‘Pure Fielding Sorcery’: Rahul Tripathi’s Catch After Operating 25.19m Lights Up LSG vs CSK Match. Watch | Cricket Information

Chennai Tremendous Kings’ Rahul Tripathi produced one of many most interesting catches within the IPL 2025 throughout a match in opposition to Lucknow Tremendous Giants in Lucknow on Monday. On the primary ball of the primary over, after Aiden  Markram’s shot flew over cowl on a again of a size supply, Tripathi dash again and took an excellent diving catch. The broadcasters later confirmed that Tripathi ran 29.15 to take the catch. Whereas some known as it the ‘catch of the season’ others known as it pure sorcery. 

Rahul Tripathi’s shaky batting stance wobbles like a Jenga tower in a storm, however that backward-running catch? Pure fielding sorcery!@ChennaiIPL #CSKvsLSG #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/JLgMrI0gJb

— Meme King (@memekingbot) April 14, 2025

RAHUL TRIPATHI BEST CATCH OF THE MATCH CSK #ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/r5uF8fLLxk

— Virat Kohli (@RahulGupta39763) April 14, 2025

WHAT A CATCH! Definitely a contender for Catch of the Season!

Simply the beginning #RahulTripathi wished in his a centesimal IPL match!

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Speaking concerning the match, skipper Rishabh Pant returned to type with a significant half-century and guided Lucknow Tremendous Giants to 166 for seven in opposition to Chennai Tremendous Kings in an IPL match on Monday. Pant (63 off 49 balls) struggled initially however grew in confidence because the innings progressed and along with Abdul Samad (20) shared 53 runs for the fifth wicket off 33 balls. Coming off 5 successive losses, CSK made a dream begin after electing to bowl. Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed (1/38) struck the primary blow within the opening over when he dismissed Aiden Markram with Rahul Tripathi taking a superb diving catch after sprinting backwards.

Two overs later, Anshul Kamboj eliminated the harmful Nicholas Pooran LBW.

Mitchell Marsh, returning to the facet after sitting out of the final match attributable to private causes, took the assault to the opposition and smashed Khaleel for a 4 and 6 in consecutive balls.

Pant, who has struggled within the event up to now, got here out with intent and appeared to get again to type with some unorthodox however assured hitting, which included a reverse scoop six off a size supply from Jamie Overton.

Veteran Ravindra Jadeja (2/34) went for 10 runs in his first over however got here again strongly in his subsequent over to disturb the timbers of Marsh.

Younger Ayush Badoni (22 off 17) meant enterprise and performed his photographs from the onset. He hit Overton for 2 big consecutive sixes — one over cowl and the subsequent over tremendous leg to take LSG to 95 for 3 after 12 overs.

Pant welcomed Matheesha Pathrina (2/45) with an beautiful cowl drive to the boundary.

After surviving two possibilities — first when he was caught off a no ball after which an in depth LBW name off Jadeja within the 14th over — Badoni bought out when the left-arm spinner foxed him fully and Dhoni did the remainder behind the stumps.

Pant struggled in opposition to CSK spinners, particularly Noor Ahmad, who returned good figures of 4-0-13-0.

However with tempo again into the assault within the type of Pathirana within the 18th over, Pant took his possibilities as he smashed the Sri Lankan for 2 sixes — the second a one-handed pull over square-leg to convey up his fifty.

Pant and Samad had been going nice weapons earlier than Dhoni’s brilliance ensured the dismissals of each the set batters.

Dhoni first hit the non-striker’s finish with a direct throw to dismiss Samad after which within the subsequent ball took a tremendous excessive catch to finish Pant’s keep within the center.

With PTI inputs