Watch: Shardul Thakur Plucks a Sensational Catch out of Thin Air to Dismiss Tamim Iqbal

Bangladesh and India are fighting it out in the final of the Nidahas Trophy. The Men in blue have started off very well with the ball in hand. It was Team Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted put Bangladesh in. Tamim Iqbal and Liton Das started off very well as both struck some delightful shots to begin proceedings.

However, it was Washington Sundar who provided India with the maiden breakthrough in the form of Liton Das’ wicket. Without any further addition of score, Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed the other opener to open the floodgates for the Men in Blue. However, the credit must go the fielder Shardul Thakur who pulled off an incredible catch to send the batsman back to the pavilion.

Tamim came dancing down the track to smash Chahal out of the park. However, he mistimed it, and the ball went up straight in the air. Shardul Thakur who was stationed in the midwicket region played a balanced game to pluck the catch out of thin air. He caught the ball first and then made sure that he showed his balancing skills.

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The spinner bagged a couple more wickets in quick succession to reduce the hosts 68/4. Southpaw Soumya Sarkar was undone by a brilliant wrong un while a man in form Mushfiqur Rahim ended up giving away a straightforward catch to Vijay Shankar. When the post was being written, Bangladesh was placed on 82/4 at the end of 12 overs.

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