Ranking the top catches in IPL history
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As the proverb says, catches win matches. And it’s a fair point, especially when it comes to cricket. Indeed, even one single relevant and timely catch figures large – it can reverse the momentum and lead to victory. Every cricket online betting devotee will admit that the IPL is full of such moments. Over its history of existence, the Indian Premier League has witnessed a vast number of both winning and spectacular seizures that have produced memorable breakthroughs. It’s quick reaction capability, legerity, and motivation of players that help them ‘leap tall buildings in a single bound’. So, to fully realize this, let’s have a look at some of the most amazing catches that leave marks in cricket history.
Thus, English fast bowler, Jofra Archer, distinguished himself by the best-caught ball in the 2020 IPL cricket season. The match was between Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians, and it was in the 11th inning when Ishan Kishan struck Kartik Tyagi’s blow toward the third boundary. The ball was going to fly over the fence, but Archer took a few steps back, rushed up, and reached the ball with one hand! This was an unbelievable move, he almost soared into the sky in order to grab a ball. As a result, Archer’s team, Rajasthan Royals, won by eight wickets.
Let’s look further back in time. It’s been seven years since then, and many are still wondering how he managed to avoid falling on the boundary rope. Yes, we are speaking about Chris Lynn and his world’s best catch in cricket history! In 2014, during the KKR – RCB encounter, Chris Lynn demonstrated incredible catching ability, having guided his team to a win. Although in the previous season, Chris played within the DC and SRH, he was a little-known player before the IPL 7 where he turned the battle in favor of Kolkata. Abraham Benjamin de Villiers intended to go for a big shot but didn’t succeed, the ball rose into the sky. At that time, Chris was in a perfect position, but he lost his footing. Near falling down, he, with a wave of a magic wand, managed to not only keep track of the ball but also take a catch, avoiding contact with the boundary. In the end, the Kolkata Knight Riders won the match by 2 runs.
One of the best, a record-holder in the number of fastest hits in one-day international competitions, three-time ICC ODI Player of the Year award winner, a South African batsman, Abraham Benjamin de Villiers, could not but amaze us with another acrobatic feat that was at once recognized as one of the greatest cricket catches of all time. It was in 2018 when the SRH were playing against the RCB. Even though Bangalore were considered the leader, Hyderabad made a confident start with Alexander Daniel Hales bowling. In the 8th over, Alexander gave the ball a cant. De Villiers stationed himself just next to the boundary, and when the ball was passing over him, he leaped up timely and precisely to seize it with his right hand, avoiding crossing the edge. As a result, he has been nicknamed Superman for such legerity and fast reaction.
The 2018 season featured another best cricket catch of all time. A New Zealand bowler, Trent Alexander Boult had shone in the DD – RCB encounter. Virat Kohli and De Villiers were guiding their team to a win. But it was Boult who intervened and managed to slightly turn the battle in favor of DD. Kohli smashed the ball, which then rocketed toward the fence. Boult tracked the flight path and timed his leap perfectly. He rushed and seized the ball with his left hand in the air. He held his ground and kept inside the fence. Even though it didn’t lead his team to a victory (the game ended in an RCB’s 5-wicket win), it brought us a bright and memorable moment! Kieron Adrian Pollard is notable for several catching tricks that led Mumbai Indians to the dominant positions, but one of them struck us all of a heap and can be rightfully considered cricket’s best catch ever! A doughty Trinidadian all-rounder made an audience scream with excitement in 2019 during the MI – CSK match. Suresh Raina smashed Jason Behrendorff’s bowling towards the boundary. At that time, Pollard was right next to the edge, he didn’t even move to wait until the ball would reach him – he timed his leap and grabbed it on the fly. When falling, he turned cartwheels and stopped just several centimeters before the edge, having demonstrated to us one of the best catches in cricket history!
