On April 26, in the IPL 2025 game between Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), KKR's mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy proved competent once again over PBKS superstar Glenn Maxwell. PBKS was chasing a decent score of 173, as in only 16.3 overs, it made an impressive 172 for 2 at a strong run rate of 10.42. However, Chakravarthy had a different plan for Maxwell and his 'bundles of mystery spin.'

Chakravarthy dismissed Maxwell, and it was the fifth time 'Chakra' had dismissed the Australian in just eight IPL innings. This was a huge turning point in the match, as Chakravarthy showed that he is capable of troubling the best of the best. The dismissal spawned a cheeky viral comment from former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina, who said, "Varun Chakravarthy keeps Glenn Maxwell in his pocket."

Raina's cheeky comment made on social media went viral and has divided opinion amongst fans, with some protecting Raina's cheekiness and others stating it was an unfair statement. It also led to debate regarding the PBKS's team selection, with fans criticizing the franchise for picking overseas players like Maxwell rather than Indian players who were currently in form, like Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh. Chakravarthy's performance also reinforced he was a critical asset for KKR.

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Suresh Raina said, "Varun Chakravarthy keeps Glenn Maxwell in his pocket". pic.twitter.com/GScdMZzyKI

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 26, 2025

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Chakravarthy’s Dominance against Maxwell

Chakravarthy's record against Maxwell underscores his abilities as a mystery spinner. Notably, Chakravarthy has 83 wickets in 70 IPL matches at an economy rate of 7.56, and he has consistently deceived aggressive batsmen in the past. Maxwell has long struggled with his untraditional variations, and Chakravarthy has been able to feast on his attacking mindset in IPL matchups. Because of this, the two have become highlights of IPL contests. He was able to expose Maxwell's risk-taking mentality, as well as that of other all-star players such as MS Dhoni, which has marked him as a big-match player.

The dismissal and Raina’s comment also reignited discussions about PBKS’s team selection and Maxwell’s form. One fan expressed frustration with PBKS’s management, led by coach Ricky Ponting, for favoring overseas players like Maxwell over in-form Indian talents like Nehal Wadhera and Shashank Singh. Maxwell’s inconsistent performances in IPL 2025 have been a talking point, with some fans labeling him a "flop show" in this season.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has produced some exciting batters and bowlers throughout the years. In the era of quick-paced cricket, especially in the over format, pace variation becomes an effective card for bowlers. Cross seam and scrambled seam deliveries have also become popular among pace bowlers. With variations (pace, spin line, and length), bowlers force batters to make mistakes. But which bowlers are so far looking dangerous in the ongoing IPL 2025?

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Interestingly, in IPL 2025, several seasoned pacers have stepped up for their respective franchises. Names like Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur, and even veteran Ishant Sharma—who continues to clock speeds of 140 km/h—have shown their value. However, raw pace alone isn't enough in the T20 format; it’s the clever use of variations that often makes the difference. Among them, Prasidh Krishna has arguably stood out the most, showcasing his ability to adapt his bowling to suit pitch conditions. To truly assess whether pacers or spinners have had a greater impact this season, a closer look at the numbers is essential.

Top Wicket Takers

Some more notable performers in this series are Prasidh Krishna (Pace), Mohammed Siraj (Pace), Khaleel Ahmed (Pace), and Sai Kishore (Spin). These all, especially mentioned bowlers, claimed 10 scalps in 6 innings each. 

Top 5 bowlers according to economy rate 

As IPL 2025 unfolds, the battle between spin and pace continues to shape match outcomes and team strategies. While express pacers remain crucial in powerplays and death overs, it’s the spinners who are quietly emerging as game-changers. Bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav and Noor Ahmad have demonstrated the value of control and variation, often turning games around with their economy and wicket-taking abilities. On the other hand, pacers such as Hardik Pandya and Shardul Thakur are delivering impactful spells when it matters most. However, consistency and control have tilted the scales slightly in favor of spin, especially during the middle overs. As the tournament progresses and pitches begin to deteriorate due to consistent use, conditions are likely to further benefit spinners. Slower surfaces and variable bounce will play into their hands, making spin a more dominant force in the latter stages of IPL 2025. The spin vs pace rivalry is far from over—but spin may just have the final say.

On Tuesday afternoon (April 8), the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants (KKR vs LSG) match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, which has been scheduled for the 21st match of the IPL 2025. Let's check the KKR vs LSG Dream11 top captains and vice-captains.  

IPL 2025, Match 21: KKR vs LSG Probable XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje/Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora/Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Impact Sub)

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh/Digvesh Rathi (Impact Sub), Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (Captain), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad/Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep

See Also: KKR vs LSG: Match 21 Weather and Pitch Report IPL 2025

IPL 2025, Match 21: KKR vs LSG Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Captain choices

Nicholas Pooran: Caribbean cricketer Nicholas Pooran has proven himself one of the most dangerous batters with his strong six-hitting abilities. He has scored 75, 70, 44, and 12 runs this season and also holds the record for most sixes in this IPL season with 16 sixes. 

Mitchell Marsh: In the ongoing IPL season, Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh scored 72, 52, 0, and 60 runs, respectively. He is providing fiery starts with a strike rate of 160+. 

Varun Chakravarthy: Leg-spinner Varun Chakravarthy is a key name in the KKR squad, who is currently in dream form with the ball. He has taken six wickets in four matches this IPL season, including taking three wickets in their last game against SunRisers Hyderabad. 

Top 3 Vice-captain choices

Sunil Narine: Caribbean cricketer Sunil Narine is still fighting hard to find his form. In this IPL season, his best performance is a 44-run knock as an opener in the first match of the tournament. He has also picked up two wickets in three matches this season. 

Andre Russell: Another KKR all-rounder Andre Russell hasn't produced his fiery batting performance yet as he hasn't managed double-digit scores in three innings of this tournament. However, in the last two games, Russell picked up two wickets each. 

Shardul Thakur: While KKR's top-order batting is struggling, LSG pacer Shardul Thakur will have an important role with the new ball. He has already taken seven wickets in four matches in the IPL 2025, including picking up two wickets in his first over of their first two matches of the season. 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2025. In the first Innings, KKR Batted first, and put up a strong total of 200/6, both openers failed to contribute, Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine, early wickets down.

Captain Ajinkya Rahane's valuable 38 runs and Angkrish Raghuvanshi's 50 runs built a partnership. After that, Venkatesh Iyer played a crucial knock of 60 runs in 29 balls, while Rinku Singh added a quick-fire knock of 32 runs to boost the KKR total.

 Chasing 201, SRH went under pressure. They lost three wickets for 9 runs, including Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma. Heinrich Klaasen fought back with 33 runs, but the team was all out for 120 in 16.4 overs. Vaibhav Arora's (3/29) brilliant bowling and Varun Chakravarthy's (3/22) magical bowling helps KKR to win this match. With this massive win, KKR gained momentum in the IPL 2025 tournament, while SRH must bounce back strongly in the upcoming matches.

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Twitter reactions after KKR wins 15th match of IPL 2025

For every MI loss 💔, There is a SRH win 🔥❤️‍🔥

We all were upset after the MI loss but today, the comeback was unreal , No champion team, goes bad suddenly, Let's back our champions

We are Purple & gold 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/IqWhGM0P8j

— Rokte Amar KKR (@Rokte_Amarr_KKR) April 3, 2025

Na Batting kari, Na Bowling

ek catch se SRH ko peldiya😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/q0NkZu1rIE

— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) April 3, 2025

KKR’s victory just unlocked the Dhingana vibes! 🕺💜

Congratulations, team @kkriders 💜#RedChilliesEntertainment #KKR #KolkataKnightRiders #IPL2025 #IPL #KorboLorboJeetbo #KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/Gdz8RsSU9c

— Red Chillies Entertainment (@RedChilliesEnt) April 3, 2025

KKR के गेंदबाज और बल्लेबाज लोग फॉर्म में अइला के बाद:#KKRvsSRH #IPL #IPLonJioStar #ipl2025#hindimemes #Bihar #bhojpuricommentary #Kolkataknightriders #bhojpuri pic.twitter.com/e80QurB80y

— Sumit Kumar Mishra (@Sumitmishra0059) April 3, 2025

Bluds after humbling SRH 😭😂
SRH defeat is so satisfying 🤌✨ #venkateshiyer #Rinkusingh #KKRvSRH #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/i4KoeMq4qG

— Dj (@Devilxdasa) April 3, 2025

•KKR Thumping Win
•Venkatesh Iyer Back Again
•Rinku Singh Back Again
•Ajinkya Rahane Leadership
•Turning Pitches at Eden Gardens

REAL BUSINESS STARTS NOW @KKRiders🦁🔥pic.twitter.com/O2iWXMj6Qv

— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) April 3, 2025

WE BACK AGAIN WITH A THUMPING WIN....AMI KKR 💜💛pic.twitter.com/URNkL75f6c

— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) April 3, 2025

Mood right now 🥳🥳, KKR on fire , second win of the season sealed with a dominant performance against SRH .#KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/AAzvAqaAm8

— Aamir Khan (@AAMIRSRK45) April 3, 2025

Once We Said
KORBO LORBO JEETBO RE 💜
Ami KKR #KKRvsSRH

Kavya Maran Right Now 😌 pic.twitter.com/PUEUxpb5nb

— 𝑷𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 (@Peaceful_Th) April 3, 2025

KKR has regained their title winning form 😉 💜pic.twitter.com/CQGZrav6zJ

— Abhishek (@vicharabhio) April 3, 2025

Me watching KKR's run rate after this match pic.twitter.com/dKiHFt17ij

— Sai (@akakrcb6) April 3, 2025

On Thursday evening (April 3), Kolkata Knight Riders vs SunRisers Hyderabad (KKR vs SRH) will be played in the 15th match of the IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Let's check the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains of the IPL 2025. 

IPL 2025, Match 15: KKR vs SRH Probable XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rinku Singh/Manish Pandey, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell/Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje/Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora/Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Impact Sub)

SunRisers Hyderabad Predicted Playing 11: Travis Head/Adam Zampa (Impact Sub), Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aniket Verma, Abhinav Manohar, Zeeshan Ansari, Pat Cummins (Captain), Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel

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IPL 2025, Match 15: KKR vs SRH Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Captain choices

Travis Head: Australian cricketer Travis Head is one of the most dangerous batters, who can change the game with his ability. Despite some challenges, Head has provided good starts for his team in the early IPL 2025 by scoring 67, 47, and 22 runs, respectively. 

Sunil Narine: Caribbean all-rounder Sunil Narine is a very important name for KKR, who plays an important role for his franchise with his effective bowling and powerplay-friendly opening batting. He scored 44 runs in the season opener but still needs to find his top form, which he can bring in the upcoming fixtures. 

Varun Chakravarthy: As KKR are returning to the Eden Gardens, Varun Chakravarthy can play an important role in the important match against SRH. 

Top 3 Vice-captain choices

Heinrich Klaasen: South African middle-order batter Heinrich Klaasen is a dangerous and consistent batter. He scored 34, 26, and 32 runs in the ongoing IPL 2025.

Quinton de Kock: Former South African cricketer Quinton de Kock has to play a very crucial role for the defending champions. Although he was dismissed twice in single digits in early IPL 2025, he also scored a match-winning 97 not out against Rajasthan Royals.

Pat Cummins: While SRH are struggling, captain Pat Cummins can inspire his team, which he does regularly. Apart from his effective pace bowling, Cummins can make a significant contribution with the bat as a cameo in the lower order. 

In the 12th match of the IPL 2025, Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai) will host Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders (MI vs KKR) match on Monday evening (March 31). Now, we are going through the top choices of Dream11 captains and vice-captains for the forthcoming MI vs KKR match.  

IPL 2025, Match 12: MI vs KKR Probable XIs

In the sixth game of the IPL 2025, the Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders (RR vs KKR) match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium (Guwahati) on Wednesday evening (March 26), which will be the second game for both teams. Here, we are going through the Dream11 top captains and vice-captains for the match. 

IPL 2025, Match 6: RR vs KKR Probable XIs

Rajasthan Royals Predicted Playing 11: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson/Fazalhaq Farooqi (Impact Sub), Riyan Parag (Captain), Nitish Rana, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shubham Dubey, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande

Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing 11: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora/Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Impact Sub), Varun Chakravarthy

See Also: IPL 2025: RR vs KKR – Weather & Pitch report

IPL 2025, Match 6: RR vs KKR Dream11 Top Captains And Vice-captains

Top 3 Captain's choices

Sunil Narine: KKR legend Sunil Narine is the key name in both batting and bowling line-ups for the defending champions. In their first game of the IPL 2025, despite a slow start, the opener Narine scored a valuable 44 off 26 balls with five fours and three sixes. While he had a century partnership with captain Ajinkya Rahane for the second wicket, disciplined Narine had bowling figures of 4-0-27-1. 

Ajinkya Rahane: KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane is in dream form with the bat. After having a great domestic season, including finishing as a leading run-scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024-25 (469 runs), Rahane started the IPL 2025 with a strong 56 off 31 balls, including six fours and four sixes. 

Shimron Hetmyer: Caribbean cricketer Shimron Hetmyer is one of the dangerous T20 batters whose strike rate generally stays over 150. He likes to deal with boundaries, which makes his team’s scoreboard busy. In their IPL 2025 opener, while RR were already out of the game, desperate Hetmyer still managed to play a useful cameo of 42 off 23 balls with one four and four sixes.  

Top 3 Vice-captain's choices

Sanju Samson: At least for the first three games of the IPL 2025, RR regular captain Sanju Samson is playing only as a batter while Riyan Parag is leading the side. Although Samson always tends to get dismissed early, his consistency is getting better, and he scored a valuable 66 off 37 balls (seven fours and four sixes) in their season opener against SunRisers Hyderabad despite not getting a good start on their 287-run chase. 

Varun Chakravarthy: KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy is in great form with the ball. Although he had a tough outing during the first game of the IPL 2025, where he had the bowling figures of 4-0-43-1, it was one of his rare performances in recent times. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi: The Afghan pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi is one of the most consistent pacers in T20 cricket since 2024, as he has recorded the joint highest wickets in this period with 89 wickets in 57 innings, including four four-fers and four fifers. The left-arm fast bowler is a key for RR. 

Varun Chakravarthy was the man with the golden arm for team India in the final league match against New Zealand where it all started. But it was not the start it was the redemption that he got back 4 years ago in the 2021 T20 World Cup where he was bashed up by every batsman. He was mocked by everyone with that kind of spell that he doesn't suit for international matches. 

An architect at the age of 26 and left the job to persue his passion for cricket. Though faced hardships where he started his career as fast bowler untill 2017. Due to a serious injury in his leg constrained him to become a spinner though he didn't gived up, learned the spin of art. Which persisted him to vary around the variations and constrain to the game. 

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The Grooming of Varun Chakravarthy

Chakravarthy started his career as wicket wicketkeeper around school cricket, leaving cricket for his academics, though pursued his passion by leaving his job. He came into the highlight in TNPL where his 9 wickets helped Madhurai Panthers to clinch their first title from there there was no stopping for him. Soon he was into the domestic circuit in 2018 and even he was auctioned in IPL too, where Kings xi Punjab bought him for 8.5 crores. 

He made his IPL debut for Punjab but which didn't went quite well for him he went for 25 runs in his first over after that he was benched and after that season he was released by Punjab. After that he was bought by Kolkata where it all changed he took his first fifer there against Delhi. He was continously knocking the Indian team doors and he got selected for Australia tour but due to injury he was unable to play there. 

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The Best Way Of Comeback

Varun Chakravarthy was picked in the squad for the 2021 World Cup and he got to play the game there it was quite a bad tournament for him and India too. After that, he faced wide criticism when he was termed as an IPL bowler and to make things worse he was dropped from the Indian team. This seemed to be the end of him. But Kolkata had a belief in him and retained him too for the 2022 IPL season. He didn't stop there he went back to basics and started working on him soon the results were on cards. 

Despite having a good season in 2023 he was neglected from the team. Then in the next IPL season too he took 21 wickets and made Kolkata Champion. Then he was finally called back to the England series where he performed well. Soon he was selected for the Champions Trophy squad and on the same ground as Dubai he got the chance to play against New Zealand which was the last league match he took fifer and it was perfect redemption where he referred in the presentation ceremony. In the next match, he took 2 wickets in the semi-final and took the important wicket of Travis Head. In the final against New Zealand also he started the proceedings by removing dangerously looking Rachin Ravindra and completed his spell with 2 wickets later India went on to win the Champions Trophy after 12 years of gap. 

30 to win off 30 and South Africa were cruising in the T20 World Cup Finals last year. The game was slipping away until Jasprit Bumrah came with a magical spell to bring the trophy home. He was center stage again during the Border Gavaskar Trophy finishing with 30+ wickets, dominating and single-handedly keeping India through the series. Ruled out though, the Champions Trophy was always going to be a challenge for India. Their strike bowler was gone and India were going in without a trump card seemingly. Dubai though, with its spin allowed India to trust their vintage spin.

Most teams go in with two spinners and maybe a part-timer on conditions that offer a good amount of turn. India, though, started with three to challenge Pakistan and Bangladesh. They then decided that they could do with one more, bringing their final Trump card, Varun Chakravarthy, in to play four spinners. Dubai was helping them with a lot of spin and slowness on tired tracks that have recently hosted the ILT20. From the norm of two spinners and a part timer, India went with not three but four spinners of differing variety. Two of them are left-arm spinners who bat as good as anyone in the top five thus extending the batting line-up to number eight while giving six genuine bowling options. They also went with two wrist-spinners using both hands with a lot of mystery behind them.

In Axar Patel, India had a left-arm spinner who could bowl in the powerplay while also batting at number five gave India a leftie in the middle-order. The other left-arm spinner, Ravindra Jadeja, is among the greatest all-rounders in the game and is a proven master of the middle-overs. In each game he was as quick as ever into his overs, finishing them in less than two minutes giving batters little time to breath. His fielding is an added bonus with the arm as good as ever. Kuldeep Yadav the third one comes with a lot of mystery and woke up as a death bowler in the tournament bowling a fair chunk of his overs in the last ten of the innings. The fourth one, Varun Chakravarthy comes in with mystery of his own. He is relatively new as well in the international circuit and can bowl equally well through the innings.

With the quartet, India were quick in spinning webs around the batters. Solid starts quickly became slow paced with batters struggling to find the boundary or even get the ball past the square for a single. The final was clear evidence of the spinners doing their magic. At 57 for no loss in the 9th over, Will Young and Rachin Ravindra were running away with the game. Varun Chakravarthy though opened the game up with a beauty to get Will Young and Kuldeep Yadav bowled what could be the ball of the Final to get Rachin Ravindra. He picked the wicket of Williamson as well and that set New Zealand into snooze mode. The intent was gone and India had the best men to make the most of it. Axar Patel started but it was Ravindra Jadeja, introduced in the 19th over who got into his rhythm. It was his day as he bowled over after over, hitting the same line and length that made him dangerous for so many years. There wasn't much spin but he was getting it to grip, and being the fastest of the four he was tough to get under. Jadeja rushed through his overs bowling nine unchanged and getting Tom Latham out sweeping. He followed with some energetic chases and rocket throws while finishing the innings at number eight highlighting his value once more in the side.

The middle-overs shift though was not his alone. With Jadeja holding one end, the attacking bowlers took the other ends with Kuldeep, Axar and Chakravarthy rotating. Kuldeep and Chakravarthy had already laid the groundwork with three wickets between them and Rohit Sharma used the three of them beautifully in bursts. It was Chakravarthy who got Glenn Phillips again at the right time with Phillips just getting into his groove heading into the slog overs. The other left-arm spinner, Axar Patel, comes in slightly differently. Taller than Jadeja, he brings in the extra bounce and he was just as good, if not better than Jadeja at applying the squeeze, picking up wickets as well at key points. For Axar though, bowling was not the only aspect. His batting in the top five was equally crucial. He played a key knock in the Final, as the leftie in the middle-order.

With Kuldeep Yadav, India did not miss Bumrah as Yadav took the death overs and bowled them really well. The true trump card though was Varun Chakravarthy who was tough to pick. Teams could not read him as he took nine wickets in the three matches he played. Had he started the Player of the Tournament medal could have well been his. The tournament had a lot of dominance with the batters making marks at different times. The engine room though was clearly the spin quartet, which is something that is very rare to see and something Cricket might not see as often.

Varun Chakravarthy recent spell against New Zealand on going Champions Trophy is been the talk of the town. Reason behind this is India didn't imported any challenging total scored only 249 runs. India batting had a surrel collapse at the start of the innings where they lost their Captain Rohit Sharma and Vice Captain Subhman Gill at early. They were 30/3 at the end of eight over. 

It was Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel who revived the innings which looked completely lost at the beginning, they constructed the innings and laid a good foundation shreyas scored 79 and Axar Patel scored a well made 44 runs. 

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Varun Chakravarthy To Take Care Of The Rest

After the departure of these two batsman, Hardik Pandya took care of the innings where he scored a well made 45 from 45 balls. After that rest of the batsman couldn't able to capatilize the momentum and felled like a bunch of cards. Only able to score 249 runs which was not that easy to defend in this modern cricket era. Where 300 plus target are not even safe. Now it was upto the bowlers to defend the given target which was quite hard. 

But these types of matches only decide the true character of the team. Indian bowlers responded quickly and the score which looked cracky was handled by Indian bowlers who bowled out the black caps in 205 runs and topped the chart. It mainly happened due to Varun Chakravarthy Fifer who was quite difficult to read out. His co-partner Axar Patel hailed the performance of Varun describing he is very hard to predict. If you miss those you are packed up. 

Axar On Varun Chakravarthy Brilliance

When asked about Varun Chakravarthy's important spell he said it was indeed some special spell. Chakravarthy in his spell claimed the wickets of opener Will Young, Glenn Phillips, Michael Bracewell, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry completing his fifer conceding 42 runs only. Varun Chakravarthy didn't played for India much it was his second ODI match before debuting against England. He has played only 5 T20s claiming 14 wickets. 

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Axar goes on to say that the T20 World Cup 2021 was a turning point in his career which depicted his lowest performance, but after that, the comeback he has done is truly remarkable, he has worked on his game and mental strength which is seen in his performance today, he was unreadable he is fast through in his hands if you won't pick him early it means you have been deemed into a spin web. Axar is too restrained about his performance saying he is always happy to contribute to the team's well-being.