Catch of the Tournament? Phil Salt takes a magnificent catch to dismiss Rishabh Pant in RCB vs LSG clash

RCB batter Phil Salt pulled out a stunning catch to dismiss Rishabh Pant after the LSG skipper returned to rescue his team from a tight spot in the death overs.

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru bowlers have been doing some really good work as they have bowled effectively against a few of the most powerful batting sides in the tournament. Credit goes to the experience of the likes of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood and Krunal Pandya, blended with the immense control and accuracy from the likes of young Suyash and Rasikh Dar.

However, what has helped these bowlers in the RCB camp is their fielders. RCB, unlike other teams, has produced some of the most extraordinary records on the field, as they have not tended to drop many catches that went up and have also stopped runs on the field.

Phil Salt dismissed Rishabh Pant with a stupendous effort on the field

RCB have been at the top of their game with their fielders backing their bowlers diligently. Phil Salt has been one of the stunning names. on the field for the Challengers and have featured as one of their key fielders in the deep.

Phil Salt had taken a stunning catch formerly against the Sunrisers, dismissing the skipper Ishan Kishan in the first game at this same venue. He has once again done it at the same venue, dismissing the skipper of another franchise in the Lucknow Super Giants.

As Rishabh Pant returned to take the field, he swept a ball from Bhuvneshwar Kumar that went towards a gap between the deep mid-wicket and the square leg fielder, but Phil Salt covered great ground and took a sharp catch diving forward. Pant had to depart without troubling the scorers a lot.

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Tim David adds to the tally of fine fielding

Australian big man Tim David also produced another fine catch of the bowling off Bhuvneshwar Kumar, thus helping him to pick his second wicket of the match. Bhuvneshwar has been accurate and astonishingly precise with his length in the death overs but has not always been fortunate with wickets.

However, not this time, as George Linde, the new batter on the crease, edged one towards the backward point region. Tim David was placed inside the 30-yard circle, but with the ball being skied up, David had the time to place himself under the ball.

The big Australian covered a remarkable amount of ground while keeping his eyes on the ball. He then grabbed it quite close to the boundary ropes while running back and adjusted himself nicely to keep the ball in the game.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismissed Mohammed Shami with a toe-crushing yorker

There was no one stopping the RCB pacer once he got his two wickets after some stunning support from the RCB fielders. He has been bang on with his yorkers in the death overs this season of the competition.

Bhuvneshwar, despite his low pace, has bowled the best yorkers in this edition of the IPL. He pitched one right at the blockhole, and Mohammad Shami, the new batter, failed to get the bat down at the right time. He was cleaned up on the very first ball.

Having posted a timid target of 147 runs, Phil Salt will be up and running when he comes out to open the innings for the Royal Challengers. Credit to the RCB pacers for restricting LSG to such a small score.

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