Yusuf Pathan grabs magnificent diving catch: The senior Baroda all-rounder has been in exceptional fielding form this season.
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During a Group A match of the ongoing season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2019-20 between Baroda and Karnataka in Visakhapatnam, Baroda all-rounder Yusuf Pathan grabbed a magnificent diving catch to dismiss Karnataka batsman Devdutt Padikkal.
It all happened on the first delivery of the seventh over when Padikkal’s attempt of taking on Baroda all-rounder Deepak Hooda saw him holding out to Pathan in the deep.
36-year old Pathan, who grabbed a breathtaking catch against Goa yesterday, was sharp in the field today as well as he ran towards his left before registering a dive to complete the catch safely. Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the previous over, Padikkal ended up scoring 5 (4) with the help of a four.
Karnataka, who secured their record 15th consecutive T20 win against Uttarakhand yesterday, couldn’t go past Sialkot Stallion’s (25) world record after failing to seal a 197-run target.
While top-order batsmen such as Rohan Kadam (57), Karun Nair (47) and Luvnith Sisodia (38) played well, lack of support from the middle-order saw them scoring 182/9 in 20 overs. With bowling figures of 4-0-21-5, Baroda’s Lukman Meriwala was the pick of their bowlers.
After Karnataka captain Nair won the toss and elected to field, Baroda posted a handsome 196/4 in 20 overs on the back of captain Kedar Devdhar’s 52 (38) with the help of one four and four sixes.
Yusuf Pathan grabs magnificent diving catch
Kon bola kon bola ??? Another day another brilliance from Lala @iamyusufpathan 🙌🙌 pic.twitter.com/SVeMSDz61x
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 9, 2019
How Twitter reacted:
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— surya77 (@surya_14kumar) November 9, 2019
@iamyusufpathan @IrfanPathan Alhamdullilah Yusuf bhai at the age of near 37th is playing & catching like a sharp well skilled fielder .. proud of u ,hard work always pay off 😇
— Syedabdulsattar_Aatif (@Syedabd32725436) November 9, 2019
Back to Back ✌ Days 2 Unbelievable Catches Lala…..@iamyusufpathan
— Mohsen Khan (@MohsenK96901437) November 9, 2019
@IrfanPathan if we can think of Dhoni at 37 and Nehra at 39 in the T20 team, why not all-rounder @iamyusufpathan in Indian team. @BCCI @SGanguly99 India don’t have demolisher like Yusuf Pathan. https://t.co/zUKj7G983W
— ameet shah (@ameetsvshah) November 9, 2019
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