Kolkata Knight Riders captain Nitish Rana (4) rued Affect Participant Suyash Sharma (0/37) dropping a catch at a vital juncture of Indian Premier League 2023 Match 39 in opposition to Gujarat Titans on the Eden Gardens on Saturday.
It was on the primary supply of the sixteenth over when Titans batter David Miller (32*) top-edged an Andre Russell (34 & 1/29) supply excessive into the night time sky. Fielding at quick third man, Sharma made a large number of a catching alternative.
A transparent case of a fielder misjudging a excessive catch, Sharma didn’t even get his fingers on to the ball as Miller and Vijay Shankar (51*) ran a few runs along with the previous receiving a reprieve.
Nitish Rana Rues Dropped Catch After Loss to Gujarat Titans on the Eden Gardens
GT, who wanted 51 runs in 5 overs to win on the time, ended up sealing the chase with 13 balls remaining within the match. Miller, who had hit a few sixes off Sharma within the earlier over, didn’t rating one other boundary after the dropped catch. Nonetheless, his potential absence might’ve simply affected the visiting batters’ morale in a 180-run chase.
“If we maintain dropping catches in opposition to large groups, I don’t assume the end result shall be any completely different. We saved them quiet within the center overs however in opposition to such groups, if you don’t take your possibilities, you’ll find yourself on the shedding facet,” Rana instructed host broadcaster Star Sports activities Community after a 7-wicket loss.
A part of a match-winning 39-ball 87-run partnership for the fourth wicket alongside Shankar, Miller did kick-start the boundary hitting course of between the 2. Nonetheless, as soon as Shankar took over, the left-handed batter didn’t thoughts changing into a mere spectator on the non-striker’s finish.
Having scored 12* (12) at one time limit, Shankar outperformed Miller by fairly a margin on the again of hitting a complete of two fours and 5 sixes at a strike fee of 212.50.
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