In just 8 matches in the new Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, cricket fans have witnessed a slew of great catches. There are two standout contenders for the catch of the tournament as Tim Southee joined Shubman Gill during Kolkata Knight Riders’ third game against Punjab Kings in Mumbai on Friday.
Tim Southee, who is as safe as a bucket, once again proved his fielding prowess as he covered a lot of ground at exactly 32 meters, before safely throwing the ball high into the night sky. did.
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This meant a lot to Tim Southee as his catch saw the end of the dismissal of new Punjab Kings recruit Kagiso Rabada in the 19th over, which was also Andre Russell’s first in the match. The West Indies all-rounder was taken aback as Southee eased the difficult catch.
It was also revenge for Kagiso Rabada as the South African bowler attacked New Zealand pacer TIM Southee in the final over of the match. Rabada hit a six and then hit two boundaries against Southee as he smashed a crucial 25 off just 16 balls to help Punjab post 137 runs on the board after scoring 102/8.
Tim Southee’s catch. It really went up a lot, but they’ve totally nailed it.
— mufaddal vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 1 April 2022
What. Catch! Tim Southee! Wow! Absolutely amazing! Very strong! ,#kkrhighready #KKRvPBKS #IPL2022
— Kolkata Knight Riders (@KKRiders) 1 April 2022
Tweet an appreciation for Tim Southee the fielder??? pic.twitter.com/sPtFrDWQSN
— Steve Rogers (@artist7_kkr) 1 April 2022
Barring Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s scintillating 9-ball 31 and Rabada’s late pace, Punjab’s batting unit failed. Umesh Yadav, who went almost unsold in the mega auction, picked up his best figures of 4/23 to ensure that Punjab could not take advantage of Rajapaksa’s attack.
Earlier on Monday, Shubman Gill stunned cricket fans as he ran back to cover the ground from inside the 30-yard circle and took a diving catch in a battle of the newbies for Lucknow Super Giants against Gujarat Titans.
On-air commentators including the great Sunil Gavaskar praised Gill’s effort as the India opener eased the catch. Gill never took off the ball in the fourth over of the match since Lewis top-edged the ball into the night sky.
A section of fans were also reminded of Kapil Dev’s iconic catch in the 1983 World Cup final, in which Gill had dismissed West Indies great Viv Richards when he took the catch.