IPL 2023: Ranking best catches of the tournament
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8. Wriddhiman Saha vs Delhi Capitals (DC), Match 44
Delhi Capitals (DC) beat Gujarat Titans (GT) by five runs in the 44th match held at the Narendra Modi Stadium. The close victory will be remembered by DC fans for a long time as during their batting, Delhi had lost five wickets within their powerplay overs. Despite the horrendous batting collapse, they made a comeback and pocketed the match in the end.
In the first innings of the contest, GT’s Mohammed Shami wreaked havoc on DC batters with his disciplined pace bowling and became the Player of the Match for his 4/11 figures with the ball. Wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha played the role of Shami’s complicit in the speedster’s onslaught against Delhi.
Of Shami’s four scalps, Saha became his partner-in-crime thrice with his catches behind the stumps. Among the veteran’s three hunts behind the stumps, one got him the catch of the match award. On the first ball of the fifth over, Saha took an excellent one-handed magnificent blinder and helped Mohammed Shami to send Manish Pandey back to the pavilion.
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