Lucknow Super Giats Pacer Avesh Khan Pickled Up Three Wickets for 37 Runs in His Four Oveers Against Rajasthan Royals on APRIL 19, 2025. Photo: AP
Avesh Khan’s Start did not go well, however. He conceded 13 runs in his first over, with 14-year-old vaibhav suryavanshi Hitting But when he was reintroduced into the attack, he looked like a completely changed bowler. He Simply Yorked The Royals Into Submission, Leaving them Heartbroken as the Lucknow Super Giants Won the Match from the Jaws of Defeat.
In his last three overs – out of the five remning in the innings – with rr needing 46, it was brought on Avesh to Deliver. He relied soly on yorkers. In the 16th over, he bowled yorkers on all six deliveryies. He NAILED Two and Narrowly Missed Four, Yet Still Went for 13 Runs. With 25 runs required off 18 balls for RR, and Yashasvi Jaiswal Still at the Crease Batting on 74, RR Had Little to worry about. But Avesh Had a different plan in mind.
He bowled a yorker, zoning in on the middle stump. Jaiswal, Who Had Batted Brilliantly Till then, Lost control, and the middle stump flew off the ground, creating a dizzying moment in the game. Avesh Soied in confidence. When rr captain riyan parag tared to play a scoop shot five balls laater, Attempting to Capitalise on the Fuller-Lenth Delivery from Avesh, He Too Lost His Shape and Saw the Ball Crash Inte.
In the 19th over, when Shimron Hetmyer Hit a Couple of Boundaries of Prince Yadav, The Royals WERE STILL HOOPEFUL OF A WIN, but Avesh Held His NERVE. Hetmyer Did Try to Hit a Powerful Flick Off a Near-Yorker, But He Found a Fielder at Short Fine Leg. Avesh ended the match with three wickets and finished his four -over spell conceged 37 runs.
Executing yorkers with perfection
At the end of the match, Avesh was compared to Mitchell Starc, Who, On Wednsday, Had Shattered the Royals’ Hopes of a Win at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi by Defending Nine Runs. However, the Indian Pacer refused to be drawn into such comparisons, stating that he just wants to be his own self.
Avesh Khan’s Yearning to Bowl Yorkers is not new. Only jasprit bumrah (137) has bowled More Yorkers Than Avesh (126) in the IPL. But while bumrah, India’s best all-format bowler, does not relay too much on yorkers in the death overs, Avesh has executed 88 yorkers to perfection at the death. Bumrah’s Number Stands at 76.
Bowling yorkers have its own risk. When you miss the yorker, you tend to get smacked for a six. But Avesh Perhaps does not have such fear. He has a clear vision about bowling yorkers in the death. After the match, He said he wanted to bowl according to the field setting. But if the batters try to move Around Looking for Improvised Shots, He would target the middle stump. And that was exactly what happy on saturday.
Lsg are now in the playoff Bracket with Five Wins in Eight Mats, Thanks to Avesh’s exploits.
