Isuru Udana grabs breathtaking return catch: The Sri Lankan fast bowler’s alertness in his follow-through came good for him.
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During the 27th match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley, Sri Lanka fast bowler Isuru Udana grabbed a breathtaking return catch to send back England captain Eoin Morgan.
It all happened on the fourth delivery of the 19th over when Morgan mis-timed a shot back to the bowler. Into his follow-through, an alert Udana kept his eyes on the ball. A reaction time of 0.44 second speaks highly of how difficult the catch was.
Udana, who picked his first wicket in the form of the opposition skipper, was successful in breaking a 47-run partnership for the third wicket between Joe Root and Morgan. Having smashed a record-breaking 17 sixes in his last ODI innings, Morgan could only manage to score 21 (35) with the help of a couple of fours today.
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With England losing wickets at regular intervals, they are in a spot of bother chasing a 233-run target. Considering their elongated batting lineup, Sri Lanka will have to continually picking up wickets if have to stand a chance against the hosts.
After Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne won the toss and chose to bat, Sri Lanka posted a below par 232/9 in their allotted quota of 50 overs. Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the 13th over, Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews scored his 38th half-century, 85* (115). With bowling figures of 8-0-40-3, England fast bowler Mark Wood was the pick of their bowlers.
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