Kuldeep Yadav takes 10 wickets in England, sends a strong signal to Gautam Gambhir
The 31-year-old India spinner Kuldeep Yadav picked up 10/120 to help Yorkshire beat Essex by an innings and 106 runs in their County Championship Game in Leeds.
India spinner Kuldeep Yadav claimed 10/120 in the Division 1 County Championship game between Yorkshire and Essex in Leeds. The hosts won the game by an innings and 106 runs to move a point behind Sussex in the table.
The 31-year-old was part of Team India that toured Sri Lanka and played the first Test in Galle, where he picked up a single wicket. He was benched for the next match due to an infection. Meanwhile, Yorkshire batted first and posted 390 runs on the board.
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Unbelievable turn 😱 Kuldeep Yadav 🔥 pic.twitter.com/FSfpCMHp5h
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Veteran English player Dom Bess top-scored with 80, while Adam Lyth amassed 62. Matthew Revis (61) and William Luxton (50) played key roles for the home team. Kuldeep also did well with the bat, accumulating 36 runs from 94 deliveries, and added 83 for the eighth wicket with Bess, which came off 155 balls.
In the first innings, Kuldeep bowled 23 overs to pick up four wickets for 70 runs. In the second innings, he bowled 16 overs and gave away just 50 runs to take six wickets and ended up with a ten-fer. Essex managed 171 and 113 across two innings. Yadav didn't bowl in the previous game, with his side losing to Surrey by one wicket.
Manav Suthar’s Warwickshire keeps pressure on Somerset
Warwickshire beat Glamorgan by an innings and 257 runs to close the gap on Division 1 leaders Somerset with just two games to play. Manav Suthar picked up three wickets without conceding a run. Eathan Bamber and Ed Barnard rattled the opposition to achieve a massive win for their side.
Surrey dropped Auqib Nabi for the game against Sussex at Hove, with the former RCB star Mahipal Lomror replacing the pacer. The southpaw justified his selection with a patient 58 off 126 balls before being castled by Sean Hunt. Veteran seamer Jaydev Unadkat got one wicket. Unadkat was dismissed by Rahul Chahar, who ended with 4/97 from 29 overs.
Left-arm spinner Sai Kishore scored 20 runs for Gloucestershire in their match against Lancashire. The 30-year-old didn’t bowl in the first innings but managed to pick up two wickets in the second when he dismissed Arav Shetty and Ben Walkden.