[Watch] Anuj Rawat Takes A One-Handed Blinder Of Sam Curran During RCB vs PBKS

RCB wicket-keeper Anuj Rawat took a one-handed stunner of Punjab Kings‘ Sam Curran during their encounter in the IPL 2024 on Monday at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium.

Overall, Anuj Rawat, who has been given the wicket-keeping duties ahead of Dinesh Karthik this season, took four catches in Punjab’s innings.

Sam Curran was batting well on 23 (16) and was looking set for a big knock – as he did in Punjab’s previous match against Delhi Capitals. However, some smart bowling from left-arm pacer Yash Dayal and an excellent catch from Rawat the wicket-keeper cut short Curran’s innings.

Dayal sent a bouncer to Curran’s way, and the Englishman looked to pull it. But it got a bit too big on him and he gloved the ball behind. The ball ballooned up and Rawat observed the ball carefully. The RCB wicket-keeper timed his jump to perfection as the ball neared him and he caught the ball superbly with his right hand.

[Watch] Anuj Rawat Takes A One-Handed Blinder Of Sam Curran During RCB vs PBKS

Anuj Rawat
Anuj Rawat

Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis had won the toss and elected to bowl first. Punjab posted a formidable 176 on the board. Captain Shikhar Dhawan scored 45 while others played handy cameos with Shashank Singh providing the final flourish with 21* (8). For RCB, Mohammed Siraj picked two wickets while Dayal and Joseph picked a wicket each.

Teams:

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Shikhar Dhawan(c), Jonny Bairstow, Prabhsimran Singh, Sam Curran, Jitesh Sharma(w), Liam Livingstone, Shashank Singh, Harpreet Brar, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Chahar

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis(c), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat(w), Alzarri Joseph, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal

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