In the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, 40-year-old Amit Mishra won hearts while playing for the Lucknow Super Giants team. Returning to the IPL after about 675 days, Mishra took two wickets for 23 runs in his four-over spell. While fielding after this, he showed agility like a leopard and took an excellent catch. Whose video is becoming increasingly viral on social media? Not only this but at 40, he also became the eighth bowler to take wickets in IPL.
Excellent Catch In The 18th Over
The Sunrisers Hyderabad team batted first after winning the toss at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Then in the 18th over of the innings, Yash Thakur came to bowl from Lucknow. Yash bowled the second ball of his over with a slower bouncer. On this, Hyderabad batsman Rahul Tripathi played an uppercut shot. But the ball could not cross the 30-yard circle due to lack of speed.
On the other hand, Amit Mishra, standing as a short third man, spectacularly caught the catch by making a running dive and looked very happy. He could not believe how he had made such a strenuous effort. This catch of Mishra looted the gathering in Lucknow’s ground, and his video became fiercely viral. With Mishra’s hitch, Rahul Tripathi scored 34 runs off 41 balls. While the Hyderabad team could only score 121 runs, Lucknow achieved this target 24 balls earlier, losing 5 wickets.
ICYMI – A brilliant diving catch by @MishiAmit ends Rahul Tripathi’s stay out there in the middle.#TATAIPL #LSGvSRH pic.twitter.com/uJkjykYlJt
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 7, 2023
Were Unsold In IPL 2022 Auction
Talking about Amit Mishra, his base price during the IPL 2022 mega auction was Rs 1.5 crore. But none of the franchises included him in their team. After this, in the auction of IPL 2023, he made the base price of 50 lakhs, and the team of Lucknow had him.
Due to this, he could return to IPL after 2021 and dominate the match. Now the Lucknow team will hope that Amit Mishra continues to bowl brilliantly in the same way so that they can succeed in making a place in the tournament playoffs.
