- By Himanshu Badola
- Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:37 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
LSG vs GT, IPL 2024: Ravi Bishnoi took a remarkable catch during the match between Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday, April 7.
Bishnoi came into the attack for the first time in the match and picked up a wicket on the second ball, sending back Kane Williamson cheaply.
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The instance took place in the eighth over of Gujarat's run chase when Williamson tried to softly play the ball down the ground for a single.
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He ended up hitting it straight towards Bishnoi who did well to react in no time and held onto the catch by extending his right hand with the rest of the body in the air.
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Soon after landing on the ground, Bishnoi celebrated in delight with his teammates left in huge surprise as he gave his side a second wicket.
Williamson, who was playing just his second match of the season headed back to the pavilion for just one run in five balls.
Bishnoi's breakthrough came up as an opening for the home side as they picked up two more wickets in the next over with Krunal Pandya dismissing Sai Sudharsan (31) and debutant Sharath BR (2).
Chasing the target, GT were off to a promising start with Sudharsan and skipper Shubman Gill adding a 54-run opening stand.
Gill was the first to depart as Yash Thakur came up with a peach of a delivery to get the better of him for 19 off 21 in the sixth over.
Earlier, LSG posted a challenging total of 163/5 in their 20 overs after opting to bat first Marcus Stoinis being the top run-getter for them.
Stoinis scored 58 runs in 43 balls with the help of four boundaries and two sixes.
While skipper KL Rahul scored 33 in 31 balls, Nicholas Pooran contributed with 32 off 22 with three sixes to his name.
For GT, Umesh Yadav and Darshan Nalkande picked up two wickets whereas Rashid Khan took a wicket as well.
Playing XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sharath BR (wk), Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Darshan Nalkande, Mohit Sharma