The precise-arm quick bowler stole the limelight with astonishing figures of three/27 that turned the momentum in Lucknow’s means after Punjab cruised in a 200-run chase.
Mayank’s blistering tempo noticed him unleash the quickest ball of the season, clocking at 155.8 km/hr whereas bowling to Punjab skipper Shikhar Dhawan.
Mayank broke the stand along with his maiden wicket of Jonny Bairstow earlier than dismissing Prabhsimran Singh and Jitesh Sharma to flatten Punjab’s chase.
Upon receiving the Participant of the Match award, Mayank expressed that the nervousness dissipated the second he bowled his first ball.
“I’ve all the time heard from others there’s nervousness in debuts however that goes away after the primary ball. Plan was to not be below an excessive amount of strain and to bowl on the stumps and use the tempo as a lot as doable.
There was the thought to combine up the tempo initially however the wicket helped and the skipper advised me to bowl gasoline. The debut wicket was the favorite. Coming off the damage final season was powerful, I might set my purpose to debut at a younger age however accidents had been a setback.”
