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Fell on his head but did not let the ball fall... Krunal Pandya took the best catch of IPL 2025! Shreyas Iyer was stunned
PBKS vs RCB: Krunal Pandya first showed his flair with the ball and then broke the back of Punjab Kings by taking a brilliant catch of Shreyas Iyer.
Krunal Pandya Catch Of Shreyas Iyer: 'Revenge Week' has started in IPL 2025. Royal Challengers Bangalore are facing Punjab Kings at Maharaja Yadavendra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh. When these two teams faced each other on Friday, 18 April, Shreyas Iyer's team won by 5 wickets. Now Rajat Patidar and company will be desperate to take revenge from Punjab.
In the match going on in Chandigarh, Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and decided to bowl first. Punjab Kings started strongly. The pair of Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh pushed RCB on the backfoot by scoring 40 runs in 4 overs, but after this, experienced all-rounder Krunal Pandya first showed his flair with the ball and then broke the back of Punjab Kings by taking a brilliant catch. He took a sensational catch of star batsman Shreyas Iyer.
Krunal Pandya took a sensational catch
After 40 runs were scored in 4 overs, RCB captain Rajat Patidar handed the ball to Krunal Pandya. He sent Priyansh Arya, who was playing dangerously, back to the pavilion on the second ball itself. After this, in the next over, Krunal gave a big blow to Punjab Kings by trapping Prabhsimran Singh in the net, but Krunal Pandya's best was yet to come.
It was necessary for Royal Challengers Bangalore to dismiss Shreyas Iyer to get ahead in the match. In the 8th over, Romario Shepherd, playing his first match for RCB, came to bowl and got a big breakthrough by dismissing Punjab Kings' most important batsman Shreyas Iyer on the fourth ball itself, but Krunal Pandya contributed more to this wicket than Shepherd. Krunal, who was fielding in the direction of long on, ran at least 20 meters and then took a brilliant catch. The most special thing about this catch was that when the ball came into his hand, his balance was not right. He fell on the ground head first, but did not let the ball slip from his hand. Shreyas Iyer also looked surprised to see this great effort.
RCB faces a target of 158 runs
Talking about the match, Punjab Kings, batting first, have set a target of 158 runs in front of Royal Challengers Bangalore. Krunal Pandya showed his flair with the ball and took 2 wickets for 25 runs in his 4 overs. Leg spinner Suyash Sharma also bowled well and took 2 important wickets. In the last 4 overs, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Josh Hazlewood showed their experience and stopped Punjab Kings at 157 runs.
