Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who played their debut game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 against Gujarat Titans (GT), were in really big trouble after they lost skipper KL Rahul, keeper Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis and Manish Pandey in quick succession and the side was looking like they could not even reach the 100-run mark.
However, in came experienced Deepak Hooda and along with him young gun Ayush Badoni who smashed 41 ball 54. The two ‘literally’ rescued the Lucknow side and took the team’s total to 158 runs. Mohammed Shami rattled the batters in the Powerplay itself and LSG will surely be happy with the duo’s partnership.
First half century for our young dynamite in his debut – Ayush Badoni!
#AbApniBaariHai#LSG #GTvsLSG #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/G95ZE7I7x8
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) March 28, 2022
So who is Ayush Badoni?
At the age of 22, Badoni was purchased by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 20 lakh. The right-hander had reached his first IPL 50 by pulling a 146.9kmph Lockie Ferguson bouncer for a SIX.
The Delhi lad had first made headlines in 2018 when he smashed 52 off just 28 balls for India U19 in the Asia Cup against Sri Lanka. He has played as many as five domestic T20 games for Delhi in his short career and had made his T20 debut in January 2021.
The young gun surely stood up for the team, especially in the absence of two key players, Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder, who are away due to national duty.
