Cricketers are getting fitter and fitter with time and there has been an increase in athleticism among the players and it has been visible on the fields. Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener, Jos Buttler was seen bringing out a spectacular effort against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Saturday, when he plucked a one-handed catch in the seventh over off R Ashwin to dismiss the in-form Shikhar Dhawan.
PBKS witnessed a good start against RR on Saturday in the 52nd match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They were cruising well at 46/0 at the end of five overs after Mayank Agarwal won the toss and opted to bat. Because of that, RR skipper Sanju Samson was forced to bring Ravichandran Ashwin — one of his trump cards — inside the first six overs with the aim of a breakthrough wicket.
ALSO READ: Wasim Jaffer Shares A Hilarious Meme For KKR Ahead Of The LSG Game
R Ashwin did his job immediately, although it was largely due to some individual brilliance of Jos Buttler. He bowled a length ball outside off stump, and Shikhar Dhawan saw the opportunity to clear the inner circle. However, the PBKS batter failed to connect the ball well after charging in, Buttler, at mid-on, backpedaled and then jumped in perfection with one hand in the air. The right hand was perfectly positioned to grab the catch and as a result, Dhawan fell for 12 off 16 balls.
Here is the video of teh brilliant catch by Jos Buttler:
Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal (c), Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Sandeep Sharma
ALSO READ: Tim David opines on Daniel Sams’ beamer in thrilling last-ball win vs GT
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Riyan Parag, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Prasidh Krishna, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Sen
Here is how the fans reacted:
Sensational catch that by Jos Buttler. Only a wicket keeper could've taken that.#PBKSvsRR
— Scouser Sanks (@sankulyaa) May 7, 2022
buttler was running back and caught .
— ❤️ (@TheBabuRao) May 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/Shubham12016836/status/1522887342347874305?s=20&t=4RlY-Ah2k9PLydFJF3TeFQ
Jos Buttler can't do anything wrong this season.
— Cric Point (@RealCricPoint) May 7, 2022
Jos Buttler is a one man army 😍 https://t.co/iH5J6ihnV6
— Harpreet Singh (@HarpreetS95) May 7, 2022
Jos Buttler is the first player to get mankad by ashwin and now takes a stunner one handed catch of ashwin bowling Jos Buttler is Class
— Suraj Raheja (@_CricketFreak_) May 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/Prabhat03471721/status/1522886950641971201?s=20&t=SmKPginadrKWGSozdy_4pw
What a blinder this from Jos Buttler. Absolutely terrific catch to end the innings of an in-form batter.#CricketTwitter #IPL2022 #IPL #rrvspbks
— nishad bapat (@minehobbypoems) May 7, 2022
