During the game between Rajasthan Royals vs Gujarat Titans, after a comedy of errors Trent Boult took a catch to dismiss Wriddhiman Saha in the first over of the innings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
In the incident, three Rajasthan Royals players converged in the middle for the ball after a leading edge off Saha’s bat that went high in the air.
The fielders, Sanju Samson, Druv Jurell and Shimron Hetemyar, all looking at the ball, ran into each other as it rebounded and looped in the air for Boult to complete the most bizarre of caught and bowled dismissals.
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Despite the early dismissal of Saha, opener Shubman Gill’s cool demeanor in the face of adversity and skipper Hardik Pandya’s quick understanding of the situation again came to the fore as their half-century stand helped GT post 177 for seven against RR.
South African left-handed batter David Miller (46 off 30 balls) and Abhinav Manohar (27 off 13) provided the final flourish, with a 45-run partnership that was studded with three boundaries and five maximums.
Gill (45) and Pandya (28) came together at a time when the powerplay score seemed far from ideal. And, with two players back in the dugout, the defending champions seemed vulnerable. The 59-run partnership, not just infused life into the match, it also helped the defending champions launch a full-scale onslaught in the death overs.
Initially, Gill played the waiting game, getting off the mark off the last ball of the third over, by smashing an effortless boundary through extra cover off a length delivery from New Zealand pace bowler Trent Boult.
Pandya and Gill picked the seventh and eighth overs, bowled by Adam Zampa and Ravichandran Ashwin, for some special treatment, with the Titans skipper spanking a six and a four off the Australian in the seventh, and the pair milking 17 off the eight over bowled by Ashwin.
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