Happy birthday Shardul Thakur: The pacer's top 3 IPL performances

Indian fast bowler Shardul Thakur, who turned 28 on Wednesday, has been a force to reckon with when it comes to  shortest format of cricket, T20s. In  Indian Premier League (IPL) so far, Thakur has picked 36 wickets in 117.5 overs he has bowled in competition. He has played for three teams in competition - Kings XI Punjab, Rising Pune Supergiants and Chennai Super Kings. Here are his three of his best performances in competition.

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1) 3/19 against Rising Pune Supergiant (2017)

In this 2017 IPL game, Shardul Thakur was playing for erstwhile Rising Pune Supergiant and was up against his former team, Kings XI Punjab. Winning toss, Supergiant elected to field first and Thakur me most of this opportunity. y bowled Kings XI out for a paltry total of 73. Thakur's spell of 3-19 in four overs came at a miserly ecomy rate of 4.75. Supergiant surpassed target in 12 overs with loss of one wicket. Ajinkya Rahane top-scored with an unbeaten 34-ball-34.

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2) 2/18 against Rajasthan Royals (2018)

Shardul Thakur's IPL performances have improved with Chennai Super Kings. In ir 2018 match against Rajasthan Royals, CSK me most of being sent in to bat and posted a total of 204-2 in 20 overs. Shane Watson top-scored with a 57-ball-106 for Chennai. Thakur me his mark for CSK in this game as Rajasthan were bowled out for 140 as pacer's spell of 2-2-24 proved to be a massive difference between two sides. 

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3) 2/18 against Kolkata Knight Riders (2019)

This match in IPL 2019 in Kolkata was highly anticipated and Thakur was once again up for big occasion. Chennai Super Kings won toss and elected to bowl. Kolkata seemed to be heing towards a big score, but were restricted to just 161 on a free-scoring pitch. Chris Lynn's 51-ball-82 was nullified largely by Thakur's spell at start and death, as he ended with 2-18 in his four overs. Chennai chased down total in 19.4 overs with loss of five wickets.

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