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#4 Sangakkara falls for the trap

Maxwell lured Kumar Sangakkara by giving it enough air

During his pomp, Kumar Sangakkara consumed off-spin and its accompanying variations without any fuss whatsoever. Case in point – his mastery over Saeed Ajmal (at the early part of this decade) when no other batsman (let alone left-hander) seemed to unlock the mystery. Now playing only in franchise T20 tournaments across the globe, the stalwart needed a strong start to this one to get back into groove.

He walked into a precarious situation with his team at 6/2 halfway through the second over. After getting a waist-high full toss outside the off stump, Sangakkara began to settle in nicely with a handsome pull shot interspersed by deft nudges. When Glenn Maxwell was brought into the attack, the Sri Lankan maestro’s eyes lit up. But, a well-flighted delivery enticed him to step out and mistime it right into long-off’s throat.