In the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, on 4 April, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 12 runs. In this match played at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, Sunrisers Hyderabad seemed to be on the way to victory easily, but in the 18th over, Avesh Khan took 2 wickets in 2 balls. He took the wickets of established batsmen Nicholas Pooran and Abdul Samad. As a result, the pressure on the team increased and the bet fell in the hands of Lucknow.
Avesh Khan was adjudged player of the match. He took 4 wickets for 24 runs in the match. This is his best performance in IPL so far. Behind this success of Avesh Khan, his teammate Deepak Hooda is also indirectly involved. Avesh Khan revealed this in an interview given to IPL TV after the match.
Fast bowler Avesh Khan also revealed that he has dedicated his best performance to the hospitalized mother. Let us tell you, Deepak Hooda and KL Rahul had crossed the sinking ship of Lucknow Super Giants in batting. Deepak and KL Rahul played half-centuries.
after the match Deepak Hooda asked Avesh on IPL TV, ‘You tell me what was the feeling when you got Kane Williamson out in the first over?’ In response to the question, Avesh said, ‘It was a good feeling. You came to me at the inning break. You said that the ball bounce does not happen according to the way it happens on red clay. So I took note of your point. You mentioned that the ball is a little slower also a little sticky bounce. So I tried the same thing to keep on doing variations in my pace and I got his wicket in that.
Deepak Hooda said, ‘I will give you your IPL Thank you for the best performance. To whom do you want to dedicate your performance?’ To this Avesh said, ‘I would like to dedicate this to my mother. He is still admitted in the hospital. I got a lot of support from him too. As soon as the match was over, I spoke to Mummy over a video call. Took him. Thank Allah he is fine now. I will dedicate this performance to him.