Ferguson stars for Kolkata

Having shaken off a case of Covid-19, Lockie Ferguson has performed impressively for coach Brendon McCullum in the Indian Premier League. The Black Caps fast bowler returned figures of 2-27 as Kolkata Knight Riders beat a powerful Mumbai Indians side by seven wickets in Abu Dhabi yesterday. New Zealand teammates Trent Boult (0-23 off two) and Adam Milne (0-29 off three) were on the losing Mumbai team as they slipped to sixth with a 4-5 record. After the first full round in the UAE, Ferguson, Boult, Milne, Kyle Jamieson and captain Kane Williamson (who scored 18 in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s loss to Delhi Capitals) are the Black Caps who’ve made their starting XIs.