The player of 7.75 crore became a mine of wickets for RCB, increased the headache of the opposing teams in 3 matches itself
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Josh Hazlewood was picked by RCB in the IPL 2022 auction for Rs 7.75 crore. Now he is living up to this trust and has taken eight wickets in three matches.
Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022 (Royal Challengers Bangalore) For Josh HazlewoodThere is a boom in bowling. The Australian bowler has played only three matches in this season so far and has taken eight wickets. His important contribution is being seen in the excellent game of the team. Josh Hazlewood (Josh HazlewoodAlong with the powerplay, there are headaches for the batsmen in the death overs as well. Lucknow Super Giants on 19th April (Lucknow Super GiantsIn the match against ) he dismissed four batsmen for just 25 runs. This is his best performance in IPL, taking the wickets of Quinton de Kock, Manish Pandey, Marcus Stoinis and Ayush Badoni. Earlier, Hazlewood’s best performance in IPL was in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2021. Then while playing for CSK, he took three wickets for 24 runs.
Hazlewood has taken wickets this season at an average of 10.75 and a strike rate of nine. He is only behind Yuzvendra Chahal in terms of wicket-taking strike rate and average. Chahal is currently the highest wicket-taker in IPL 2022. He has taken 17 wickets in seven matches. So far this season, he has taken one for 33 against Chennai Super Kings, three for 28 against Delhi Capitals and four for 25 against Lucknow Super Giants.
Brilliant spell from Hazlewood against Lucknow
3️ runs and a wicket in the 1️⃣9️⃣th over.
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5 teams clash for Hazlewood
Josh Hazlewood was picked by RCB in the IPL 2022 auction for Rs 7.75 crore. Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings also made bets to take him, but RCB only won. His base price was Rs 2 crore. Hazlewood became a part of IPL for the first time in 2020.
Earlier, he was not given much attention as a T20 bowler. But after joining CSK, this bowler did wonders. Not only did he do well in the IPL but his place in Australia’s T20 team has also been confirmed.
Two shining stars of RCB – Maxwell and Hazlewood
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Hazlewood did not play in RCB’s opening matches this season. He was away from team matches due to Pakistan tour. But now after his arrival, the bowling of this team has become very strong.
