Punjab Kings (PBKS) debutant Jitesh Sharma plucked onto a stunning catch to dismiss Chennai Super Kings’ Ambati Rayudu on Sunday at the Brabourne Stadium. After impressing with the bat, Jitesh produced an extravagant effort to impress one and all.
The incident took place in the 8th over of the match. Odean Smith delivered a short of a length delivery that shapes back into Ambati Rayudu this time, unlike the previous one that went away.
The veteran batsman tries to ramp it again but gets cramped for room with the ball coming back. However, it kissed his gloves to the right of the keeper Jitesh Sharma, who takes a brilliant diving catch.
The youngster produced a full-length dive on his right to produce a superlative effort on his debut to reduce Chennai Super Kings to 36/5.
Watch the clip here:
Defending 180 runs, Punjab Kings got off to a flying start against defending champions, who have lost both their opening games. Another debutant Vaibhav Arora along with Kagiso Rabada got Punjab off to a flying start running down the top order.
Rabada draw the first blood dismissing Robin Uthappa while Vaibhav got the better of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali to have CSK at 22/3 before Arshdeep Singh dismissed Ravindra Jadeja to reduce the four-time IPL champion at 23/4.
The onus will now be on former captain MS Dhoni and young all-rounder Shivam Dube to take the team over the line and register their maiden win of the season.
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