The veteran Chennai Super Kings (CSK) all-rounder, Ravindra Jadeja churned out a superb catch during the ongoing 8th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 against Punjab Kings (PBKS). At Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Jadeja first runout to Punjab captain KL Rahul with an excellent throw and then took an excellent low catch to send back the explosive batsman Chris Gayle.
CSK fast bowler, Deepak Chahar caught Chris Gayle at the hands of Jadeja on the second ball of the fifth over of the innings. This time Gayle failed to judge the pace of the ball well and went for an expensive drive. Gayle could not detect the pace of the ball properly and Ravindra Jadeja took a brilliant dive on the right side at the backward point and caught the catch. Gayle was dismissed for 10 runs off 10 balls. The Caribbean opener hit 2 fours in his short innings.
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Here is the video of the brilliant diving catch of Ravindra Jadeja:
https://twitter.com/lodulalit001/status/1383066940827004933?s=20
Meanwhile, CSK skipper, MS Dhoni won the toss and asked PBKS to bat first as both the teams remained unchanged for the game. Chennai Super Kings would be desperate for a victory after losing their opening game to the Delhi Capitals in Mumbai by seven wickets. On the other hand, Punjab Kings overcame Rajasthan Royals’ captain Sanju Samson’s blistering century to win a high-scoring game by four runs at the Wankhede Stadium in their inaugural game.
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Here is how netizens reacted to Jadeja’s fielding effort:
Direct hit to run out KL Rahul and this flying catch to dismiss Chris Gayle.
That's SIR Jadeja for you..!!!
World's best fielder❣️#CSKvsPBKS #sirjadeja pic.twitter.com/TP9xdksze0— Karan Shah (@Krazor_21) April 16, 2021
#CSKvPBKS #IPL2021
First by fieliding and Now, by a stunning catch, sir Jadeja totally change the game.
World best fielder for a reason 🙌🔥 pic.twitter.com/V08TvKmTe6— Amrendra Yadav (@ydvvv_707) April 16, 2021
That KL’s runout & Gayle’s catch by Jaddu!!!!!!!!🔥🔥🔥
Sir jadeja! Take a bow!!🙌🙌🙌🙌@imjadeja @ChennaiIPL
— Keval Bhagat (@KevalBhagat_18) April 16, 2021
https://twitter.com/7Shivin_shipper/status/1383065900211871751?s=20
Just Sir Jadeja thing's 🦁💛
Top notch catch @imjadeja sir ! #CSKvPBKS #WhistlePodu #IPL2021 https://t.co/mHQ9dRc13U
— unluckiest 2.0 (@urstrulyaadi1) April 16, 2021
What a catch jaddu 😎💛🦁⚡🔥#jadeja #WhistlePodu #CSK pic.twitter.com/b1ys6XJMYD
— Dhoni Fans Army 💙 (@DhoniArmyRJ) April 16, 2021
Sir jadeja 💛💛😍🤩🤩❤️❤️❤️😘😘… What through & what a catch … World Number one fielder … #csk #sirjadeja #CSKvsPBKS #jadeja pic.twitter.com/2rLQcRmR25
— Sarbes (@SarbeswarDash23) April 16, 2021
CSK Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (capt&wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar
PBKS playing XI: KL Rahul (capt&wk), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, M Shahrukh Khan, Jhye Richardson, M Ashwin, Riley Meredith, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh
