Shubman Gill redeems himself, takes 2 catches after dropping Dolly (Twitter Image)
Shubman Gill gave life to Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis by dropping a sitter off Shami. However, he redeemed himself with not just one, but two brilliant takes
Shubman Gill is one of the most secure pairs in modern-day cricket and the youngster proved it yet again during the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai on Friday. However he dropped one at first slip off the bowling of Mohammed Shami, giving a life to Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis. However, he redeemed himself with not just one but two brilliant takes and helped India bowl Australia out for 188 runs.
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Gill dropped the catch of Stoinis on the fourth ball of 30 runs.th Above. The Australian all-rounder tried to play Mohammed Shami’s hard length delivery away from the body and edged it straight towards Gill, who attempted to grab but put it down.
In his next over, Shami created another opportunity to get rid of Marcus Stoinis and this time Gill made sure he didn’t get the deadly stare from his senior teammate. It was a length delivery from Shami and Stoinis looked to push it on the back foot but edged away again. Gill caught it comfortably, leaving Australia to stumble to 184/7.
in 34th Over, Gill’s dexterity was once again on display when he dived full length to dismiss Australian fast bowler Sean Abbott. Siraj’s delivery was going away from the stumps and Sean decided to poke it towards third man. However, no footwork resulted in a thick outside edge and the ball flew to the right of first slip where Gill dived across the stretch and plucked it out of thin air.
Shami and Siraj made brilliant efforts in their second spell as India bundled out Australia for 188 runs. Shami took three wickets in a brilliant spell of seam bowling – bowling a few maiden overs, while Siraj picked up two wickets from the other end as make-shift opener Mitchell Marsh led India to a stunning comeback with a knock of 81. 65 balls.
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Apart from the pacers shining in Mumbai after India skipper Hardik Pandya elected to bowl first, left-arm spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, playing his first ODI after a long injury break, took two for 46 to help India took full advantage of the opportunity. After getting rid of Marsh, who shared two half-century partnerships at the top.
(with agency inputs)
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