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The star New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson has come back in action in the ongoing Indian Premier League 2023 after a hiatus from cricket due to an injury. Meanwhile, he stunned everyone by bowling the fastest delivery of the current season in only his first appearance for
Kolkata Knight Riders.
The moment came on the second ball of the fourth over of the first innings when the hosts Gujarat Titans were batting first after winning the toss. Ferguson bowled this delivery of 154.1 kmph to Gujarat Titans opener Shubman Gill.
The cricket fans were also crazy following this amazing comeback of Ferguson in his style and bowling the fastest delivery of the IPL 2023. They took to Twitter to lavish praises on the Auckland pacer for his amazing and sensational pace.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Lockie Ferguson⚡️ pic.twitter.com/42rO3QGSEQ
— SRKzAGNI🔥 (@imsrkxsoul) April 9, 2023
Don't know why gujrat released him😂😂😂
— Abhijeet Bulbule (@BulbuleAbhijeet) April 9, 2023
Raftar hai bhai raftar
— Sanju Tiwari (@SanjuTbb) April 9, 2023
umran-boult-ferguson inlogo ka regular routine h
— Abhinav singh (@Abhinav_tmk) April 9, 2023
KKR bowling without and with Ferguson pic.twitter.com/Mk9utWN5dz
— Anirban Ghoshᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ (@Anirban_Ghosh_) April 9, 2023
❤️❤️✌️GOAT
— Anindita Banerjee (@AninditaB_AB) April 9, 2023
Newzealanders always top class
— Super star fan ikkada 🤍 (@royalprash2) April 9, 2023
Experts : umran,wood to bowl the fastest delivery
— Divyanshu Pandey (@dynamite_pocket) April 9, 2023
Meanwhile
Lockie : may I come in?
He’s following his idol, Umran 😎🔥
— Abhi- SRH Lover (@Abhinav62396774) April 9, 2023
Lockie Ferguson bowled the fastest bowl of IPL 2023 - 154.1 kph. #KKR Blood 💜#KKRvsGT #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/iTLju1q6Ry
— SRKholic Saify 🇮🇳 (@SRKholic_Saify) April 9, 2023
Lockie Ferguson clicked 154.1 KPH 😳
— Usman Shaikh (@shaikhusman_7) April 9, 2023
Raw pace is back for KKR
Speed gun
Lethal pace #GTvKKR . #KKRvsGT .#AmiKKR pic.twitter.com/K8YYJGphK8
Lockie Ferguson first 4 balls vs GT💉
— KKR Bhakt 🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRSince2011) April 9, 2023
149.2 Kph
154.1 Kph
150.5 Kph
151.4 Kph pic.twitter.com/UZzrelArPJ
Lockie Ferguson bowled a 154.1 Kph thunderbolt.💥
— KKR Bhakt 🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRSince2011) April 9, 2023
154.1 kmph... Lockie Ferguson has Arrived in IPL #KKR | #AmiKKR | #TATAIPL#IPL2023 | #GTvKKR pic.twitter.com/nViYqKL8QQ
— Swapnil Vats (@iamswapnilvats) April 9, 2023
Speaking of the current action of the match between GT and KKR, Kolkata Knight Riders are chasing the target of 205 runs in 20 overs posted by Gujarat Titans. KKR have scored 86 runs for the loss of two wickets in 9.5 overs. At the time of filling this copy, Venkatesh Iyer and Nitish Rana were there in the middle with individual scores of 39 and 25 runs respectively.
The pacers Mohammed Shami and Josh Little have scalped one wicket each for Gujarat Titans in the second innings.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans posted a big total of 204 runs for the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs; courtesy of Vijay Shankar’s swashbuckling knock of 63 runs off just 24 balls with four boundaries and five sixes to his name. Other than him, last match’s star batter Sai Sudarshan also scored a half-century with 53 runs off 38 balls with three boundaries and two sixes on his credit.
Other than these two, star opener Shubman Gill also contributed with 39 runs with five boundaries. The veteran KKR spinner Sunil Narine scalped three wickets alongside one wicket claimed by youngster Suyash Sharma.