KKR vs GT: Watch- Mohit Sharma Takes A Breathtaking Catch To Dismiss Shardul Thakur

Gujarat Titans (GT) won the toss & elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The start of the match was delayed due to rain. KKR’s N Jagadeesan once again failed to make the most of the start as he was dismissed for 19 runs in 15 balls. Astonishingly Shardul Thakur was promoted to the No.3 batting position. Shardul Thakur missed the last game against RCB due to an injury.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz was in a beast mode as in the 4th over he whacked two huge sixes on the bowling of Hardik Pandya. Rahmanullah Gurbaz looked quite fearless in his approach as GT bowlers’ variations were proving to be ineffective.

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Hardik Pandya, the right-arm speedster was taken to the cleaners as he gave away 26 runs in his 2 overs. The role of Rashid Khan would be decisive in this clash. It would be interesting to see how the left arm off spinner Noor Ahmad fares.

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Watch- Mohit Sharma takes a screamer

At the end of 4 overs, KKR’s score was 36-1. Mohammed Shami was bowling the 5th over, Gurbaz had smashed a four & six on the first two balls of the over. On the last delivery of the over Shardul Thakur tried to clear the fence but Mohit Sharma, who was at the mid-on, ran back and took a running catch to send Shardul Thakur back into the camp. Shardul Thakur’s maiden outing at the No.3 position wasn’t that great as he was dismissed on 0 in 4 balls.

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Mohit Sharma you beauty ??

A remarkable catch running backwards to dismiss Shardul Thakur ????#TATAIPL | #KKRvGT pic.twitter.com/QOOS30qusH

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Hardik Pandya’s decision to give the 3rd over to Mohammed Shami did wonders as Shardul Thakur could have inflicted a lot of damage. Before the dismissal on the 5th delivery, Shardul Thakur was beaten as he was trying to guide the ball towards the point region. It won’t be wrong to say that Shardul Thakur got a bit impatient after playing 3 dot balls on the trot.

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Exciting Contest on Cards

The wicket-keeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz needs to make the most of the start as there are chances that spinners would come into action. KKR must aim to score in excess of 180 as the dew would come into action due to the later start.

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GT on the other side need to pick wickets at regular intervals as KKR have a lot of fire-power present in the team. Hardik Pandya would be tested as Shami now has only one over and there are concerns about whether Mohit Sharma can bowl or not as he was seen in the dugout getting some treatment.

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