Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings faced off in the 42nd Match of the Indian Premier League, which is now rapidly moving into its business end. While the intensity of the league is now getting higher with every passing match, Quinton de Kock’s sportsmanship spirit in the match against PBKS has won the hearts of many, especially the players from the opposition team.
Quinton de Kock’s sportsmanship spirit on display against PBKS
Punjab Kings skipper Mayank Agarwal opted to bowl first after winning the toss and the Lucknow team looked good till the 13th over, post which they lost a flurry of wickets. Just in the span of two overs, LSG lost 4 crucial wickets. Amongst these wickets, was the wicket of Quinton de Kock, whose sportsmanship spirit during the match is winning accolades.
The heart-warming gesture by the LSG wicket-keeper came in the 13th over of the first inning when Sandeep Sharma was bowling to Quinton de Kock. De kock was set and was nearing his fifty when he tried to cut the fourth delivery of the 13th over. It was a slower ball by Sharma which took the edge of the bat and went into the gloves of the wicket-keeper. The umpire did not give him out, however, the batsman walked off as he knew he had knicked the ball.
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This display of Quinton de Kock’s sportsmanship spirit earned him PBKS players’ respect as Sandeep Sharma patted him on the back for the same. Though LSG faltered in the middle overs, their bowlers were up to the task and restricted PBKS on just 133 runs, winning the match quite easily by 20 runs at the end. With this victory, LSG has now got 12 points and are on the third position on the points table. On the other hand, things have gotten more difficult for PBKS who have only won 4 matches out of the 9 encounters they have been a part of.