Manchester: India’s Yuzvendra Chahal, left, celebrates the dismissal of New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, right, during the ICC Cricket World Cup semi-final match between India and New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Tuesday, July 9.
Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal worked his magic to pick up five wickets in his second successive match as Northamptonshire held off a Leicestershire fightback to secure a nine-wicket win in the English County Championship.
Following his 4/82 in the first innings, Chahal took 5/134, a nine-wicket haul, as Northants bowled out Leicestershire for 316 to set an easy target of 137 in the Division Two County Championship here on Thursday.
Northants swept aside in 30.3 overs, losing only the wicket of Gus Miller (11).
Captain Luke Procter (68 not out) and George Bartlett (54 not out) sealed the chase.
Leicestershire, after resuming the final day on 69/4, rallied thanks to strong batting from Scott Currie and Tom Scriven (48), with Currie reaching a century (120) before being dismissed by Chahal for his fifth wicket.
But Chahal was instrumental in breaking through among Leicestershire’s middle and lower classes.
He dismissed key players including captain Lewis Hill (14) with a well-delivered delivery that turned sharply, and Liam Trevaskis (2) with a catch at short leg.
Despite conceding runs during an aggressive 110-run partnership (141 balls) between Currie and Scriven, including a costly 19-run over, Chahal’s persistence paid off as he eventually claimed Currie’s wicket to send them reeling at 303/9.
Their innings lasted three more overs with Saif Zaib (2/61) dismissing Louis Kimber.
In the previous match, Chahal had taken 5/45 and 4/45 in Northants’ 133-run victory over Derbyshire.
Brief scores:
Leicestershire 203 and 316 in 102.1 overs (Scott Currie 120, Sam Wood 57, Tom Scriven 48; Yuzvendra Chahal 5/134) lost to Northamptonshire 383 and 137/1 in 30.3 overs (Luke Procter 68 not out, George Barlett 54 not out) by nine wickets.
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First published: September 20, 2024 | 15:45 IS
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