Keep in mind Unmukt Chand? As soon as the captain of an U19 World Cup-winning India facet, the right-handed prime order batsman has been by means of many ups and downs since. Now, regardless of altering to US citizenship, Chand was ignored of the USA squad that shocked everybody and reached the Tremendous 8 of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Nevertheless, Chand, 31, has a degree to show, and began off the second season of Main League Cricket (MLC) – USA’s franchise T20 league – with a swashbuckling half-century.

Curiously, Chand’s current MLC franchise is Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR), who’re owned by the Knight Riders group. Many may do not forget that Chand’s downfall began when he was famously clear bowled by Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Brett Lee within the opening ball of IPL 2013.

After ending backside of the desk within the first season of MLC final 12 months, LAKR required a robust begin to MLC 2024. Chand, coming in to bat at no. 3, took cost within the opening match towards Texas Tremendous Kings, after openers Jason Roy and Sunil Narine had been dismissed for 2 runs every.

Chand made 68 off 45 balls, hitting six 4s and three 6s. No different batter within the LAKR lineup crossed 30, and just one crossed 20. It was Chand’s effort that took LAKR to a decent whole of 162/7.

Star names like David Miller and Andre Russell failed to attain huge as nicely. Russell solely made 10, whereas Miller was out for 4 after his T20 World Cup last heartbreak.

In response, Texas Tremendous Kings (TSK) fell quick by 12 runs. Frontline USA pacer Ali Khan dismantled the TSK center order, selecting up three wickets, that noticed TSK lose 4 wickets in 5 balls between the 14th and fifteenth over.

Los Angeles Knight Riders subsequent play San Francisco Unicorns on July 8.