Watch: Varun Chakravarthy shocks Jofra Archer with ripper, earns standing ovation from Gautam Gambhir for 5-fer
Published - 28 Jan 2025, 08:48 PM | Updated - 28 Jan 2025, 11:40 PM
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India National Cricket Team spinner Varun Chakravarthy has spun the web around the England National Cricket Team batters in the ongoing third T20I between the teams. Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot is host to the virtual series decider between the teams.
Varun Chakravarthy has continued his golden form with the ball in the ongoing series and has put his team at the top in the ongoing match. The spinner has made a mockery of the England National Cricket Team batters in the match with his brilliant variations.
Varun Chakravarthy has broken the backbone of the England National Cricket Team and has taken the wickets in clusters. The mystery spinner has oozed his class with the ball and made almost everyone stand and applaud him for his heroics.
Varun Chakravarthy picked fifer in the game and got to the milestone with the wicket of Jofra Archer. It was a perfect delivery and would've rattled any top-order batter. The England National Cricket Team pacer was back in the hut without troubling the scorers.
Varun Chakravarthy bowled a googly around off that breached the batsman's defence and went on to hit the stumps. Jofra Archer couldn't believe the way he got out as he asked his partner whether it hit the stumps.
What caught the attention of many was the reaction of India National Cricket Team head coach Gautam Gambhir. The head coach stood up and applauded the spinner for his magical effort with the ball.
Watch: Varun Chakravarthy bamboozles Jofra Archer with a peach, makes head coach Gautam Gambhir stand and applauad him for fifer
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Varun Chakravarthy played a great role for his team in the match as he bagged his second T20I fifer
Chakravarthy played a great role for his team in the match as he bagged his second T20I fifer. The India National Cricket Team spinner removed Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Jofra Archer to return with the figures of 5/24 in the four overs that he bowled.
Jofra Archer shines with the ball as he takes two wickets, England wins second T20I by 26 runs to change the series scoreline to 2-1
Jofra Archer, although didn't have a great outing with the bat, he made sure that he oozes his class with the ball. The England National Cricket Team pacer picked two wickets, removing Sanju Samson and Axar Patel.
India National Cricket Team batters failed to get going as they fell short of the target by 26 runs. All-rounder Hardik Pandya was the top run-getter for his team with the knock of 40 runs but he couldn't take his team home as the England National Cricket Team restricted the opposition to a total of 145 runs to make a comeback in the series. The next match will be played on 31st January at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.