IPL 2024 | Twitter reacts to acrobatic Kishan competing for India’s World Cup spot with jaw-dropping catch

04/18/2024

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The hard work behind the stumps often goes overlooked in a cricket contest. However, Mumbai Indian’s Ishan Kishan ensured to steal the spotlight with the gloves on by grabbing a stunner to send Prabhsimran Singh packing for a golden duck as MI squares off against PBKS in Mullanpur on Thursday.

Being forced to bat first in the new home ground of PBKS, the top three MI batters ensured 54 runs inside the powerplay. Subsequently, Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma set up for the lower middle order to propel the total to 192 runs in 20 overs. Chasing an above-par total, as stated by Surya himself during the post-match ceremony, the tourists got an early breakthrough, courtesy of a splendid catch from Kishan to send Prabhsimran for a golden duck.

On the third ball of the first over, Gerald Coetzee dished a back-of-a-length delivery, shaped down the leg stump line. The right-hander tried to flick at the negative line delivery but ended up with an inside edge towards the left of the wicketkeeper. The ball was going far down the leg stump line and Kishan had to throw his body towards his left with a full stretched effort. The gloveman managed to maintain his poise after grasping the ball with firm hands, leaving the Twitterverse to question his chances for the T20 World Cup spot in the USA and West Indies.

What a take!

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— Debi Jag (@DebiJag608) April 18, 2024

Good catch!

RIDICULOUS CATCH BY ISHAN KISHAN.

- One of the Finest Catch Ever. 👌 pic.twitter.com/Z8zLmJ1QaU
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) April 18, 2024

Brilliant flyting catch!

FLYING CATCH BY ISHAN KISHAN.😍#PBKSvMI #PBKSvsMI #PAKvsNZ pic.twitter.com/Vh8tnaSfpI
— Cricholics (@WeCrickholics) April 18, 2024

Great catch!

What a catch by Ishan Kishan 😳
— ISHU YADAV (@IshRo45) April 18, 2024

Crazy catch!

Ishan kishan best 2 catch
— Srm (@PednekarYo8446) April 18, 2024

Wowwwww! Just wow on it!

Prabhsimran is good for nothing. @PunjabKingsIPL should be relegated to TamilNadu Premier League.
— Satvinder Singh (@iamssinghuk) April 18, 2024

Great dive that tho!

pbks collapse. itall started with prabhsimran singh playing a loose shot again. such a good talent wasted. hope someone senior is talking to him or his career seems done. mi have this one in the bag.
— nish. (@taqdeersahihai) April 18, 2024

LOL!

Selection of prabhsimran hurts more than that.
— Harminder Singh Gill (@gillh1125) April 18, 2024

He should have used an opportunity here!

Prabhsimran Singh gone for a duck!

-What a superb catch by Flying Ishan Kishan 👏#PBKSvsMI #PBKSvMI #KLRahul #SuryakumarYadav Tim Devid Sam Curran #PAKVNZ #HardikPandya #MIvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/zH1BzibHYZ
— Khushi Mishra (@17KhushiMishra) April 18, 2024