Watch: Sanju Samson drops catch after near collision with Varun Chakravarthy, Gautam Gambhir fumes
Published - 31 Jan 2025, 10:52 PM | Updated - 31 Jan 2025, 11:24 PM
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India National Cricket Team keeper-batter Sanju Samson had a horrible time in the fourth game of the T20I series against the England National Cricket Team. The match between the two teams took place at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday.
Sanju Samson, who had a poor outing with the bat in the match, saw his day getting worse in the field. The keeper-batter didn't have a great day with the gloves as well, and this was evident during the fag end of the England National Cricket Team's innings when he made a mess of Jamie Overton's catch.
Sanju Samson drops catch of Jamie Overton
During the third ball of the 19th over, Harshit Rana bowled a slow ball that was full and outside off. Jamie Overton threw his arms at it and sliced it up in the air. It seemed that it would be an easy catch as Varun Chakravarthy, who was at short third man, had an easy chance.
However, Sanju Samson, with the gloves on, went back and there was almost a collision with Varun Chakravarthy. The spinner left it for the keeper-batter to take it but the keeper slightly over-ran and ended up making a mess of the catch, which thankfully didn't prove to be costly.
What caught the attention of many was the reaction of Gautam Gambhir. The India National Cricket Team head coach, who was in the dugout, looked absolutely dejected and was fuming in anger.
Watch: Gautam Gambhir fumes in anger as Sanju Samson makes mess of Jamie Overton's wicket in 4th IND vs ENG T20I
Here's the video:
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Collision between Varun Chakravarthy and Sanju Samson, catch was dropped.
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India clinches the five-match T20I series against England, wins fourth game of the series by 15 runs
Coming to the match, India clinched the five-match T20I series against England after their thrilling win in the fourth game of the series. The hosts won the game by the margin of 15 runs to take an unassailable lead of 3-1 with one game to go.
Asked to bat, India had a horrible start to their innings as Saqib Mahmood, in the second over, removed three wickets to put England at the top. With hosts reeling at 12/3, it was Abhishek Sharma (29) and Rinku Singh (30) who added 45 runs to bring the team back in the team.
After they got out, Hardik Pandya (53) and Shivam Dube (53) stole the limelight. The duo attacked back to the opposition and added 87 runs together. Thanks to their brilliant effort, India posted a total of 181 for nine.
England was off to a flying start with the bat, with openers Ben Duckett (39) and Phil Salt (23) adding 62 runs for the opening partnership. However, after that, nothing went in the visitors' favour, as they lost wickets at regular intervals.
Harry Brook (51) kept his team in the hunt with his half-century, but India bowlers held their nerves in pressure situations. With the team under pressure at 146 for eight, Jamie Overton (19) and Adil Rashid gave a scare to India, but it was the hosts who won the game by 15 runs as they bundled out England for 166 runs.
Harshit Rana, who came in as a concussion substitute, picked three wickets along with Ravi Bishnoi, who also returned with three scalps.
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