Washington's Unbelievable Delivery Stuns Batter; Leaves Him In Shock For 5 Seconds

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The County Championship is underway in England, where some of the Indian team players are gaining attraction with their performances. Yes, Washington Sundar is bowling really well in the ongoing Championship, due to which the Indian all-rounder is in the spotlight. Actually, one of Washington Sundar's delivery which spun unbelievably well is getting viral, leaving the fans and the batters in a state of shock. 

The 49th match of the County Championship was played between Lancashire and Kent, during which the Indian spinner shocked the batters with his spin. Even though Washington Sundar went wicketless in the first innings, the bowler didn't waste any time in spinning a web as soon as he got to bowl in the second innings. 

Washington's mysterious delivery was witnessed in Kent's second inning. Jordan Cox was on the crease for Kent. Washington Sundar was bowling the 32nd ball of the delivery. The 5th delivery of the over was pitched outside the off stump by Washington Sundar, and the batter went for a defence shot. However, Sundar's delivery unexpectedly turned sharply and dodge the batter's defence going through the gap between pads and bat. The ball went on to dislodge the stumps and the batter couldn't believe what his own eyes had just witnessed. 

It is noteworthy that Kox managed to score just 1 run and after getting dismissed was fixed at the crease for 5 seconds, reflecting on how he was cleaned up. The batter's reaction is getting viral on social media sites and the fans are praises for Washington Sundar's excellent bowl. 

An absolute beauty of a delivery by Washington Sundar#CountyCricket2022 #IndianCricket #TeamIndia #washingtonsundar pic.twitter.com/5pPguCojew

— CRICKETNMORE (@cricketnmore) July 28, 2022

While talking about the match, Lancashire won the match by 184 runs. After being put in to bat first, Lancashire were bowled out for 145/10 with a 5-fer from Kent's Matt Henry. In reply, Kent posted 270/10 in the first innings with fifties from captain Jack Leaning (90), Grant Stewart (64) & Joe Denly (59). For Lancashire, Tom Bailey picked up 6 wickets. 

Lancashire then declared their second innings at 436/9 with a ton from Josh Bohannon (134) and fifties from Luke Wells (98) and Rob Jones (65). Kent was then bowled out for 127 in the fourth innings. Daniel Bell-Drummond scored 69 runs but the rest of the other batters failed to contribute. Tom Bailey managed 5 wickets in the 4th innings for Lancashire.