On Monday, during the match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), the captain of the host team Kane Williamson committed a huge blunder in the field when he dropped RCB skipper Virat Kohli’s catch at slip in the 9th over in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
Williamson’s dropped catch went straight to the boundary, taking Kohli to 37 in 24 balls, and it looked that the hosts will not be able to defend the low score of 146. But luckily for SRH, Virat could not make most of the lifeline as he was dismissed in the next over, with Yusuf Pathan coming to the rescue for the team.
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In Shakib Al Hasan’s over, Pathan grabbed a terrific one-handed catch after the ball hit the leading edge of Kohli’s willow, and was flying over the short-third man fielder. Yusuf looked at the ball almost convinced that it will be going over him but then stuck his right hand out to grab the catch at the short-third man position. It was a game-changing moment in the match with Virat going back to the dressing room after scoring just 39, and RCB going down 3 for 75.
Here is the video of the catch:
https://twitter.com/videos_shots/status/993544360720416768
In the end, no other RCB batsmen managed to pull off the chase in their quoted of 20 overs, and SRH once again managed to defend a low total of 146 and pulled off a thrilling win by 5 runs.
Yusuf Pathan’s efforts in the field receive a hilarious reaction from his younger brother Irfan Pathan who asked his elder brother whether he took a catch or plucked a mango from the tree.
Here is the hilarious Twitter conversation between the two brothers:
Ye catch tha ya Aam todaa hay?? @iamyusufpathan
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 7, 2018
Bachpan m itne aam tode hain humne sath m abtk adat nahi gayi.
@IrfanPathan— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) May 8, 2018
Ye Pathan k hath hai bohat mushkil se catch chot jata hai 🖐🏻🖐🏻
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) May 8, 2018
Haha. I can't decide what I enjoyed watched more, Yusuf's catch or his expression after it 😄 Super stuff Yusuf Bhai 👏👏👏
— Gaurav Kapur (@gauravkapur) May 7, 2018
Yusuf Bhai , what a catch 😱👏👏#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/4Rjj6bXRlx
— Bowya Madhi (@bowya8) May 7, 2018
Wow, what a catch that by Yusuf Pathan who was as surprised by the catch as we are 😂 #SRHvRCB #IPL2018 So, Virat Kohli falls again to a brilliant catch after looking unstoppable!
— PremKumar CG 🇮🇳🎺🚴♂️🚶♂️🏃♂️🧘♂️ (@premkumarcg) May 7, 2018
With the victory, the SRH maintained their top position in the IPL points table, while Bangalore based franchise slipped to the 6th position, further making it almost impossible for them to qualify for the Playoffs.
