Kuldeep Sen became an overnight sensation star for Rajasthan Royals after bagging the top 3 wickets of Gujarat Titans. Kuldeep dismissed Sai Sudharsan, Matthew Wade, and Abhinav Manohar giving away 41 runs in his 4-over spell.
Kuldeep Sen is an Indian cricketer who debuted for India in 2022 and is currently engaged with Rajasthan Royals in the richest league of the world and Tamil Nadu in domestic cricket Kuldeep Sens Kuldeep Sen serves as a right-arm fast bowler averaging a speed of 140kmph usually. Kuldeep Sen is experienced with 18 T20 matches,16 first-class games, and 5 List A matches.
He got an opportunity to play his first match of IPL 2024 as the Royals were on a winning streak with 4 wins in 4 matches. Skipper Samson faced a loss in his 50th match appearance as a captain against Gujarat Titans. Kuldeep Sen’s heroic 3 wickes went in vain after he conceded 20 in the penultimate overs and Rajasthan failed to defend 196 runs.
Besides Heroic Bowling by Kuldeep Sen in the first 3 overs conceding only 21 runs, He got hit for a massive 20 runs in the penultimate over resulting in Royals defending 14 runs while GT needed 15 to win in the last over. Avesh Khan failed to defend 15 runs as he got smashed for 3 boundaries in the last over and Titans won the match by 3 wickets.
Kuldeep sen was brought into attack in the 9th over of the game where Sen strikes early dismissing Sai Sudarshan with an LBW breaking the partnership for Royals. He strikes twice in his second over dismissing Matthew Wade in the first ball of his second over for just 4 runs in 6 balls and Abhinav Manohar for just 1 run in 2 balls. He did work pretty well for Royals when Main bowler like Trent Boult and Yuzvendra Chahal failed to pick wickets.
Kuldeep Sen IPL stats
Kuldeep Sen debuted in Ipl in 2022 for Rajasthan Royals. Sen played 11 matches so far in IPL 7 matches in 2022, 2 matches in 2023, and 1 match in 2024. Yet he didn’t upset the Skipper and grabbed the 3 crucial wickets for the Royals.
In 2022
Kuldeep Sen played 7 matches in IPL 2022 for Rajasthan Royals. Kuldeep came into sensation after he defended the 15 runs in the last over in his debut games against LSG. He had bowled 151 deliveries conceding 237 runs and bagging 8 wickets in his name. His best figure in IPL is 4/20.
In 2023
He played only 2 matches in IPl 2023. He had bowled 3 overs conceding 18 runs and remained wicketless. He didn’t got more chance in playing 11 in 2023.
In 2024
He played his first match of 2024 against Gujarat Titans where he showcased his brilliance by ball bagging the wickets of top order batters of GT. He picked the wickets of Sai Sudarshan, Matthew Wade, and Abhinav Manohar. He conceded 41 runs in his 4-over spell.
Despite brilliance with the ball by Sen Rajasthan Royal could not defend 196 runs against the Titans and got their winning streak broken and lost the match by 3 wickets after thriller final over.
Rajasthan was unbeaten as they had defeated LSG by 20 Runs, Delhi Capitals by 12 runs, Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets, and Royal Challenger Benagluru by 6 wickets.
Sanju Samson and Riyan Parag played brilliantly well for Royals that help them post 196 in the boards while battin first in Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan ste the platform for chasing in early over while Rashid Khan played finishing role for Titans and get to their 3rd victory if the Season.
Rajasthan Royals is till in the top with 8 points in 5 matches while Gujarat Titans is at No 6 position with 6 points.
Kuldeep Sen IPL Auction
Sen was bought by Rajasthan Royals in 2022 at the base price of 20 lakhs. Rajasthan Royals faces no competition from other bidders while bagging Kuldeep Sen in their Franchise.
Kuldeep Sen’s Bowling speed
Sen usually bowls an average of around 140 kph. Kuldeep clicked 146.3kph to dismiss Matthew Wade while shattering the wickets of Abhinav Manohar with a speed of 144.9 kph
What do you think about Kuldeep Sen Bowling for Royals? Can he be boon for Royals in bagging their Second IPL Title ?