Ajinkya Rahane was undone by a brilliant catch and bowling effort by Lalit Yadav.© Twitter
Ajinkya Rahane Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been in top form in the current season of the Indian Premier League. So far, he has scored 266 runs in 10 innings for CSK this season at a strike rate of 171.60, making him a vital figure in the middle order. However, during the game against Delhi Capitals on Wednesday, Rahane failed to cause any collateral damage as he was undone by a brilliant catch and bowling effort by Lalit Yadav.
Rahane batted on 21 off 19 balls, Lalit came over the wicket and bowled a full length delivery to him.
The former India skipper tried to drill the ball straight down the ground but Lalit made a sensational dive to his right to catch the ball with one hand. It was later revealed that Lalit had a reaction time of only 0.5 seconds.
He. Was. Wonderful!
relive that sensational catch from @ lalit yadav03
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After an off-day at the office for the top-order, a late cameo by skipper MS Dhoni and disciplined bowling helped CSK inch closer to an IPL play-off berth with a 27-run win over DC.
Dhoni, who scored 20 runs in nine balls, shared an important 38-run partnership for the seventh wicket. Ravindra JadejaWho scored 21 runs to take Chennai to 167-8.
Sri Lankan Tej matisha pathirana took three wickets to help restrict Delhi to 140-8 as Chennai consolidated their second spot in the 10-team table with seven wins from 12 matches.
david warnerDelhi, who started the season with five losses, remain at the bottom of the table and are out of the race for the playoffs.
The top four teams qualify for the play-offs.
(with AFP inputs)
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