Teamwork is one the crucial aspects of any team sport as it helps in winning games, as well as tournaments. On Sunday, Dwaine Pretorius and Ruturaj Gaikwad proved to give testimony to the game with their brilliant effort as they pulled off an exciting tag-team catch to send back MI’s Tristan Stubbs when the latter was about to tee off.
Riding on a spirited bowling performance altogether, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) restricted Mumbai Indians (MI) to 157/8 at Wankhede Stadium in Match 12 of IPL 2023. All the MI batters failed to convert their starts into anything substantial, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring 32 off 21 balls.
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MI closed on 157/8, albeit the hosts could have had more runs on the board had South Africa’s dangerous hitter Tristan Stubbs stayed in the middle for a while. Coming in place of Jofra Archer, Stubbs came out to bat at No. 6 with the aim to give MI a fiery finish along with Tim David.
However, it did not work out as Stubbs, batting on five off nine balls, went down the track to loft the ball over long-off but failed to time the slower delivery properly which was off-cutter and was pitched outside off stump. But then, what Dwaine Pretorius and Ruturaj Gaikwad pulled off a brilliant catch near the boundary line could only be termed as tag-team work at its best.
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Placed at long-off, Dwaine Pretorius lost his balance while tracking back, and knowing that he was about to go outside the boundary line, he threw the ball upwards before falling. Running from long-on, Ruturaj Gaikwad was there to fittingly compliment him as he has ample time to complete the catch comfortably. Pretorius was delighted to see his teammate giving the finishing touches as the catch is potentially considered to be one of the best takes in the season.
Here is the video of the catch by Dwaine Pretorius and Ruturaj Gaikwad:
Dwaine Pretorious has been amazing today!❤️
— Hustler (@HustlerCSK) April 8, 2023
Johns wedding Pretorious 🤯🤣#IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/aiG2wdR2Gg
— Mayur (@133_AT_Hobart) April 8, 2023
Pretorius doing a Faf Du Plessis at long off 🥹💛
— FAFian™ (@SanthosH_S13) April 8, 2023
Abey saalo ek toh waise hi aadhi team wheelchair pe hai, Pretorius ko mat injured karo.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 8, 2023
