SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)’s Rahul Tripathi picked a ‘catch of the tournament’ competitor to send Gujarat Titans (GT)’s in-form opener Shubman Gill packing in Tuesday’s IPL 2022 face at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
SRH won the toss and demanded Gujarat Titans(GT) to bat. Gill, brimming with confidence after back-to-back 80+ scores, smacked Bhuvneshwar Kumar for a sumptuous cover drive in the 3rd over. It was uppish and flew quickly to Tripathi’s left.
The fielder put in an excellent back-and-across leap and stuck his left hand out to catch it out of thin air.
The two players have spent countless years together at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), performing a crucial role in their run to the final in last year’s edition of the IPL.
Rahul Tripathi’s stunning catch ended Gill’s innings for just 7 (9) – his 2nd single-digit removal in the tournament so far.
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Gujarat Titans(GT) appear to reconstruct after Rahul Tripathi’s stunner
We're sure this was fielding coach @hemangkbadani's reaction after that moment of brilliance from Rahul! #SRHvGT #OrangeArmy #ReadyToRise #TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/VxfBuPTWYv
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 11, 2022
SunRisers Hyderabad(SRH) tightened the screws on the GT batting lineup after Gill‘s removal. Youngster Sai Sudharsan, who came in at No. 3, hit two back-to-back boundaries.
Although, he couldn’t keep T Natarajan out of the match for too long as the left-arm fast bowler got a good-length ball to stop and bounce on him, which the batter could single lob to mid-off.
Gill’s partner Matthew Wade observed stuttery from the first ball and was dismissed for a run-a-ball 19 by a quick full ball by Umran Malik. The consecutive blows reduced Gujarat to 64-3 in 6-overs.
Although, GT captain Hardik Pandya has looked in brilliant touch since his arrival, hitting Malik for 2-fours – a cover-drive and a pull – after being hit on the head by the young pacer.
David Miller is partnering with him as well as with Rahul Tewatia, Abhinav Manohar and Rashid Khan yet to come; there’s adequately batting left.
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