Watch: Jacob Duffy’s sensational reflection catch dismisses Suryakumar Yadav during IND vs NZ 4th T20I
Even in his follow through while delivering the ball, Jacob Duffy grabbed a sensational catch in the reflection to dismiss the Indian captain, Suryakumar Yadav, during the fourth T20I against India in Visakhapatnam.
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New Zealand posted their second highest T20I score against India of 215 runs for the lose of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs of the innings during the fourth T20I of the five-match series at the ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. On the very first delivery of the chase, Abhishek Sharma lost his wicket against Matt Henry as Devon Conway grabbed a fine catch.
On the last delivery of the second over, India’s captain, Surya Kumar Yadav, also went back to the pavilion for 8 runs at run-a-ball as the lanky pacer Jacob Duffy grabbed a fantastic catch, which was possible only because of his fine reflection while delivering the delivery. On the previous delivery, Sky shuffled across and used a bowler's angle to flick him through square leg for a good boundary.
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But they put the next delivery on the good land, the right handed batter state lick side to drive it on the rise as the bowler got really low on his follow through to grab the cat superbly just inches above the turf.
Jacob Duffy grabs great catch to dismiss Suryakumar Yadav
It was a well-timed shot from the uniform battle but the bowler showed some great reflexes to send both inform batters back to the pavilion making the chase more stiff for the home side who was already a better shot in their lineup with Ishaan Kishan resting due to his niggle as the team management went with the left arm pacer, Arshdeep Singh, in the 11.
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Earlier in the game, New Zealand got a strong 100-run opening partnership thanks to Devon Conway’s 44 runs in 23 deliveries, while Tim Seifert smashed a fine knock of 62 runs in just 36 balls with the help of seven boundaries and three sixes that set the platform for the Blackcaps.
New Zealand struggled in their middle order, losing six wickets for just 63 runs in around eight overs, before Terry Mitchell’s undefeated knock of 39 runs in just 18 deliveries carried them to the 215-run mark in their allotted 20 overs.
Brief Scores: New Zealand 215/7 (Tim Seifert 62, Devon Conway 44, Arshdeep Singh 2/33) vs India 53/2 (Sanju Samson 23*, Matt Henry 1/13).
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