Shubman Gill, a young batting miracle, caught a catch in IPL 2022 to dismiss Even Lewis at Wankhede Stadium on Monday. He ran almost 15 yards to grab over the shoulders.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Titans have remarkably begun their IPL journey against the other debutant Lucknow Super Giants. Veteran Bowler Mohammed Shami ran down Lucknow after Hardik Pandya decided to bowl first.
The Bengals quickly dismissed KL Rahul for the golden duck in the first ball of the match with an amazing delivery. He backed it up with another cracker to knock down Quinton de Kock and send both openers back.
Varun Aaron also joined the proceedings as he dismissed Even Lewis with a bouncer. it was pitched short outside the off-stump, and Lewis rocked back to pull and skies it.
Shubman Gill made the catch of the season too far running back from mid-wicket, Gill did the same, saw it, took it on his shoulders same as when Kapil Dev took that unforgettable capture at the 1983 World Cup final.
It wasn’t an easy catch, but Shubman Gill took it easily with two hands.
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Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami continued to shed fire from the other end. This time he unrattled Manish Pandey’s off-stump with a brilliant in-swinger cutting him into half.
Gujarat Titans continued to put Lucknow Super Giants under pressure with Lockie Ferguson racking up some good pace. At the end of eight overs, they are placed at 36/4.