Who is Ayush Badoni IPL? Quick Facts & stats About Lucknow Super Giants Debutant
In a big moment, right-handed batsman Aayush Badoni has been given a golden opportunity as he will make his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in his opening match against Gujarat Titans this year. The Indian Premier League has always been a great platform for the youth. Things have turned out in a surprising way as the Lucknow Super Giants debutante managed to get his team out of trouble.
Who is Lucknow Super Giants Debut Player Ayush Badoni?
During the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, Lucknow Super Giants bought Aayush Badoni for his base price of INR 20 Lakhs. He first came into the limelight in 2018 when he scored an unbeaten 52 off just 28 balls while playing for the India U-19 team against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup. Ayush has not played much domestic cricket for Delhi yet.
Aayush Badoni is just 22 years old and he made his T20 debut in January 2021. The right-handed batsman has played 5 domestic T20 matches for Delhi in his short career. Playing in his first IPL match, Badoni played a brilliant knock of 54 runs in 41 balls which included 4 fours and 3 sixes.
| Format | Matches | Runs | Strike-Rate |
| T20 | 6 | 62 | 130 |
First half century for our young dynamite in his debut – Ayush Badoni!
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IPL 2022 Match 04, GT vs LSG
In the absence of two key players, Marcus Stoinis and Jason Holder, due to national duty, Lucknow Super Giants have gone ahead with just three overseas players in their opening match. The trio of Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, and Dushmantha Chamira have been included in the LSG playing XI.
Lucknow Super Giants are Playing 11
- KL Rahul (C)
- Quinton de Kock (wk)
- Evin Lewis
- Manish Pandey
- Deepak Hooda
- Krunal Pandya
- Mohsin Khan
- Avesh Khan
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Dushmantha Chameera
- Ayush Badoni
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