After performing well in the first 2 matches, Arjun Tendulkar had the worst night on his 3rd IPL appearance. He bowled the first and third overs of his maiden IPL game against Kolkata Knight Riders, returning with stats of 2-0-17-0.
He then gave away 14 runs with the new ball in the following game against Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH was tasked with winning the match for Mumbai Indians when the opposition needed 20 runs and two wickets in the final over of his pursuit. Tendulkar maintained his composure, allowed only four runs, and took his first IPL wicket as MI went on to win the game.
But in the third game, he was smashed for 31 runs in one over by the Punjab batters as he recorded one of the worst figures in
IPL. He went gave 48 runs in his 3 overs.
Arjun’s reaction
Young Arjun Tendulkar started the proceedings for Rohit Sharma and company on Tuesday as they travelled to face the defending champion Gujarat Titans (GT) without speed ace Jofra Archer. In game 35 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the renowned Narendra Modi Stadium, Rohit’s Mumbai Paltan took against Gujarat Titans with the goal of getting back to winning ways.
In today’s game against the Gujarat Titans, Arjun had a decent outing. He gave away just 9 runs in the 2 overs he bowled, taking the priced wicket of Wriddhiman Saha. Pacer Arjun gave Mumbai Indians the crucial breakthrough in his opening stint after allowing 4 runs in the very first over of GT’s innings. On the first ball of his second over, Arjun, the son of renowned cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, scalped GT opener Wriddhiman Saha.
Despite Saha’s choice to request a review, the GT batter was unable to reverse the umpire’s ruling since UltraEdge had a spike. Arjun came up with an extravagant celebration after the third umpire confirmed Saha’s dismissal, and it quickly gained popularity among the game’s supporters. Against the Gujarat Titans, Arjun let up 9 runs in just two overs.
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