Steve Smith fielding save vs India: Watch Australian player’s jaw-dropping fielding effort to save four runs at SCG

Dixit Bhargav | 08/12/2020
Steve Smith fielding save vs India: Watch Australian player's jaw-dropping fielding effort to save four runs at SCG

Steve Smith fielding save: The Australian player made amends after dropping an easy catch to give the opposition captain a reprieve.

During the third T20I of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia in Sydney, Australia batsman Steven Smith proved his prowess on the field after he saved as many as four runs for his team on the back of a jaw-dropping effort.

Similar to what India batsman Sanju Samson did in the first innings, Smith timed his jump to perfection at long-on to save a boundary against India captain Virat Kohli’s big shot off Australia spinner Mitchell Swepson.

Smith, who had previously dropped Kohli at deep mid-wicket in the third over, made some amends but would still be worried with the right-hand batsman completing his 25th T20I half-century in a 187-run chase.

It is worth mentioning that Smith took a catch to dismiss Samson (10) on a delivery before saving four runs. With India all-rounder Hardik Pandya joining his skipper in the middle, we have a certain match on our hands with India needing 76 runs in the last five overs.

After Kohli won the toss and chose to field, Australia posted a competitive 186/5 in 20 overs on the back of individual half-centuries from vice-captain Matthew Wade (80) and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell (54). With the bat in one hand, Smith couldn’t leave an impact with his 24 (23) inclusive of a lone boundary.

With bowling figures of 4-0-34-2, India all-rounder Washington Sundar was the pick of their bowlers.

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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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