Ravindra Jadeja catch vs England: Watch Jadeja grabs fantastic catch to dismiss Jason Roy

Dixit Bhargav | 30/06/2019
Ravindra Jadeja catch vs England: Watch Jadeja grabs fantastic catch to dismiss Jason Roy

Ravindra Jadeja catch vs England: The Indian all-rounder put on display a phenomenal fielding effort to dismiss English opening batsman.

During the 38th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and India at Edgbaston, India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a fantastic catch at long-on to put a halt to a 160-run opening partnership between Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow.

It all happened on the first ball of the 23rd over when Roy’s attempt of continuing the acceleration saw him mis-timing a Kuldeep Yadav delivery towards the long-on region. Jadeja, who was fielding as a substitute for India opening batsman Lokesh Rahul, ran to his left and eventually dived to complete a phenomenal fielding effort.

Given the nature of England’s start, India were desperate to pick a wicket. Struggling big time against Roy and Bairstow, the Indian bowlers required such a fielding effort as assistance.

Roy, who was included in the English XI despite not being 100% fit, justified the team management’s desperate move. In what was his 16th ODI half-century, Roy ended up scoring 66 (57) with the help of seven fours and two sixes.

After England captain Eoin Morgan won the toss and chose to bat, the start was a much-needed one for the hosts. While England included Roy and Liam Plunkett in place of James Vince and Moeen Ali, India brought in Rishabh Pant in place of injured Vijay Shankar.

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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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