Watch: Gurnoor Brar’s one-handed stunning catch dismisses Tom Latham for 3 in NZ vs IND 1st ODI

During the opening ODI of the five-match series between New Zealand and India at Eden Park in Auckland, Gurnoor Brar’s superb one-handed catch dismissed Tom Latham for just three runs as the catch went viral on social media platforms. The pacer grabbed the ball extremely well in his follow-through.  

India’s captain, Shubman Gill, won the toss and decided to bowl first on the surface, which was under the covers for an hour before the start of the clash due to the slight drizzle. He wanted to use the advantage, having gone with four pacers in the playing XI.

Gurnoor Brar’s one-handed stunner: Watch the catch that sent Tom Latham back for 3

It was the sixth and final delivery of the 17th over of the innings from Gurnoor Brar. The right-arm pacer went for a fuller-length delivery which came angling across at Tom Latham, who was trying his best to get off the strike after three dot balls in the same over.

Watch Gurnoor Brar's one-handed catch- 

The left-handed batter played a tentative on-drive and ended up chipping it back to the left of the tall pacer. Brar stretched out his left hand on his follow-through and grabbed the ball. He threw it into the air and broke into a celebratory run with both arms stretched out.

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Latham was frustrated with the entire action. But Brar was excellent in taking the catch with his non-dominant hand, which made it even more impressive. The Blackcaps lost their last four wickets within 17 runs.

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India didn’t make a great start to the batting, having lost Will Young for just nine runs off 11 balls while Tim Seifert failed to capitalize on the start and went back to the pavilion for 38 runs off 43 balls at a strike rate of 88.37 with three boundaries and a pair of sixes.

Daryl Mitchell got the start for 27 runs and looked sharp in the middle. But he fell short of the crease while taking a run and went back to the dressing room. Arshdeep Singh had been excellent with his three wickets in seven overs.

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Brief Scores: New Zealand 177/9 (Tim Seifert 38, Arshdeep Singh 4/70) vs India