IND Vs IRE T20 World Cup: The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 has just started and we have already got the catch of the tournament contender. Axar Patel produced a worldly in India’s opening match of the tournament.
The catch was not as flashy as you might think, but it is one of the most difficult grabs you will ever see. This catch is a perfect example of why Axar is regarded as one of the best fielders in the Indian team and why Virat Kohli appreciates him so much.
With this catch, he also completed 50 wickets in T20i cricket for India. It has taken him 52 matches to complete this milestone. It might look like too many matches but he boasts a respectable average of 24 and an economy of only 7.26.
What A Grab!
Axar was called in to bowl his first delivery in the 12th over of the inning. The pacers were wreaking havoc and it was Axar’s duty to keep the storm brewing and get another breakthrough quickly.
Axar did exactly that on the second delivery of his over. A brilliant delivery that stopped a little on the pitch and deceived the batsman completely. Barry McCarthy could not perceive the speed of the ball and accidentally chipped it towards Axar.
The ball went on the opposite side of Axar who had to cross the nonstriker from behind before putting in a dive to complete the catch.
IND Vs IRE T20 World Cup: Dominant India
India annihilated Ireland’s batting with sensational and disciplined bowling. The lower order put up some fight but the Green and Whites failed to touch even 100 runs and were bowled out on 97 runs.
India has a very low target so it will be interesting to see how they will go about chasing. Whether they will be aggressive from the start or will take their sweet time like South Africa.
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