The match is being played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday. The match between the two teams is taking place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. During this, fast bowler Ashnini Kumar, who is making his debut for Mumbai, dismissed Ajinkya Rahane.
Ashnini has made a great start in IPL. He first caught Quinton de Kock’s best catch off Deepak Chahar. Then in his very first over, KKR captain Rahane was dismissed.
Mumbai bought Ashwini for Rs 30 lakh in mega auction. Earlier, he was part of Punjab Kings in the previous season. But he did not get a chance to play.
Ashwini is known as Death Over Specialist. He made his debut for Punjab in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022. But he was able to play only four matches. During this, he has taken 3 wickets at an economy rate of 8.50.
Ashwini has played two first class and four list a games for Punjab. Ashwini performed brilliantly in the Sher-e-Punjab T20 tournament. After which he came into the discussion. He was playing for BLV Blasters.
Ashwini defended only 8 runs in the 2023 Sher-e-Punjab tournament. After this, he again saved 11 runs in the next match. Seeing this deadly bowling of Ashwini, MI has included him in the team.
Published at: 31 Mar 2025 08:38 pm (IST)
