Siddarth Kaul picks five-wicket haul on Northamptonshire debut

Indian pacer Siddarth Kaul recently announced his arrival in English county cricket with a sensational performance on debut for Northamptonshire against Gloucestershire. The 33-year-old right-arm pacer finished with stunning figures of 5/76 from 29 overs to bundle out the visitors for 409 in the first innings at Northampton.

Though Kaul represented India across formats between 2018-2019, appearing in three ODIs and three T20Is, his international career never really took off. He was however a consistent performer in the IPL, picking up 58 wickets in 54 matches with a best of 4/29.

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Kaul ends with figures of 5/76

Kaul's most prolific IPL season came in 2018 when he took 21 wickets at an economy of 8.28. His performances earned him a Northamptonshire contract for the 2024 County Championship season.

On a flat Northampton deck, Kaul extracted immense movement with the Dukes ball to run through the Gloucestershire batting line-up. He struck at crucial intervals, first removing opener Cameron Bancroft for 53.

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Kaul then scalped the wickets of Oliver Price, James Bracey, Zafar Gohar, and Josh Shaw to record his first five-wicket haul in England. Liam Patterson-White supported him with a two-wicket burst.

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For Gloucestershire, Miles Hammond scored a superb 112 from 133 balls, striking 17 fours and a six. The visiting skipper Graeme van Buuren chipped in with 46, while Josh Shaw got a start before falling to Kaul for 44. The accuracy of Ben Sanderson and George Scrimshaw didn't allow the batters to get away, picking up one wicket each.