The young Indian protege, Prithvi Shaw failed miserably with the bat, as he was dismissed for a duck in the first innings of the ongoing tour game between Australia A vs Indians in Sydney. However, the youngster redeemed himself up to some extent on Monday, by churning out a brilliant one-handed catch at backward square leg to send Tim Paine packing on Day 2 of the practice match. Umesh Yadav delivered a short ball and Paine decided to pull it, but didn’t get the best of connections.
The ball seemed to be going just over Shaw, stationed at square leg, but the 21-year-old jumped-off the ground, stuck his right hand out and plucked it out of the air, much to the delight of his teammates. On-air commentators were effusive in their praise for Shaw, with one of them terming it an “unbelievable grab”.
Good catch by Shaw!
Paine's gotta go for 44 after a century stand with Green. Watch #AUSAvIND live: https://t.co/MfBZAvzAkr pic.twitter.com/yvhTgS1IvE
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 7, 2020
Shaw’s catch was also important for the team in the context of the game as Tim Paine and Cameron Green were well on teh verge of bailing the team out of a precarious situation at 98 for five by putting on 104 runs for the sixth wicket. But that brilliant partnership came to an end owing to a brilliant catch by Shaw.
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On Day 1, the Indians — consisting of India’s Test specialists and some other fringe players — won the toss and elected to bat. However, both openers Shubman Gill and Shaw were sent back to the pavilions without troubling the scorers to leave the team in a precarious position.
Hanuma Vihari (15) didn’t last long either as the Indians found themselves at 40 for three. Cheteshwar Pujara (54) and Ajinkya Rahane came to the team’s rescue with a fine partnership.
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Rahane went on to score a brilliant century, ending the day at 237 for eight. On Day 2, the Indians declared at 247 for nine with Rahane remaining not out on 117.
