Fielding brilliance: Only two stars dismissed five batters in a single innings
Only two players in ipl history dismissed five batters as fielders, creating a rare and remarkable record.
New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu) - The 19th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is underway, and just five players have sent half the team packing thanks to their superb fielding. Let's learn about these players.
Mohammad Nabi: On October 8, 2021, while playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in Abu Dhabi, Mohammad Nabi took the catches of 5 Mumbai Indians batsmen.
Coming to bat first, Mumbai Indians scored 235 runs after losing 9 wickets. In this innings, Ishan Kishan scored the highest 84 runs, while Suryakumar Yadav contributed 82 runs to the team's account. Meanwhile, Nabi took the catches of Mumbai Indians' captain Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, James Neesham, Krunal Pandya and Nathan Coulter Nile. Jason Holder took 4 wickets for 52 runs in this innings. In reply, Sunrisers Hyderabad could score only 193 runs after losing 8 wickets. Captain Manish Pandey played an unbeaten inning of 69 runs, while Jason Roy contributed 34 runs to the team's account, but Sunrisers Hyderabad could not get the victory.
Daryl Mitchell: Playing for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Daryl Mitchell took five catches as a fielder against Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 28, 2024. His impressive fielding helped Chennai Super Kings win the match by 78 runs. Batting first in Chennai, CSK scored 212 for three, thanks to a brilliant innings from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (98). In response, Sunrisers Hyderabad were bowled out for just 134 in 18.5 overs.
In this innings, Daryl Mitchell took the wickets of Travis Head (13), Abhishek Sharma (15), Heinrich Klaasen (20), Shahbaz Ahmed (7) and Pat Cummins (5). Tushar Deshpande took the most wickets for CSK with four.