“Catch Of the Tournament”- Netizens erupt as KL Rahul plucks one-handed FLYING stunner to dismiss Mehidy Hasan Miraj

Miraj, who couldn't play a fruitful innings, departed for three runs off 13 balls.


“Catch Of the Tournament”- Netizens erupt as KL Rahul plucks one-handed FLYING stunner to dismiss Mehidy Hasan Miraj

KL Rahul (Images via X)

KL Rahul displayed his brilliant athletic skills behind the stumps when he grabbed a flying catch to dismiss Bangladesh’s Mehidy Hasan Miraj off Mohammed Siraj‘s bowling at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Thursday (October 19). The blinder from Rahul became a discussion point on social media.

Bangladesh had a great start to their innings after electing to bat first. However, once Kuldeep Yadav dismissed opener Tanzied Hasan, three more quickets fell in quick succession.

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Miraj’s chance to head back to the dressing room occurred on the first delivery of the 25th over by Siraj. Siraj pitched it in the middle and it went a bit toward the leg stump. Miraj tried flicking it but in vain.

The ball touched a part of the glove and went past him toward the keeper and Rahul made the perfect dive to pluck the stunner with his outstretched left hand. Miraj, who couldn’t play a fruitful innings, departed for three runs off 13 balls. This was Bangladesh’s third wicket.

Watch the video of Rahul’s spectacular catch here:

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Netizens on X heap praise on KL Rahul for grabbing a difficult catch

A few months ago, KL Rahul was targeted by fans brutally for whatever small mistakes he made on the field. Be it dropping a catch or not contributing much to the team. He was dealing with a lean patch and was greatly struggling. But in this World Cup, he is back with a bang, be it fielding or batting, making Indian fans extremely happy. He even played a match-winning unbeaten 97-run knock in a pressurized match against Australia.

"Catch Of the Tournament"- Netizens erupt as KL Rahul plucks one-handed FLYING stunner to dismiss Mehidy Hasan Miraj
KL Rahul (Image via X)

Check their reactions here:

https://twitter.com/kajudgreat/status/1714969787216916939
https://twitter.com/tahaactually/status/1714970085872566684
https://twitter.com/vicharabhio/status/1714968195399106980
https://twitter.com/KLfied_/status/1714960871817097663
https://twitter.com/Semperfiunited/status/1714952962148323395

Talking about the match, Bangladesh have lost four wickets for 160-plus runs so far. Openers Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das stitched 93 runs between them. But post the Tanzid’s dismissal, the Tigers are finding it hard to stitch a long stand to steady their ship.

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