WATCH: Divyaansh Saxena grabs magnificent catch to dismiss Mohammad Haris in IND vs PAK U-19 World Cup semi-final

Dixit Bhargav | 04/02/2020
WATCH: Divyaansh Saxena grabs magnificent catch to dismiss Mohammad Haris in IND vs PAK U-19 World Cup semi-final

Divyaansh Saxena grabs magnificent catch: The Indian opening batsman shut many mouths via his fielding effort in Potchefstroom.

During the first semi-final of the ongoing ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup between India and Pakistan in Potchefstroom, India opening batsman Divyaansh Saxena grabbed a magnificent catch to dismiss Pakistan batsman Mohammad Haris.

It all happened on the fourth delivery of the 35th over when Haris’ attempt of sweeping a delivery from India all-rounder Atharva Ankolekar saw him top-edging the ball towards deep square leg.

Saxena, who was fielding at deep square leg, covered some distance before putting on display a full-length dive to complete the catch. Saxena’s celebration saw him silencing some Pakistani fans who seem to have been passing comments whilst he was fielding at the boundary.

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Coming in to bat at No. 6 in the 31st over, Haris looked well in his stint which saw him scoring 21 (15) including one four and six each. In what was Ankolekar’s first wicket, he registered bowling figures of 7-0-29-1.

After Pakistan captain Rohail Nazir won the toss and chose to bat, Pakistan were bundled out for 172 in 43.1 overs. Batting at No. 4, Nazir top-scored for his team with 62 (102) with the help of six fours.

With bowling figures of 8.1-0-28-3, India seamer Sushant Mishra was the pick of their bowlers. Other than Mishra, Kartik Tyagi and Ravi Bishnoi also dismissed two batsmen each.

Divyaansh Saxena grabs magnificent catch

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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