Rahmanullah Gurbaz took a brilliant catch to dismiss Prabhsimran Singh (Twitter Image)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz took a brilliant catch to dismiss Prabhsimran Singh at the second time of asking during the match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been showing great catching skills in the ongoing IPL 2023 season, before that, Afghanistan The wicket-keeper batsman took a brilliant diving catch to dismiss Marco Jansen in Kolkata Knight Riders’ win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Gurbaz was once again in action on Monday as KKR hosted the Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on May 8 in which Gurbaz took four catches but it was the first one on the night that really stood out.
The 21-year-old fumbled but extricated himself and dived full length to complete a brilliant catch against Prabhsimran Singh to draw first blood for his team.
The incident happened on the last ball of the second over of Punjab’s innings when skipper Shikhar Dhawan won the toss and elected to bat first.
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Harshit Rana chased Prabhasimran while moving outside leg stump, the PBKS opener tried to flick the ball giving a thick edge that flew to Gurbaz’s right.
The KKR wicketkeeper turned his arm to cross the ball high in the air and grabbed a stunner, diving full length to score the rebound.
Watch Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s brilliant catch to dismiss Prabhsimran Singh:
Gurbaj then took another catch to dismiss Bhanuka Rajapaksa for a duck, Harshit Rana once again helped the batsman take the lead and the Afghanistan youngster did the rest.
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Gurbaz also played a key role in dismissing Jitesh Sharma, the PBKS middle-order batsman scoring 21 runs before he was given a thick edge after being cheated by Varun Chakraborty, though the wicketkeeper reacted in time to get him out. Took the third catch. Evening.
For his fourth catch, Gurbaz was on hand to loft a looping ball high in the air by Sam Curran.
Apart from his brilliant glovework from behind the stumps, Rahmanullah Gurbaj has also shone with the bat for KKR and has quickly become a key figure for the two-time IPL champions.
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