Yuzvendra Chahal Shines Again in County Championship
Team India’s ace leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal’s havoc is not stopping in the County Championship Division 2. After his condition of Derbyshire worsened, now he is busy spoiling the move of Leicestershire. The 52nd match of the tournament is being played in Northampton from 17 September. Here Chahal is a part of the Northamptonshire team. The 34-year-old leg-spinner took a total of 4 wickets in the first innings for his team. The result was that the opposing team Leicestershire collapsed for just 203 runs in their first innings.
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Leicestershire Struggles After Winning the Toss
Leicestershire captain Lewis Hill’s decision to bat first after winning the toss in Northampton was not right. Opener Rishi Patel, who came to open the innings, was dismissed on the first ball of the fourth over without opening the account. However, his partner Sol Budinger’s performance was excellent. He played a brilliant half-century innings of 56 runs for his team.
Apart from Budinger, other batsmen of the team were seen struggling against the bowlers of Northamptonshire. The second-highest score for the team was by Captain Lewis Hill. Batting at the fourth position for his team, he contributed 32 runs in 42 balls. Meanwhile, 4 fours came off his bat.
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Chahal’s Impressive Bowling Figures
Yuzvendra Chahal was in his element during the match. He bowled a total of 23 overs for his team. Meanwhile, he managed to take 4 wickets while conceding 82 runs at an economy of 3.56. His victims were Ian Holland, Rehan Ahmed, Ben Cox, and Scott Curry. Apart from Chahal, Rob Keogh managed to take 3, Jack White 2, and Ben Sanderson 1 wicket.
Northamptonshire Strong at the End of Day 1
By the end of the first day, Northamptonshire team has scored 134 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. Fourth-order batsman James Sales is unbeaten on 34 runs in 58 balls and fifth-order batsman Rob Keogh is unbeaten on 15 runs in 40 balls.
Earlier in the last match, Chahal had got a total of 9 wickets against Derbyshire. He took 5 wickets for his team in the first innings by spending 45 runs, while in the second innings, he took 4 wickets by spending 54 runs. Yuzvendra Chahal has taken 13 wickets by bowling brilliantly in his last 3 innings
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