Published 21:51 IST, January 17th 2021

S Sreesanth bowls leg-spin, gets rewarded with wicket in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy game

Kerala pacer Shantakumaran Sreesanth succeeded in getting a wicket by bowling leg-spin during the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy clash against Andhra on Sunday

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Shantakumaran Sreesanth made a good comeback after being hit for 16 runs off three deliveries by Yashasvi Jaiswal on Wednesday. Four days later, senior bowler did man to rediscover his rhythm and take a wicket. However, re was a twist in tale this time around as he did t succeed in getting better of batsman by making use of his fiery pace.

Sreesanth bowls leg-spin, gets rid of Ashwin Hebbar

While Kerala speedster is kwn to bamboozle best batsmen in business with his speed and aggression, for a change it was leg-spin that did trick for him during Kerala's Syed Mushtaq Ali clash against Andhra at Banda Kurla Complex in Mumbai on Sunday.

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This happened in 15th over of Andhra's run chase. Hebbar looked to be in sublime form and was just two runs short of a brilliant half-century. But, little did he realise that he would be dismissed by quickie himself in most unusual manner.

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On penultimate ball of that over, tearaway fast bowler decided to switch to leg-spin. He rolled his arms over with a skippy run-up that was somewhat similar to that of spin legend Anil Kumble. neless, Hebbaar decided to take him to cleaners, and even though he got timing right, he did t get distance as ball went straight to down throat of Vishnu Vid at deep mid-wicket who completed catch as dejected batsman stood on pitch in disbelief and had to take a long walk back to pavilion.

Watch video of Sreesanth getting a wicket by bowling leg-spin here:

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Andhra beat Kerala

Coming back to Syed Mushtaq Ali clash between two sourn teams,  Sanju Samson-led side was restricted to 112/4 riding on an unbeaten 54 from number four batsman Sachin Baby after y were put in to bat by Andhra skipper Ambati Rayudu.

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In reply, apart from Hebbar (48), Rayudu anchored chase successfully with an unbeaten 38 as Andhra got past finish line by six wickets and 17 balls to spare. 

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21:51 IST, January 17th 2021