Digvesh Rathi takes 5 wickets in 5 balls: A video from before the IPL goes viral; he rose to fame with his iconic notebook celebration.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Digvesh Rathi is once again in the spotlight. On June 16, team owner Sanjeev Goenka shared a viral video on X, in which Rathi took 5 wickets in 5 consecutive balls during a local match.

Rathi, with his leg-spin, bowled out four batters and trapped one LBW. Although some questions have been raised about the LBW decisions, his bowling left a strong impression.

Goenka wrote in the post:
"Saw this clip of Digvesh Rathi – 5 wickets in 5 balls. This is the kind of talent that made him a star in IPL 2025."

Digvesh Rathi takes 5 wickets in 5 balls – Video from pre-IPL match goes viral

The viral video of Digvesh Rathi taking 5 wickets in 5 balls is from the Impress Cricket League, held in Gurugram on 21 February 2025, just before the IPL season began. The match was played between Sehgal Cricket Club and AB Rising. Rathi represented Sehgal CC, alongside known players like Ayush Badoni and Anmolpreet Singh.

Match Highlights:

• Sehgal CC scored 263/3 in their innings.

  • Shivam Chaudhary: 98 (42 balls)

  • Anmolpreet Singh: 60 (33 balls)

  • Ayush Badoni: 58 (25 balls)

• AB Rising needed 264 to win and had reached 151/5 in 14 overs, needing 113 off 36 balls.

• Rathi bowled the 15th over and took wickets on five consecutive balls:

  1. Aniket Dhankar – bowled

  2. Pratyush Raj Pandey – bowled

  3. Nirbhay Dagar – bowled

  4. Aditya Rana – bowled

  5. Laxman – LBW

• Final figures: 3.5 overs, 28 runs, 7 wickets

• Sehgal CC won the match by 112 runs

Rathi’s IPL 2025 Performance:

• Age: 25

• Team: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

• Matches: 13

• Wickets: 14

• Economy Rate: 8.25

• LSG’s leading wicket-taker for the season

Notebook Celebration Controversy:

Rathi became widely known for his ‘notebook celebration’, where he mimicked writing down a batter’s name after dismissing them.

• He performed the celebration three times during IPL 2025.

• As a result, he faced a fine and a 1-match suspension for breaching the code of conduct.