Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is hosting Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 5th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. RCB captain Faf du Plessis produced a moment of magic by taking a stunning catch during the game on Sunday. Du Plessis removed MI youngster Hrithik Shokeen with an incredible effort.
Earlier in the game, Faf du Plessis won the toss and decided to bowl first citing the chances of dew. The incident took place on the first ball of the 18 over as Harshal Patel bowled it full outside off, drawing Shokeen forward. The MI batter could not keep his shot down on the ground and ended up hitting the ball in the air.
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Being the star fielder that Faf du Plessis is, the veteran South African batter anticipated the flight of the ball to perfection and dived forward to take a comfortable with both his hands. He tumbled and rolled on the ground to break his fall and make his catch stick to his hands. Faf du Plessis made it look much simpler than it was.
Here is the video of the catch by Faf du Plessis:
Mumbai Indians’ youngster Tilak Varma played a scintillating knock as he remained unbeaten on 84 off just 46 deliveries to help MI reach a good total of 171/7 in 20 overs. The franchise had a weak start to the innings with MI losing 4 wickets within merely 48 runs, with the side’s entire top-order – Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, Cameron Green, and Suryakumar Yadav departing cheaply.
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Earlier, RCB captain Faf du Plessis had won the toss and opted to bowl in Bengaluru. RCB bowlers had reduced MI to 20 for three in 5.2 overs but Tilak Varma played a lone hand, adding 50 and 48 with Nehal Wadhera (21) and Arshad Khan (15 not out) for the fifth and eighth wickets respectively.
Earlier, Ishan Kishan smashed a couple of fours before being removed by Mohammed Siraj with an outswinger, while Cameron Green was dismissed by Recce Topley, who took his first IPL wicket.
Here is how the fans reacted to the catch by Faf du Plessis:
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Brilliant catch by faf du plessis #RCBvMI
— heyuknowme (@heyuknowme_) April 2, 2023
Faf Du Plessis catch to run back, stretch, jump not put too much weight on one feet, quickly rolling is a great example of how to stay injury free and should be part of fielding coaching to youngsters.
I'm sure @coach_rsridhar will have a lot of things to add to that catch.
— Arvind Ramachander 🐾 (@arvindia4u) April 2, 2023
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isn’t Faf Du Plessis the fittest 38 years old there is? What a brilliant catch and he made it look so easy!
— Ravi Raghavendra (@RaviRaghavendra) April 2, 2023
Faf Du Plessis moves so beautifully!
That catch showed his athleticism
He is 38 !!!!!— ThatSoRevanth (@revanthbandari) April 2, 2023
Brilliant catch by captain Faf Du Plessis – his fitness at this age is incredible! pic.twitter.com/VsI3IgBnKr
— eteu. (@ManiyarKishore) April 2, 2023
Faf du Plessis.
What a catch. Did anybody remembered abd?😑#RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/OQpAz8qtO2— imam hulagur (@imamhulagur) April 2, 2023
Faf du plessis
Age : 38
Fields like 23. 🔥#RCBvMI pic.twitter.com/cLlLqTtiXG— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) April 2, 2023
Faf Du Plessis is One OF the Best Fielder OF all time. What a Catch pic.twitter.com/bdiATMBMdj
— Ayush Ranjan (@AyushRaGenius) April 2, 2023
