Kagiso Rabada caught Hardik Pandya at fine leg.
India lost to South Africa by 5 wickets in the Group 2 match between the two sides in Perth on Sunday. The game saw a sensational start from the South African pacers, reducing India to a dominating end at 49 for 5 in one leg. David Miller, The Proteas were also excellent in terms of fielding in the game. Captain Rohit Sharma, after winning the toss and electing to bat, took advantage of all opportunities to put the Indian batsmen under the pump in the first innings.
While all the fielders in South Africa put in a good effort, one Kagiso Rabada stood apart. The South African pacer took a sensational catch at deep fine leg and helped his team get rid of the India batsman Hardik Pandya,
Hardik tried to play a pull shot on the third ball of the 9th over. lungi ngidi, He was trying to put the ball down, but the outer edge of his bat saw the ball flying towards Rabada at deep fine leg.
For a moment it looked as if the ball would fall in front of Rabada but the South African fielder soon ran ahead and dived completely to take the first catch inches off the ground.
Watch the catch here:
Talking about the match, South Africa successfully chased down the target of 134 runs against India in Perth to win by 5 wickets in a low-scoring game. David Miller scored an unbeaten 59 off 46 balls Aiden Markram 52 runs as Proteas reach home in 19.4 overs. it was Suryakumar Yadav68 off 40 balls, which helped India reach 133 for 9.
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After the defeat, India slipped to second place in the Group 2 table, with South Africa claiming pole position with 5 points. The Net Run Rate (NRR) of Proteas is +2.772.
At the same time, India have four points from three matches. His NRR is +0.844.
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