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Delhi skipper Ayush Badoni opted to toss the ball to all his players, including himself, in their 4-wicket win against Manipur at the Wankhede on Thursday to become the first team to use eleven different bowlers in a single T20 game.
Ayush Badoni. (X)
Delhi etched a place for them in the books of T20 history as they opted to use eleven different bowlers in their Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game against Manipur in Mumbai on Friday.
Delhi skipper, Ayush Badoni, opted to make use of all his players, including himself, after being put to bowl by Manipur, who won the toss at Wankhede.
Badoni, originally a wicketkeeper, rolled his arm over for two overs and managed to pick up a wicket.
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Delhi bowlers Harsh Tyagi and Digvesh lead the attack with a couple of wickets each, while Priyansh Arya and Aayush Singh picked up a dismissal each.
Anuj Rawat, Yash Dhull, Himmat Singh, Aryan Rana, Mayank Rawat, and Akhil Chaudhary were the other bowlers on the day for the capital city side.
The feat marks a hitherto unconquered peak in the world of T20 cricket, where the most up until Delhi’s experiment was a team using nine different bowlers.
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Delhi limited Manipur to a total of 120 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in their 20-over quota, before chasing down the target with 4 wickets and 9 deliveries left to spare.
Star batter Yash Dhull starred for the Delhi side with the willow as the top-order batter made an unbeaten fifty in the winnings chase. Mayank Rawat chipped in with 18 runs, while Badoni added 13 runs off 9 deliveries.
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Delhi’s showing is also reminiscent of Team India’s trial under the leadership of former skipper Saoura Ganguly, who decided to use eleven different bowlers in the Test against West Indies all the way back in the year 2002.
