J&K all-rounder Samad makes IPL debut

September 29, 2020 19:26

SunRisers have strengthened their batting by bringing in New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, while Jammu and Kashmir all-rounder Abdul Samad makes his IPL debut.

18-year-old Abdul Samad was the only player from the Kashmir valley to get the nod at the IPL Players' auction when he was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Samad first caught everyone's attention when he smashed 68 from 53 balls, inclusive of seven sixes, against Gujarat in the Vijay Hazare Trophy game in Jaipur in October.

He scored 237 runs in eight games in the Vijay Hazare Trophy at a strike rate of 125, hitting 15 sixes and 16 fours. In the Mushtaq Ali Trophy he scored 120 runs in six games at a strike rate of 150.

In an exclusive interview with Rediff.com, Samad had said his 'ultimate aim is to play for India'.... read the full interview here

Check out the playing XIs of the two teams:

Delhi Capitals: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant (w/k), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Ishant Sharma, Anrich Nortje.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: David Warner (captain), Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Kane Williamson, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, K Khaleel Ahmed, T Natarajan

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