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IPL 2025: Jaydev Unadkat brushes away "round the wicket" weakness for DC batter KL Rahul

Updated on: 06 May,2025 12:58 PM IST  |  Hyderabad (Telangana)
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Unadkat opened up about the setup he laid out for Rahul after the first innings and claimed that his approach wasn't necessarily a weakness for the experienced wicketkeeper batter. Later, the match was abandoned due to rain

IPL 2025: Jaydev Unadkat brushes away

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Jaydev Unadkat (2L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Delhi Capitals' KL Rahul during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. Pic/AFP

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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Jaydev Unadkat feels that bowling round the wicket to KL Rahul can be effective to put the batsman in trouble.

In the IPL 2025 match against SRH, Delhi Capitals (DC) collapsed to 29 runs for the loss of four wickets. The side needed a saviour to rescue them from the situation. With KL present at the crease, Delhi dugout's hopes were alive, but Unadkat had different plans.


On the first delivery of the eighth over, the left-arm seamer went round the wicket and bowled a full delivery, which was angling into the off-stump. Rahul got caught up in his crease trying to drive on the up and gave away a healthy outside edge. The ball flew quickly, and Ishan Kishan pounced on the opportunity and made Rahul return with 10(14).


Unadkat opened up about the setup he laid out for Rahul after the first innings and claimed that his approach wasn't necessarily a weakness for the experienced wicketkeeper batter.

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"I won't say it's a weakness (for Rahul), as a bowler, you have to have some weapon ready, and one of those weapons is to change the angle. Have bowled to KL in the past, both over the wicket and round the wicket, and I feel like I have a little better chance against him bowling round the wicket," Unadkat said while speaking to the broadcasters.

Further speaking, Unadkat said, "Started well and got the wickets as well. Wickets always help curb the runs. The basic plan was the same - hit the deck, and then we varied the pace to mix it up. Getting wickets at the crucial times was important. It (the pitch) did get better; the way it started, it was stopping a bit, but it got better. We should be able to chase this down."

In the IPL 2025 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad managed to restrict Delhi to 133 runs for the loss of seven wickets. Tristan Stubbs and Impact Player Ashutosh Sharma registered the scores of 41 runs each.

Later, the match was abandoned due to rain.

(With ANI Inputs)

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