Watch: Dinesh Karthik takes a WOW catch

How good it is to see some of the iconic catches when you are a spectator? It is not that easy to take a blinder and that too close to the boundary rope but India’s Dinesh Karthik made it look so! What an outstanding piece of catch that was! An absolute treat to our eyes. [Click here to see full scorecard of India vs New Zealand 1st T20I]

To put it in simple terms, DK displayed incredible athleticism against New Zealand in the opening fixture o the T20 series, in what was enough to send Daryl Mitchell for 8 runs. Hardik Pandya bowled a slow delivery to Daryl and the latter had to go for the shot considering the fact that the team was scoring runs at a brisk pace, more like 11 overs an over.

Just as when the batsman thought that the ball would just cross the boundary rope, DK was standing right there and ensured to snare a screamer. His presence of mind was the key factor in taking the catch initially and then lobbed it back just inches before stepping past the ropes only to pounce back again to finish off the remaining work.

This is indeed the ‘catch of the match’ and DK certainly deserves a reward for that sumptuous catch.





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India won the toss and elected to field first. New Zealand, who holds the better record against India in the truncated version of the game at their backyard, as usual, started the game on a sensational lift. The wicketkeeper- batsman Tim Seifert took the game away from the Indian bowlers and as a result, he kept on smashing sixes at will.

He launched 6 sixes over the ropes and he garnished his innings with 7 fours to his credit as he ended up scoring an outstanding 84 off 43 balls. Colin Munro and Kane Williamson chipped in with 34 each respectively. Ross Taylor’s 14-ball 23 and Scott’s 7-ball 20 in the end powered New Zealand to 293 in their quota of overs.