Kyle Mayers Shines on Debut; Smashes Delhi with his Maiden IPL Fifty
Kyle Mayers scored a quickfire 50 vs DC (AP Photo)
After KL Rahul's early dismissal, Kyle Mayers got the responsibility on his own shoulders, taking control of Lucknow Super Giants' innings. The West Indies opener smashed a quick-fire half-century on his IPL debut off just 28 deliveries.
When LSG's skipper returned to the hut, their score was reading 18-1 after four overs. And it was when Mayers got dropped at 14, and then he stripped off his tee and wore a cape.
The explosive southpaw took off against DC's debutant Mukesh Kumar, tonking a couple of mighty sixers against the right-arm seamer. And then he smashed a couple more boundaries off Axar Patel. He completed his fifty with a mighty slog sweep into the stands off Kuldeep Yadav to get to the milestone.
After getting to his maiden IPL fifty, Mayers continued his gung-ho show against the Delhi bowlers before eventually getting dismissed by Axar in the 12th over.
In the end, the 30-year-old swashbuckling batter went back to the pavilion on 73 off just 38 balls, smacking two boundaries and seven biggies.
At the time of writing, LSG is at 100-3 after 11.3, with Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis being the unbeaten batters.
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