(Milcah Anila, Intern Journalist)Dubai: Kieron Pollard Stunning Catch: Mumbai all-rounder Kieron Pollard has once again proved that he has not turned his back on catches at the boundary lines. Despite his huge body, Pollard can jump into the gall for the ball, as well as dive.
‘Catches make matches laugh ..!’ Is a word that is often heard in the mouths of commenters if any catches are missed or if fielders miraculously receive catches. Yes, it is true. In tournaments like IPL, one catch changes the whole match. An example of this is the clever catch by Kieran Pollard with a single in the match between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals on Tuesday night.
Mumbai won the toss and elected to bat. Suryakumar Yadav (79 not out: 11×4, 2×6 off 47 balls) hit a half-century to take 193 for four. In the ensuing chase, Rajasthan Royals opener Yashaswi Jaiswal (0), skipper Steve Smith (6), Sanju Samson (0), and Mahipal Loomer (11) were all out for 42/4 at one stage. But at this point, opener Jose Butler (70:44 off 4×4, 5×6) was devastated. In the middle overs, he was hitting a six per over. The gap between runs and balls was gradually narrowing. With that .. the kangaroo started in the Mumbai camp too. How much is that ..? Butler, who scored 24 off the first 24 balls, then went on to score 31 off just 11 balls.
As the match seemed to be slipping away, Mumbai captain Rohit Sharma fielded smart bowler Kieran Pollard and Butler welcomed him with 6, 4. However, in the 14th over of the innings, Jose Butler was outplayed. The third ball of the over was bowled by Jose Butler for a six towards Longan. The ball appeared to cross the boundary line. But Kieran Pollard, who was fielding there, flew into the gall at the last minute and tried to catch the ball with one hand. However .. he did not have a grip on the ball. With that .. as the bouncing ball fell from his hand .. Pollard cleverly caught it again. With that .. Mumbai breathed a sigh of relief. Under pressure from Butler, Rajasthan was all out for 136 in 18.1 overs.
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