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India national cricket team captain Shubman Gill produced a brilliant fielding display to dismiss Afghanistan national cricket team captain Hashmatullah Shahidi in the ongoing one-off Test at the Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh.
Shubman Gill showed brilliant reaction at first slip and completed a sharp lower catch to give India a crucial breakthrough on the third day of the ongoing one-off Test against Afghanistan.
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Washington Sundar bowled a well-flighted off-spin delivery that went into the air before slicing away from the left-handed batsman after the pitch. Sundar’s clever ball tempted the left-handed batsman to play on it, but he could only manage a thin outside edge on his bat.
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The ball immediately went towards first slip, where Shubman Gill displayed excellent fielding. To complete the catch the Indian captain had to dive forward and extend his hands low on the ground.
Shubman Gill takes a brilliant low catch to dismiss Hashmatullah Shahidi
The catch was taken very close to the ground, giving rise to doubt as to whether the ball had touched the grass before gaining control of the ball. However, the captain seemed completely convinced and immediately appealed. The on-field umpires referred the decision to the third umpire for a closer look.
After reviewing the footage, third umpire Chris Gaffney confirmed that the catch was clean. Replays showed that Shubman Gill had managed to get his fingers under the ball before it touched the ground; As a result, Shahidi had to return to the pavilion after scoring just 5 runs in 10 balls.
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After the dismissal of Hashmatullah Shahidi, India changed their field placement and brought the fielders closer to the batsman. The move appears to have put pressure on Afghanistan opener Sediqullah Atal and encouraged him to look for the big shot.
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Taking advantage of the opportunity, Washington Sundar bowled a clever ball outside the off stump. The ball was thrown into the air and Atal was invited to attack. The Afghan batsman accepted the challenge and attempted an aggressive lofted drive over the cover region.
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But instead of coming onto the bat well, the ball dipped after pitching and then went away a bit. As Atal tried to hit the shot hard, he lost control of it and got a thick outside edge. The ball flew towards backward point, where Prasidh Krishna was positioned and he completed a brilliant catch.
As soon as the ball went into Prasidh’s hands, Atal looked disappointed as he immediately bowed his head, knowing that he had lost his wicket after a hard-fought 42 off 80 balls against India.
He showed good patience and composure during his stay at the crease but could not convert his start into a big score and became a victim of Sundar’s smart bowling.
Well, Sundar was aggressive as he dismissed Azmatullah Umarzai later on thanks to brilliant efforts from Kuldeep Yadav. Now India needs only three wickets to win the match against Afghanistan.