Avesh Khan dedicates his match-winning spell to hospitalized mother

Lucknow claimed a narrow 12 run win over Hyderabad to get their campaign up and running. Avesh Khan was clinical for Lucknow as he claimed a four-wicket haul in the game. He took two wickets at the top of the innings and two wickets at the death. The star pacer was adjudged man of the match for his scintillating performance. Khan later dedicated the special award to his mother who is admitted in hospital.

"I would like to dedicate this performance to my mother who is hospitalized. I received a lot of support from her. After the match, I picked up my phone and connected with her on a video call, and gave her the details of the match. By God’s grace, she is fine now," he said speaking to Hooda in a video posted by the tournament's official Twitter handle.

Stylish fifty 👌
Game-changing 4️⃣-wicket haul 💥
Special dedication 🤗@Avesh_6 & @HoodaOnFire - stars of the @LucknowIPL's win over #SRH - discuss their favourite moments from the #SRHvLSG clash. 👍👍 - By @ameyatilak

Full interview 🎥 🔽 #TATAIPLhttps://t.co/C0nlc61PbZ pic.twitter.com/sUgmRaVTkU

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 5, 2022

Meanwhile, Avesh Khan so far has grabbed seven wickets in the three matches that he has played. He was a contender for the Purple Cap last season but ended in second place. He had taken 24 wickets for Delhi last season.

Lucknow now has two wins in three games and have got to a decent start in the Indian T20 League. Apart from Avesh Khan, Deepak Hooda and KL Rahul also did well in the last game. Rahul scored a brilliant 68, while Hooda notched up a game changing half century.