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Afghanistan and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Naveen-ul-Haq showed he is no mug with the bat as he took just 8 balls to help Leicestershire reach a decent total on the board in the T20 Blast 2023 clash vs Northamptonshire. But scored 25 not out. , Batting first, Leicestershire were 134 for 7 when Naveen came out to bat. In the 19th over of the innings, Naveen took on James Sales and hit him for six and four respectively. In the last over, he came out to bat on the last two balls, bowled by Andrew Tye, and hit two consecutive sixes. His quickfire 25 helped Leicestershire to 164 for 8 in 20 overs.
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Despite Naveen’s impressive performance with the bat, Leicestershire lost the match by eight wickets. Northamptonshire chased down a total of eight wickets in 18.5 overs as Chris Lynn smashed a 68-ball 110, hitting 13 fours and 5 sixes respectively.
Naveen also got a wicket by dismissing David Willey for 20 runs. The LSG praised the all-round performance of their fast bowler as well as Daniel Symes, who took three for 28 in the Essex vs Hampshire clash. LSG tweeted: ‘Our boys having fun in England’.
The tweet posted by LSG got some interesting replies. A fan wrote, “Naveen showed intent better than anyone.” It was an indirect jibe at Virat Kohli, with whom Naveen had an on-field altercation during the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023). Many users wrote that Naveen’s good show called a mango party. Earlier in the IPL, Naveen took a jibe at Kohli for his poor performance during a match against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Take a look at the reactions below:
Naveen showed better intention than anyone — Himank (@hitmank45) June 3, 2023
Are they also eating mangoes there – Dhritiman Goswami (@DhritimanGosw13) June 3, 2023
han bhai take mango https://t.co/yphFfpfaRn
— Navio (@whocaresnavi) June 3, 2023
Dream for Chokli to score 25 runs in the first 8 balls of the innings.__ – One Last Step (@theonelaststep9) June 3, 2023
Afghanistan is currently playing a three-match ODI series in Sri Lanka. Naveen is not a part of it. This is because the selectors feel that he is still not ready to make a comeback in the ODI team. Naveen last played an ODI in January 2021 after which he was dropped. However, he continues to be a big player in T20s for various clubs, franchises and the national team.
