Watch - Parthiv Patel Takes A Brilliant Reflex Catch In Vijay Hazare Trophy

The veteran wicket-keeper batsman of Gujarat Parthiv Patel keeps on coming with surprises to the Indian crowd. Usually, he delivers those stunning knocks with his willow at the opening slot. Now, he comes up with a brilliant reflex catch behind the stumps to make his name to the headlines.

It was during the second semifinal of the tournament when Tamil Nadu locked horns with Gujarat. Chasing a tally of 178 on the board, Baba Aparajith was expected to hold the key for Tamil Nadu. However, the brilliance from Parthiv behind the stumps saw Baba Aparajith walk back for 6 runs.

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It was in Axar Patel’s over when Aparajith tried to defend on the front foot, however, Axar Patel was smart enough in making the ball spin and get the edge of the batsman. The thick edge missed the gloves of Parthiv but the ball hit on his thigh lobbed up, which was safely pouched with a dive to his right side.

During the course, he also injured himself but still, he continued to keep the wickets. Despite the hard work, Gujarat failed to win the game, as Tamil Nadu successfully chased the target. It was Dinesh Karthik and Shahrukh Khan down the order helped them to victory.

Earlier, Gujarat, batting first, scored a moderate total of 177 on the board. Parthiv and Bhargav got the start but failed to capitalise it while Dhruv Ravel was the highest scorer with 40 runs for Gujarat. Axar Patel chipped in with 37, which helped Gujarat to reach 177.

M Mohammad picked up 3 wickets while Ravichandran Ashwin, Murugan Ashwin, Baba, Washington Sundar and Natarajan picked one wicket each. In batting, it was Shahrukh Khan and Washington Sundar, who came up with decent performances down the order.

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