SRH VS LSG: In the match played between Hyderabad and Lucknow at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Lucknow captain Rishabh Pant has presented an example of excellent wicketkeeping. In this match, Pant took two big catches and pushed Hyderabad’s innings on the back foot. During Hyderabad’s innings, Pant first took a brilliant catch of Livingstone and then he took the catch of Klaasen and made him walk.

Pant took a brilliant catch of Livingstone

Hyderabad had a very bad start in this match, they lost their three big wickets in the powerplay itself. In such difficult conditions, Liam Livingstone came to bat at number four. The team expected a big and steady innings from him, but it could not happen. Digvesh Rathi came to bowl the 7th over for Lucknow. Liam Livingstone’s wicket fell on the second ball of the over, due to which the problems of Sunrisers Hyderabad increased further.

Livingstone tried to play a pedal shot on a slow ball bowled outside the off stump, but due to the slow pitch he could not match the timing. The ball hit his shoulder with the edge of the bat and jumped into the air. Rishabh Pant, who was behind the wicket, showed great alertness, first changed direction and then dived and took an excellent catch with one hand.

Clasen’s stormy innings put to a halt

Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a big blow when Heinrich Klaasen was out on a 131.7 km/hr full length ball from Avesh Khan. Klaasen was looking in great rhythm when he tried to play a reverse shot on Avesh’s angled ball towards the off stump, but he could not control it properly and the ball took the edge of the bat and went towards the wicketkeeper. Rishabh Pant, who was behind the wicket, took an excellent catch by diving to his right. In this match, Klaasen played a stormy inning of 62 runs in 41 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. Thanks to this half-century innings of Klaasen, Hyderabad team made a respectable score of 156 runs.