The Indian Premier League (IPL) is one of the finest cricket leagues in the world. This is because of the quality of cricket that is played in this T20 tournament. Not only batting and bowling but even the fielding is of top-notch throughout the course of this competition and fans have witnessed some amazing catches and fielding efforts in the league over the years.
Even though the 2023 edition of the tournament is still into its second week, there have a been a few contenders of the catch of the tournament already. One was added to this list during the ongoing match between Gujarat Titans and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
In the second ball of the fifth over of the Gujarat innings being bowled by Sunil Narine, GT opener Wriddhiman Saha failed to find the middle of the bat. However, it seemed for a while that the ball may clear the fielder but Narayan Jagadeesan ran backwards and completed a superb catch.
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Notably, GT are playing without their captain Hardik Pandya in this match. In his absence, Vijay Shankar has been drafted into the Starting 11 while Rashid Khan is leading the team. When asked why Hardik wasn't available, Rashid, who walked out for the toss along with KKR captain Nitish Rana said that the star all-rounder wasn't well and the team did not want to risk him.
GT opted to bat first after winning the toss and Wriddhiman Saha and Shubman Gill started were the opening duo for the home team who got off to a positive start before this catch from Jagadeesan helped KKR draw first blood. Narine returned to pick the wicket of Shubman Gill later in the innings.