KCL | Akhil’s hat-trick highlights Globstars’ thumping win
The Hindu
Medium-pacer V. Akhil Dev makes history with first KCL hat-trick as Calicut Globstars and Trivandrum Royals secure wins.
Medium pacer V. Akhil Dev will forever remember this night as he etched his name into record books by taking the first hat-trick in the KCL at the Greenfield stadium here on Monday.
Calicut Globstars rode on an exemplary show from its bowlers to crush Alleppey Ripples by six wickets and take the second spot in the points table.
Put into bat on a surface that helped spinners, Ripples crumbled to 19 for five and was bundled out for 90. Globstars chased down the target with 49 balls to spare for a third win.
Akhil’s memorable moment came in his second and the 17th over of the Ripples’ innings.
After being clubbed for a huge six by Alfi Francis, the medium-pacer had his revenge when he had the batter top-edging a shot to wicket-keeper Ajinas. Akhil trapped Fanoos in front and then yorked impact sub Vinoop Manoharan to complete his hat-trick.
Trivandrum Royals again owed its win to the captain Abdul Basith who smashed an unbeaten 50 to carry his side to a five-wicket victory over Kochi Blue Tigers.
The win helped Royals move from the bottom to the third place in the table.
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