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Yuvraj Singh catch in Masters League© X (Twitter)
One of many most interesting fielders Indian cricket has produced, Yuvraj Singh may be 43 years previous however age is but to make amends for him so far as his excellence within the discipline is worried. Throughout a match between India Masters and Sri Lanka Masters on Saturday, Yuvraj grabbed an absolute screamer on the boundary rope. The catch left the cricket world surprised as followers discovered it robust to grasp Yuvraj’s athleticism even at this age. The video of the catch has since gone viral on social media.
Yuvraj grabbed the catch on the bowling of Irfan Pathan. Sri Lanka’s Lahiru Thirimanne appeared to clear the boundary rope straight down the bottom earlier than Yuvraj plucked the ball with a diving effort that left everybody within the stadium gobsmacked. Even Sara Tendulkar, daughter of Indian cricket nice Sachin Tendulkar, was left in awe within the stands.
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Within the match, the India Masters secured a nervy 4-run victory in opposition to Sri Lanka Masters within the opening match at Navi Mumbai. The Indian facet put 222/4 on the board in 20 overs, with Gukeerat Singh (44), Stuart Binny (68), Yuvraj Singh (31 not-out) and Yusuf Pathan (56 not-out) being the top-scoring batters.
For Sri Lanka staff, Kumar Sangakkara was the top-scoring batter with a contribution of 51 runs. Irfan Pathan was the wrecker-in-chief for India, with 3 scalps to his title.
“Fabulous feeling. It’s always a great feeling coming out to the field. This has been a great stadium. The atmosphere was electric. A big thank you to everyone. To support cricket above all was great.”
“When you end up winning, the points are in your bag. They stitched some important partnerships but our bowlers hit back at the right time. Mithun bowled a fantastic final over, Irfan bowled really well in the middle overs. Binny batted really well and then Yusuf played a blinder.”
The India Masters will subsequent tackle England Masters on Tuesday.
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