There is never any stopping Hardik Pandya from stealing the spotlight, as the Indian all-rounder produced an absolute blinder of a running catch with some athleticism to remove Bangladesh’s Rishad Hossein in India’s 2nd T20I in Delhi on Wednesday. Chasing a whopping 221 runs set by India, Bangladesh would fail to get off to a strong start, as wickets would begin to fall early. Arshdeep Singh would get the wickets rolling, following which the likes of every Indian bowler would claim a wicket after being given a roll of the shoulder as Bangladesh crumbled through the overs to stand at 83-6.
After a dismal loss of wickets, veteran Mahmudullah would be the only one in the fold to provide a bit of stability. But, wickets would continue to fall on the other end. After having already produced a catch earlier, Pandya would steal the spotlight again.
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com/ApgekVe4rB — BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2024 In the 14th over, Varun Chakravarthy would get Rishad Hossein to smack one down long-on, inspiring a lengthy run all the way from deep mid-wicket to reach snatch it out of the air, as he rolled down the ground in acrobatic fashion, ensuring that he wouldn’t touch the boundary line. Bangladesh would never recover, unable to make a single stand, as they would run out the rest of the overs to muster only a meagre 135 .