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IPL this season has been one of its kind and record-breaking in various aspects. Be it Sunrisers Hyderabad scoring IPL highest ever total to Virat Kohli overtaking Mr IPL( Suresh Raina) to be the player with the most catches, 110 in 242 matches, Raina took 109 catches in 205 matches.
With one-third of the matches already played in this year’s Indian Premier League, we have seen various splendid catches. some of which even proved to be vital for their team’s victory while some of them defied science. Now, let’s have a look at the top five catches of the tournament
Top 5 Catches of the IPL Tournament
1. Ravi Bishnoi vs Gujarat Titans
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Flying Bishoni ✈️
Ravi Bishnoi pulls off a stunning one-handed screamer to dismiss Kane Williamson 👏👏
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Lucknow SuperGaints’ spinner Ravi Bishnoi took an absolute blinder of a catch of Kane Williamson, with a full-length delivery that Williamson tried to chip over the bowler’s head. Bishnoi leapt onto his right to grab the ball.
One the greatest fielder of all time and LSG fielding coach Jonty Rhodes in an interview with IPL official handle
“If you don’t put your hands there, you never know. If we’re at the ground, he(Bishnoi) will take catches every single day. So, he works hard on his bowling, not so hard on his batting. But when it comes to fielding, he is never sitting in the dugout and never hiding in the dressing room.”
2. Axar Patel vs Mumbai Indians
Axar’s brilliant one-hand effort to dismiss MI opener Ishan Kishan on the 11th over who was looking in brilliant form batting at 42 off 22 balls. Ishan mistimed the short right after hitting Axar a six in the previous ball which the DC all-rounder caught on a full stretch to his left. Axar’s catch couldn’t be the turning point as Mumbai secured the victory thanks to Romario Shepherd’s brilliant hitting in the last over to Anrich Nortje setting a target of 235.
3. Matheesha Pathirana vs Delhi Capitals
Once again in a losing cause but Pathirana’s acrobatic catch on the third man left David Warner speechless. Batting at 52 Warner was toying with CSK’s bowling lineup, it was Mustafizur’s full-length slower delivery in the 10th over which Warner wanted to hit for the boundary and found its way to Pathirana’s hand. The wicket broke the opening partnership of 92 runs but the damage was already done by the pair, which was further extended by captain Rishabh Pant.
4. Sanju Samson vs Mumbai Indians
Captain Samson’s brilliant dive on his right in the first over of the match sent Rohit back to the pavilion on a golden duck. In his first match back at his home ground after being stripped off from captaincy. An away swinging short delivery from Bolt took an edge sending it further away but the athleticism shown by RR’s captain resulted in the wicket. This yet again exposed Rohit’s struggle against left-arm pacers.
5. MS Dhoni vs Gujarat Titans
42-years young, MS Dhoni left the cricketing fraternity in disbelief when he took a 2.7-meter leap towards his right in 0.6 seconds to send Vijay Shankar back to the pavilion in the 8th over. Daryl Mitchell’s outside the off-stump delivery edged as “Flying Mahi” took the catch. Fans inside the stadium and on social media went berserk following the catch.
