You must have heard the phrase 'nahle pe dhala'. Something similar was seen in the match played in the T20 league of America. There was nothing in this match - rain, shower of sixes, storm of runs, everything. But, amidst all this, the havoc created by the 21-year-old batsman of Karnataka was a bit different. We are talking about Sanjay Krishnamurthy, whose bat made Travis Head and Steve Smith sweat. This match was played in Major League Cricket i.e. MLC 2024.

The match was played between two MLC teams, Washington Freedom and San Francisco Unicorn. In this match, due to Sanjay Krishnamurthy's havoc, his team San Francisco won by 6 wickets with 2 balls remaining. Batting first, Washington Freedom scored 174 runs for 3 wickets in 15.3 overs in a rain-affected match. Steve Smith and Travis Head, who opened for Washington Freedom, were the top scorers by scoring 56-56 runs. During this, captain Smith hit 4 sixes and Head hit 3 sixes.

21 year old Sanjay Krishnamurthy created a stir

According to Duckworth Lewis rule, San Francisco Unicorn got a target of 177 runs in 14 overs, which became more difficult when a big wicket fell in the form of Finn Allen on the very first ball. The path to victory for Washington Freedom seemed easy. But then Sanjay Krishnamurthy came and not only put a hindrance in it but also pulled his team out of the jaws of defeat.

Sanjay Krishnamurthy got great support from his teammate Jose English in this task. Both of them rained sixes in such a way that the stormy innings of Smith and Head which they were proud of was ruined. Sanjay Krishnamurthy and Jose English together rained sixes in the stadium and finally captain Steve Smith's team Washington Freedom had to kneel in front of their explosive attitude.

Became a hero by scoring 79* runs in 42 balls and hitting 6 sixes

21-year-old Sanjay Krishnamurthy, who came to bat at number three, remained unbeaten till the end and scored 79 runs in just 42 balls, which included 6 sixes and 5 fours. Josh English, who supported him from the other end, also hit 6 sixes and scored 45 runs in just 17 balls.

Sanjay Krishnamurthy's Karnataka connection

Now the question is what is the Karnataka connection of Sanjay Krishnamurthy who is playing cricket in America? This 21-year-old all-rounder may not have been born in Karnataka but in America, but he has played cricket for Karnataka's Under 16 team. Not his, but his family's roots have been connected to Karnataka.