Devdutt Padikkal catch vs Delhi Capitals: Watch RCB fielder grabs first-rate boundary catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2020

Dixit Bhargav | 05/10/2020
Devdutt Padikkal catch vs Delhi Capitals: Watch RCB fielder grabs first-rate boundary catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer in IPL 2020

Devdutt Padikkal catch vs Delhi Capitals: Royal Challengers Bangalore’s player proved his mettle in the field as well.

During the 19th match of the ongoing 13th season of the Indian Premier League between Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai, Royal Challengers Bangalore opening batsman Devdutt Padikkal proved his mettle in the field by playing a crucial role in sending back Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer.

It all happened on the third delivery of the 12th over when Iyer’s attempt of taking on Royal Challengers all-rounder Moeen Ali made him walking back to the pavilion.

Aiming to hit the off-spinner over deep mid-wicket, Iyer was out after Padikkal grabbed a first-rate boundary catch which saw him putting on display a brilliant balancing act.

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Coming on the back of his 14th IPL half-century against Kolkata Knight Riders, Iyer departed for 11 (13) with the help of one four whilst batting at No. 3.

Playing his first IPL 2020 match, Ali has registered bowling figures of 2-0-21-1 after RCB captain Virat Kohli won the toss and chose to field.

While Royal Challengers have made a couple of changes for this match in the form of bringing in Ali and Mohammed Siraj for Adam Zampa and Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Capitals made a lone change in including Axar Patel for Amit Mishra.

Devdutt Padikkal catch vs Delhi Capitals

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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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