KKR player turned the match in 23 balls, 5 times the money given in IPL auction proved to be correct

On December 16, more money was received than the asking amount. Whereas on 21st December, that player changed the game in just 23 balls. We are talking about Bangladesh’s fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman, who created a ruckus with the ball for his team Dubai Capitals in the ILT20 match played in Abu Dhabi on 21 December. With his dangerous spell, he proved why Kolkata Knight Riders paid him almost 5 times more money?

Got almost 5 times more money than asked for

Mustafizur Rahman had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. That is, the amount that he had asked for himself. But, he got Rs 9.20 crore. That means almost 5 times more money than the amount demanded. The specialty of Mustafizur’s bowling is his cutter and his variation. In the death overs, it is like a difficult question for the batsmen. His current form is also strong. Now, it would obviously not have been easy for KKR to buy a bowler who has so many qualities. KKR faced a tough competition from CSK. But, in the end, spending about 5 times more money was worth it.

What did Mustafizur Rahman do?

Now know what Mustafizur Rahman, for whom KKR spent so much money to buy, did in the match played on 21st December. Musfizur’s team Dubai Capitals was facing Gulf Giants. In this match, Gulf Giants batted first, against whom Mustafizur and Company bowled in such a way that it became difficult for them to play the full 20 overs.

Mustafizur Rahman was the most successful bowler of his team, even though he bowled one ball less in his quota. Mustafizur took 3 wickets for 34 runs in 3.5 overs i.e. 23 balls. The three batsmen he dismissed included the wickets of Gulf Giants captain James Vince, Azmatullah Omarzai and Shaun Dixon. The impact of Mustafizur’s amazing performance was that Gulf Giants were all out after scoring 156 runs in 19.5 overs.

Mustafizur became the hero of Dubai Capitals’ victory

Dubai Capitals got the target of 157 runs, which they achieved in 4 balls before winning the match by 6 wickets. Dubai Capitals scored 162 runs for 4 wickets in 19.2 overs. Mustafizur Rahman was adjudged Player of the Match for his amazing performance.