primary time in his profession, but did well to slow things down. The runs didn’t flow off his bat, but Roy and Tim Seifert held things together in the center. That was until Hasaranga struck again with a shocking over.
Seifert was the primary to depart as a Hasaranga googly stayed low and struck him on the pads for a plumb lbw. Some lightning-quick skills from Tanish Suri behind the stumps saw Hasaranga pick up his second of the over as Agar was beaten by a length ball and subsequently stumped. That marked Hasaranga’s three hundredth wicket in T20s, making him the primary Sri Lankan spinner to realize the feat.
The Sharjah Warriorz were all the way down to 45/7 and the Desert Vipers were in complete control of the competition but suffered a setback when their skipper Lockie Ferguson hobbled off the pitch after twisting his ankle. Curran assumed the captaincy responsibilities, while Roy held his bat for the Warriorz. He was their last batting hope but lacked support from the opposite end as Curran accounted for Harmeet Singh and Tim Southee.
Amir got here back to assert a fourth and with it, the Sharjah Warriorz were bundled out for 91 in 19.1 overs. Amir finished with a formidable 4/24, which is the very best bowling performance within the Desert Vipers’ history. Hasaranga also claimed a bit of history as his 3/10 was essentially the most economical four-over spell in ILT20.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
