The Indian cricketer Manish Pandey pulled off an effort what could be a good candidate for catch of the tournament to dismiss Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed on Wednesday. Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed took the aerial route off the fifth ball of the 25th over bowled by Kedar Jadhav, looking to hit it towards the cow corner.

Pandey ran towards his right and caught the ball but his momentum was taking him over the rope. He couldn’t stop himself and so threw the ball up in the air, went beyond the boundary, came back in and caught the ball again before it fell to the ground. Here is the video of the dismissal:

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Sarfraz had played just 12 balls and scored six runs before being dismissed. Pandey was a substitute fielder and on the pitch, because Hardik Pandya left the field on the stretcher due to a lower back injury while bowling the 18th over of the match. The BCCI later stated that the all-rounder has “an acute lower back injury.” The BCCI announced, “He is able to stand at the moment and the medical team is assessing him now. More updates on him as and when there is one.”

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The wicket was part of a collapse that saw Pakistan go from 96/3 to 121/7 all taken by Kedar Jadhav. He dismissed Sarfraz, Asif Ali and Shadab Khan to leave Pakistan tottering after a steady 82-run stand between Shoaib Malik and Babar Azam for the third wicket.

Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat against India in a Group A game of the Asia Cup in Dubai on Wednesday. India made two changes in the playing XI as they brought back Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya in place of Shardul Thakur and Khaleel Ahmed. While Pakistan picked the same team which played against Hong Kong. Both teams are through to the Super Fours making this match meaningless in the context of the tournament.