The Indian batter, Shreyas Iyer helped get rid of the dangerous-looking Winides batter, Rovman Powell in the death overs by taking a sensational catch off Shardul Thakur’s bowling to hand India a crucial wicket in an all-important phase of the game. The batsman caught the ball which was coming towards him at a fierce pace at long-off immaculately, making it look ridiculously easy.
West Indies were largely considered the underdogs for the ongoing ODI series against India but they have been doing a good job so far. After coming ever so close to clinching victory in the first game, the Caribbean outfit has set up a grand target of 312 for India to chase in the second ODI at Queen’s Park Oval. However, were it not for the bowling of Shardul Thakur and a piece of sublime fielding by Shreyas Iyer, the Men in Blue might have been staring at a much steeper total.
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Quickfire 30s from Kyle Mayers and Sharmarh Brooks had set the stage for the hosts, which allowed Shai Hope to capitalize who became only the 10th cricketer to score a century in his 100th ODI. He was ably supported by skipper Nicholas Pooran as he notched up a flamboyant fifty.
Both of them lost their wickets to Shardul Thakur on either side of a catch that was perhaps the highlight of the first innings for India. On the crease was Rovman Powell in the 49th over, facing Thakur. The ball came full and outside off, allowing the dangerous hitter to free his arms and swing at it with immense power.
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The ball came off his bat like a bullet and sailed flatly towards the long-off where Iyer was stationed. The 27-year-old got to the ball and leaned to his left, nestling the ball safely in his palms and falling through onto the ground to produce a mind-boggling catch. As expected, the internet has gone gaga over the sensational effort as plaudits for Iyer came thick and fast.
Here is the video of the catch taken by Shreyas Iyer:
Right in the hands of @ShreyasIyer15, @Ravipowell26 dismissed by @imShard.
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Here is how the fans reacted to the catch from Shreyas Iyer:
What a catch Captain 💜❤ #ShreyasIyer #WIvsIND
— Zaid 🌟 (@KnightRidersfam) July 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/Bullakhulla2/status/1551252989461303296?s=20&t=t_wZutJbBDLsLWVw-wE8xg
https://twitter.com/Benstokesfan55/status/1551252958532145152?s=20&t=EHbQm-nmtjPPJNCLC45sIQ
https://twitter.com/Shantanu630/status/1551252456663052288?s=20&t=_TJJw8PhCH96LdPom9D3KQ
Shardul Thakur strikes again – Rovman Powell hits it powerfully, but straight to Shreyas Iyer.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) July 24, 2022
