Former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag praised Kings XI Punjab player Nicholas Pooran who saved a six with his fielding acrobatics on the boundary rope against the Rajasthan Royals.
In the eighth over, Pooran, in the middle of the deep wicket, dived over the rope to catch the ball. He was stretching as much as possible and then he caught the ball with his left hand. And, a millisecond before hitting the ground, he put the ball back into play and Rajasthan had to settle for just two runs.
Chasing a whopping 224 total, Sanju Samson played a shot from Murugan Ashwin and collected two runs while Pooran saved four runs for his side.
On Twitter, Tendulkar wrote: “This is the best salvage I have ever seen. Just amazing !!”
This is the best salvage I have ever seen. Simply incredible !! # IPL2020 #RRvKXIP pic.twitter.com/2r7cNZmUaw
– Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 27, 2020
“Gravity naamak cheez hi bhula di. Aisa kaise. Defied gravity, Pooran. What a salvation,” Sehwag tweeted.
Gravity naamak cheez hi bhula di. Aisa kaise.
Defied gravity, Pooran. What a saved. pic.twitter.com/1HReADpmVh– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) September 27, 2020
The video of Pooran’s gravity-defying save has gone viral on social media. Take a look at the clip below:
INCREDIBLE fielding of Nicholas Pooran! pic.twitter.com/sHSI7wouD7
– 183 * (@ Vineeth_777) September 27, 2020
Previously, Mayank Agarwal’s first IPL ton led to 223/2 in its allotted twenty overs.
Agarwal and KL Rahul wrote the highest starting position for Punjab in tournament history. The duo had a stand of 183 races for the first wicket. Agarwal and Rahul also posted the second-highest starting spot in the IPL.
Previously, Adam Gilchrist and Paul Valthaty held the record for the highest opening position for KXIP. They had 136 runs for the opening wicket against Deccan Chargers (now SunRisers Hyderabad) in Hyderabad.
Agarwal played a 106-run hit with 50 balls, including seven sixes and ten fours. Tom Curran fired him at 17.
In the next over, Rahul also walked away after scoring 69 runs with a forward rate of 127.77. Ankit Rajpoot tore her scalp.
Glenn Maxwell and Nicholas Pooran played a good hand in the final overs and were unbeaten in 13 * and 25 * runs respectively.
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