In IPL-18, Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets. Batting first at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, Punjab lost 8 wickets and scored 206 runs. In reply, the DC achieved the target by losing 5 wickets in 5.2 overs.
Missed 8 catches in the match on Saturday. Delhi Capitals became the highest catch team this season. After leaving the catch, Karun Nair hit the six. Tristan Stubs stumped Josh English in the over of Wipraj Nigam.
Read PBKS VS DC Match Top-7 Moments …
Priyanka Out from Stubs' diving catch
The first wicket of Punjab Kings fell on the fifth ball of the second over. Mustafizur Rahman throws a short length ball around 136 km per hour. Priyanka Arya was in a hurry while playing bridge shots. The ball went back to the upper edge of his bat. Wicketkeeper Triston Stubs did not take a look at the ball, ran back and fell down and caught a superb catch.
Priyanka Arya was dismissed for 6 off 9 balls. Stubs took his catch.
Two catches were released in 2 overs of English
- Mohit missed English caught on the last ball of the third over, Josh English got his life. On Mukesh Kumar's length ball, the English wicket came out and played a quick shot on the ground directly. Mohit came from the mid-on and even dive, but the ball slipped out of his hand and went to the boundary. Josh was batting at 8 runs at this time.
- Mustafizur left the catch in his own bowling Josh English got a second life on the last ball of the fourth over. Mustafizur throws Rahman's second off-cutter ball on the line near the leg stump. English went back and played a straight shot. The ball came back to the bowler. Here Mustafizur tried to catch the ball with his left hand, but the ball slipped his hand.
Josh English was dismissed for 32 off 12 balls.
English out by stumping by stubs
The sixth over of the Punjab innings came to throw the corporation. Josh English scored two consecutive boundaries for the first time. However, he was dismissed by the corporation on the second ball.
- Sixer on the first ball: Corporation throws a short ball on the middle stump, English always has. He turned back and hit the bridge shot on the deep mid-wicket.
- Four on the second ball: On the contrary, this time the fast Google threw ball. English wanted to punch on the backfoot but rang on the edge and fortunately he hit the fours.
- Out on the third ball: For the second time in the over, the corporation threw the googly ball on the middle and leg line. English left and moved on and tried to give some direction. The ball went down from the leg side and the stubs showed a wonderful wicketkeeping as he leaned to the left to catch the ball and cleverly lifted the stump. English was dismissed for 32 off 12 balls.
Shreyas Iyer received 2 Jeevan
Punjab captain Shreyas Iyer received two lifes. He caught in 15 and 17.
- Kuldeep missed the catch Kuldeep Yadav left Shreyas Iyer's catch on the third ball of the 15th over. Mohit Sharma threw a bouncer. Shreyas pulled the ball, Kuldeep Yadav, who was standing on the short fine leg, could not even catch the ball. Shreyas was at 45 at this time.
- Ashutosh gave life Ashutosh Sharma gave his life to Shreyas Iyer on the first ball of the 17th over. Shreyas tried to play a big shot on the cover on Mukesh Kumar's overpeach ball. The ball was not connected properly with the bat. Ashutosh, who was standing on the short cover, ran back and forth. But couldn't catch.
Shreyas Iyer was out for 53.
Nair tried to hit the Sixers after missing the catch
Karun Nair Shashank Singh missed the catch on the last ball of the 15th over. Mohit Sharma throws a back of length outside the stump. Shashank pulled it forward. Karun Nayar, who was standing at Long of, caught a brilliant catch on the boundary, but the ball slipped out of his hand and Karun tried to hit the umpire.
The onfield umpire demanded a replay, in which Nair was one leg and his body was turning left. Here he lost his balance and threw the ball back to the field and the batsmen got only one run. In the second over, Mustafizur dismissed Shashank Singh for 11 runs.
Karun Nair left Shashank's catch on a 10 -run score.
A catch in Kuldeep's over then he took 2 wickets
Kuldeep Yadav, who was throwing 18th over of Punjab innings, was caught out by Mohit Sharma on the first ball. In this same over, he sent Shreyas Iyer and Azmatullah Omarzai a pavilion. See below what the ball happened …
- Mohit missed the catch on the ball first: Kuldeep threw the overpitched ball. Marcus plays Stoinis Sweep Shot. Here Mohit Sharma lost his balance while trying to catch the ball on the left. The ball came in hand and went out. Stoinis was currently batting for 18 runs.
Mohit Sharma missed Stoinis, he scored 44 off 16 balls.
- Mohit caught on the second ball: Kuldeep Yadav threw an overpitched ball like the ball first. This time Shreyas Iyer played a sweep shot on the strike. Mohit Sharma, who was standing on the ball deep, went to Sharma and this time he made no mistake. Shreyas was out for 53 runs.
- Azmatullah was out on the sixth ball: Kuldeep Yadav threw Google on the last ball of the over. Azmatullah plays a big shot. Here Fielder Sameer Rizvi caught a brilliant catch. Azmatullah was out with a run.
Sameer Rizvi Azmatullah used to catch Omarzai.
Sidikullah Atal caught on a constant ball
In the over of Marcus Stoinis, Sikdullah Atale got two lifes off two consecutive balls. Atal was caught on a score of 13 and 15 runs. However, in the second over, spinner Praveen Dubey dismissed him for 22.
- Missed brar catch on another ball Stoinis came around the wicket and threw a low full toss around the stump. Atal is back and the cover drive. Harpreet Brar touched the ball but could not completely bend down and the catch fell.
- English gave life on the third ball This time Stoinis threw full length ball outside of stump. Atal tried to play a big shot but the ball went to the sky. Wicketkeeper English came under the ball but his feet are not set completely and leave the catch. The second ball hit the six.
Josh English left the catch of Sikdullah Atal.
Facts and records …
- Delhi Capitals have left the highest catch in IPL 2025 so far. The team left 6 catches in today's match and left a total of 24 catches in the tournament.
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