Baroda: Veteran cricketer Yusuf Pathan, who is currently playing for Baroda, stunned fans with has a one-handed catch to send back Goa’s skipper Darshan Misal in the Syed Mushtaq Ali clash Friday.
His stunning catch has left all the fans praising him. Even his brother, Irfan Pathan took to Twitter to share the video of the catch.
Soon after Irfan’s tweet, Afghanistan captain, Rashid Khan, came up with a hilarious response while appreciating Yusuf’s effort at extra cover. “Absolutely stunner @iamyusufpathan Bhai. Ye Pathan k hath hai thakur,” Rashid Khan tweeted.
Is it a bird ? No this is @yusuf_pathan Great catch today lala.All ur hard work in pre season is paying off #hardwork @BCCI @StarSportsIndia pic.twitter.com/bcpO5pvuZI
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 8, 2019
In the match, Baroda won the toss and opted to bat in Vizag. Baroda were off to a horrible start as they lost both their openers inside the first two overs. Swapnil Singh and Deepak Hooda then steadied the ship with a 53-run stand for the third wicket. In the process, Swapnil went onto to register his maiden Twenty20 (T20) half-century.
Baroda finished their innings at 149 for nine in 20 overs. Chasing 150 for the win, Goa also lost quick wickets early on but Suyash Prabhudessai’s unbeaten knock of 60 helped Goa to secure four points. For Baroda, Atit Sheth was the pick of the bowlers who finished with figures of three for 20 in his four overs.
In the other matches from Group A, Andhra brushed aside Bihar with a convincing 10-wicket win as they chased down 98 runs with over eighth overs to spare. Also, Karnataka secured four points as they beat Uttarakhand by nine wickets.