SRH’s experienced pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar heaped praise on his teammate, T Natarajan, for his sensational bowling performance in their side’s substantial victory over DC in the India Premier League (IPL) 2024 on April 19 in New Delhi. Bhuvneshwar lauded Natarajan’s often unnoticed, but effective role in SRH, by highlighting how pivotal the 33-year-old has been for the franchise in recent years. After a sensational batting performance from the likes of Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma and Shahbaz Ahmed, SRH continued their record-breaking batting brilliance by setting a target of 267 for DC. It was Natarajan’s sensational 4/19 spell that further piled up on the miseries of DC in their return to their original home ground – Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
Upon Jake Fraser McGurk and Abishek Porel giving the home side a brisk start to the run chase with their 65(18) and 42(22) knocks respectively, SRH’s bowling unit redeemed themselves by taking some crucial wickets in quick succession. An overall dismal showing from the DC middle order resulted in them going from being 135/4 during the 9th over, to getting bundled for 199 in the first ball of the final over of the match. The clash also saw Natarajan register his best-ever IPL and even T20 figures, which played a major role in dampening the hopes of DC making any sort of comeback into the match.
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Speaking after SRH’s emphatic victory, Bhuvneshwar made sure to acknowledge Natarajan’s contribution in the game.
“Amazing! A guy who remains silent most of the time does the job and goes unnoticed. We know how good he is at yorkers. He keeps working hard. We know how important he is for SRH for so many years,” Bhuvneshwar said.
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Since joining SRH ahead of IPL 2018, T Natarajan has emerged as one of the leading pace bowling options for his side alongside Bhuvneshwar Kumar. The Tamil Nadu-born left-arm has continued his brilliance even in IPL 2024, where he has already bagged 10 wickets in his 5 appearances so far.
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SRH will be taking immense confidence from this win as they now shift their focus to their upcoming fixture against RCB on April 25.