He scored 43 runs from 21 balls and registered figures of 1/5.
South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira was at his explosive best on Tuesday as he slammed 43 runs from 21 balls to help Texas Super Kings (TSK) beat Los Angeles Knight Riders (LAKR) by 52 runs in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025. He also registered figures of 1/5 from one over to walk away with the Player of the Match award.
Los Angeles Knight Riders had won the toss and opted to field first. Texas Super Kings found themselves in trouble early on after they were reduced to 33/3 following Marcus Stoinis’ dismissal in the fourth over. However, Ferreira played a game-changing knock after coming in at No.6 to increase his chances of being picked up at the IPL 2026 auction.
The 26-year-old slammed four fours and three sixes. Additionally, he was involved in 50-plus partnerships with Smit Patel (38) and Shubham Ranjane (70). Then, the latter slammed 70 runs from just 45 balls, hitting six fours and four sixes.
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These knocks helped TSK post 196/8 from 20 overs. LAKR never really looked settled in the run chase as they kept losing regular wickets. Opener Unmukt Chand scored a 30-ball 30 and emerged as their top scorer as the opponents restricted the Knight Riders to 144/7. Akeal Hosein returned with figures of 2/10 from three overs.
Donovan Ferreira has played just three Indian Premier League (IPL) matches across the 2024 and 2025 seasons. He has scored just nine runs from these three games. Delhi Capitals (DC) had signed him for INR 75 lakh. The team selected him as a back-up option for wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel in the recently concluded season.
He played just one match for DC this season, against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, wherein he scored just one run.
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