Sports Desk. On the strength of the stormy half-century innings of Mitchell Marsh (90 runs on 38 balls), Lucknow Super Giants IPL defeated five-time winners Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets in the match played on Friday of IPL 19. With this defeat, CSK’s path to reach the playoffs has become very difficult. An unwanted record has also been registered in the name of Chennai Super Kings bowler Anshul Kamboj in the match.

This has happened for the first time in IPL history. Anshul Kamboj’s balls were badly beaten in the match played at Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

LLC’s explosive opener Mitchell Marsh hit four sixes in the first four consecutive balls in the fifth over of the match bowled by Anshul. After this, the same happened with Anshul in the 17th over. Four sixes were hit in this over also. Thus Anshul Kamboj became only the second bowler in IPL history to hit a total of 8 sixes in an innings. Before him, Yash Dayal had to face eight sixes in an IPL match.

Gave away 63 runs in 2.4 overs of bowling

CSK bowler Anshul bowled a total of 2.4 overs in this match against Lucknow Super Giants and gave away 63 runs. There were 8 sixes and 1 four in his last 10 balls. In this way he spent 52 runs in the last 10 balls. This is the worst performance among bowlers who have bowled at least 2 overs in IPL history.

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