‌IPL 2024 | Twitter awed by shrewd Undakat masterfully baiting Jacks to run out at bowler’s end

Chasing a gargantuan total of 286 runs on their home ground, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru got off to a flying start, courtesy of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. The duo gathered 79 runs inside the powerplay, surpassing their counterpart’s 76-run powerplay score and staying in the chase. However, the introduction of Mayank Markande outsmarted Kohli followed by Unadkat’s brilliant craft sending back Will Jacks in the eighth over.

Having bowled four slower ones in the first five deliveries, Unadkat sprayed an off-cutter to Faf du Plessis on the last ball of the over that the RCB captain played back towards the bowler. As the ball ricocheted off the bat, Unadkat skillfully stretched his right hand towards the ball’s trajectory and guided the kookaburra towards the non-striker’s end stumps. Will Jacks at the bowling end had already taken off to cross over by then and was in no distance to get back inside the crease, thereby leading the ball crashing onto the stumps and causing a runout. 

Seeing Undakat’s spot on presence of mind, the Twitterverse could not shy away from labelling it a shrewd act.

Lucky Unadkat

— Debi Jag (@DebiJag608) 

Another win

unadkat has finally found a way to take wicket another win for srh

— vishal dayama (@VishalDayama) 

Experience

Jaydev Unadkat… experience & presence of mind. 🔥

— Cricket Anand 🏏 (@cricanandha) 

Power 

Unadkat right hand toh six kotagaladu runout cheyagaladu just left hand vadakudadu ante 😂😂😂    

— SRH12thman (@AravindMudigon1) 

Brilliant

What a brilliant runout by Unadkat.. 100% intentional

— AB (@Buddhweiser) 

LOL

or ye chaman Unadkat jaise finished bowler se runout ho rhe hai🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

— Shray Budania (@BudaniaShray) 

The only way

The only way that Unadkat can take a wicket. 🤣🤣

Poor Jacks.  

— Wishal (@wishal_tweets) 

Unlucky

Ohhh Jacks noo.... unluckiest dismissal. Faf hits straight touches unadkat straight to stumps run out. ...! Ffuffffuuu.! 100-2. 

— DBN (@dineshnexis) 

Super

Super hand from Unadkat dangerous will Jacks gone.

— Harishwar Reddy (@ReddyMnc16) 

Oh no!

Oh no I wanted to see Jacks play

Unadkat😤😤

— Anshita (@Anshitay_17)