NEW DELHI: Applauding the shot after being hit for a six? And that too when you're a fast bowler?
Yes, that's exactly what happened in the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.
It was the last ball of the 15th over bowled by Mohammed Siraj with KKR captain Shreyas Iyer on strike with his team on the course of victory.
Siraj bowled a full delivery at the pads, and Iyer met it with a delightful pick-up shot, whipping it over wide long-on.
As the ball went skimming over the ropes, Siraj just clapped in appreciation of the shot.
A clip of Siraj applauding the shot is viral on the internet:
This was Shreyas Iyer's 100th six in the IPL.
This is KKR's sixth consecutive win against RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium since 2016.
RCB had a 4-2 win record against KKR at home between 2008 and 2015.
KKR have now won five of their last six matches against RCB, they had lost four on the trot before this sequence.
1/10:IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders cruise to victory over Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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2/10:Virat Kohli
<p>Virat Kohli's consecutive IPL half-century wasn't enough for Royal Challengers Bangalore as Kolkata Knight Riders secured a comfortable seven-wicket victory.<br /></p>PTI
3/10:Shreyas Iyer
<p>Kolkata chased down the home side's 182-6 with 19 balls to spare, as skipper Shreyas Iyer sealed the win with a calm six off Mayank Dagar.<br /></p>PTI
4/10:Phil Salt and Sunil Narine
<p>KKR's chase began strongly with Phil Salt (30) and all-rounder Sunil Narine (47) sharing an 86-run partnership for the visitors.<br /><br /><br /></p>AP
5/10:Sunil Narine
<p>Narine smashed five sixes in his 22-ball innings before Dagar dismissed him in the seventh over. Salt was caught at deep square leg in the next over.<br /></p>PTI
6/10:Venkatesh Iyer
<p>Venkatesh Iyer's 50 maintained the momentum until he was caught by Kohli, while Shreyas finished the innings with his 39.<br /></p>PTI
7/10:Mitchell Starc
<p>IPL's most expensive player Starc conceded 47 runs for KKR. In two matches, he bowled 8 overs, conceding 100 runs without taking any wickets.<br /></p>PTI
8/10:Faf du Plessis
<p>Du Plessis fell for eight at the end of the second over, scooping a perplexing delivery from Harshit Rana straight into the arms of Mitchell Starc.<br /></p>AFP
9/10:Cameron Green
<p>Cameron Green was the second-highest scorer with 33 runs but was dismissed when he missed a lightning delivery from Andre Russell, crashing off his back pad onto the stumps.<br /></p>AFP
