Naman Dhir made up for his poor effort just a few balls earlier when he misjudged a catch that was heading towards the boundary and it burst out of his hands, almost crashing into the ground as he moved forward to take a sharp catch.
Mumbai Indians finally handed Naman Dheer a worthy role in their playing eleven as he was promoted to the playing eleven. He held the captain’s luck with the bat, but the story on the field was not until he grabbed one with a stunning diving effort.
Naman Dheer compensates with a brilliant diving catch to dismiss Shreyas Iyer
Mumbai Indians lacked something or the other in all departments in the game against Punjab Kings and to top it all, Naman Dheer missed the catch of Shardul Thakur’s first ball in the 16th over of the game.
Naman Dheer moved forward after two balls when Shreyas once again lofted the ball off his pads in search of his third six in the over. He took a sharp catch on the ground and made up for his earlier mistake by giving Shardul another consolation wicket.
However, nothing can take away his fame from his brilliant efforts on the field. It was some catching by Young that made it look relatively easy, but it was fundamentally a decision of the highest caliber.
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MI’s poor fielding was one of the main reasons for MI’s defeat to PBKS
Mumbai Indians have lost their fourth consecutive game this season, and Hardik Pandya will no longer be able to make an argument about the team’s recent performance. The captain has been thoughtful of his team’s efforts on the field; However, now it is time for them to react.
Mumbai’s performance with the ball has been very poor. Their bowlers have lost their ability to take wickets, while the fielders have dropped catches, giving life to the players who have taken away the game, as well as plundering extra runs on the field.
Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Prabhsimran Singh for 11 runs on the ball of Hardik Pandya and the batsman scored an unbeaten 80 runs to lead his team to victory. On the other hand, Naman’s dismissal prompted Iyer to add 12 more runs in 2 balls before the PBKS skipper was out.
Naman Dheer’s brilliant century with QDK
Although fielding is a part of the game, Naman Dheer’s batting deserves praise as he played one of the finest innings against Punjab Kings after being promoted to a new role in the batting order.
Dheer came to bat at number three. Scored 4 runs after the dismissal of Suryakumar Yadav and played one of the best innings of his IPL career. He not only scored a half-century but also added runs in a century partnership with the great left-hander to take his team to a promising score.
Dheer was also dismissed by Yuzvendra Chahal early in the innings and only after that he started attacking the bowlers before getting out on the bowling of Shashank Singh.
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