IND vs ENG | Twitter reacts as Sanju dons captaincy hat to convince SKY of DRS after exceptional take

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BySportsCafe Desk,SportsCafe Editor

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The experience of a T20 side can sometimes matter as much as its quality at the highest level given the ability to come up with winning plans in difficult situations. When Indian skip Suryakumar Yadav was unconvinced of an appeal in Rajkot, veteran Sanju Samson stepped up to the mantle with aplomb.

England rode on the back of a 26-ball Ben Duckett half-century to post a formidable powerplay score of 52/1 with the opener gunnning along beautifully in conjunction with skipper Jos Buttler. With the Rajkot deck offering little assistance to spinner or pacer, a 200-plus target seemed to be the minimum expectation for England as the partnership grew to 76 off 45 balls. However, it took a moment of genius followed by the conviction of a leader from Sanju Samson to flip the game on its head and rein momentum back towards the host.

On the final ball of the ninth over, Varun Chakravarthy darted in a forward of a length seam-up delivery around fourth stump to the in-form Buttler, who had been kept relatively quiet at 24 off 21 deliveries up until the point. Looking to break the shackles, the captain shaped up for a huge reverse sweep but was deceived by the pace as the Kookaburra darted past him. However, Samson was ready with the gloves and somehow moved his hands just in time to safely net it within his gloves before going up in a wide appeal. The umpire said a firm no and with little interest from his teammates apart from the cursory curiosity of the bowler himself, Samson had an uphill task at hand. Yet, being a much more experienced T20 skipper than SKY given his experience with Kerala and Rajasthan Royals , the wicket-keeper managed to reel in the skipper with his words who went up reluctantly with a sheepish smile when just three seconds remained on the timer. As it turned out, there was a big deflection off Buttler's gloves, making the take by Sanju look even more exceptional in slow motion.

As the saying goes, one wicket brings two and Duckett fell just six deliveries later, with Twitterati quick to credit Sanju for the twin breakthroughs. 

What a catch!

What a review!

Brilliant!

Yeah that was!

GReat one that is!!

Yupe he did!

Hahaha! Yeah may be!

That was one to be taken!

True that was!

Looks easy but very difficult!

Yeah!

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