The James Neesham Story- The Kings XI Punjab clinched their first victory of IPL 2020. The did so by thrashing the Royal Challengers Bangalore by a margin of 97 runs at the Dubai International Stadium on Thursday. KL Rahul made the show for KXIP by smashing one of the best knocks in the history of IPL. He got a lot of applause for his captain’s innings and the team would have been really happy with the result.
Living up to fans’ expectations, the skipper slammed a century that was appreciated by one and all. He scored 132 off just 69 balls in a fascinating innings to construct a dominant score of 206-run in total. Rahul whacked RCB’s Dale Steyn for 26 runs in one over. That became the highlight of his brilliance on the night.
The Story Of The Game That The Kings XI Punjab Won Against RCB-
In response, Virat Kohli’s men just put up 109 runs and it ultimately turned out to be easy pickings for the Punjab based franchise. At one time, RCB managed only four runs with three wickets down. KXIP bowling unit gave no ground for RCB to come with an opportunity to stitch a steady partnership. Seven RCB players didn’t even tick double-digit score before their team was wrapped up for a score-line that defined Royal Challenger’s evening.
Almost every KXIP’s bowlers added a wicket to their name. Ravi Bishnoi and Murugan Ashwin notched three wickets each while West Indian, Sheldon Cottrell registered two wickets to his name. Mohammed Shami and Glenn Maxwell also joined the party and added a wicket each under their belt.
The James Neesham Troll On Twitter
While other shined in their heroic contribution in the wicket-taking spree, one bowler failed to scalp any wicket. It was none other than New Zealand’s all-rounder James Neesham. Neesham, in his two overs, failed to pluck a wicket while conceding 13 runs. He was economical but failed to pick up any dismissal on the day. The Kiwi failed to contribute with his batting as he didn’t get the opportunity to bat to have his say. KXIP lost just three wickets in creating 200 plus scoreboard so the lower order didn’t get a chance to bat.
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— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) September 25, 2020
After not making an impact against RCB, Neesham was targetted by a fan on Twitter. “I took you as my Dream11 vice-captain, You didn’t bat or didn’t take any wicket, Lost all money on you,” complained the fan to Neesham. But the all-rounder had a hilarious reply as he posted a popular Gif from American sitcom Friends which read, ” Oh! I don’t care”
It was really engaging to watch how the cricketer coolly silenced his critics. Neesham has also been a vocal person on social media and there is no denying he just loves to pull off this sort of things. He may have not got a chance to do much for KXIP but he is a fantastic player to have in there. Neesham and KXIP next game will be against Rajasthan Royals on Sunday.
