West Delhi Lions captain Hrithik Shokeen put in a sensational performance on the field during the Delhi Premier League match against North Delhi. The third match of the tournament between the teams is underway at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Hrithik Shokeen stole the limelight with his great effort in the field in the match against North Delhi. His magnificent effort in the field made batsman Vaibhav Rawal walk long to the pavilion. His effort certainly put his team on top and gave them momentum.
On the fourth ball of the 16th over, pacer Rohit Yadav bowled a full-length ball outside the off-stump.
Left-hander Vaibhav Rawal broke through and launched the ball towards mid-on. It looked like the ball would go towards the boundary ropes as the batsman had hit the ball hard.
However, Hrithik Shokeen put in a superman effort. The right-hander moved to his right and performed a magnificent leap. He stretched himself out to his full length to make a stunning catch. What caught the attention of many was his celebration after making the catch.
Hrithik Shokeen takes a blinder to eliminate Vaibhav Rawal
Here is the video:
Hrithik Shokeen… You are a genius!!! 🤯pic.twitter.com/qvH3OwE037
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 18, 2024
Vaibhav Rawal played well for his team. The left-hander scored 36 off 29 balls, including four boundaries.
His wicket left North Delhi Strikers on 122-4 after 15.4 overs. His innings also helped the team post a fighting total at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
West Delhi had a good performance with the ball in the match against North Delhi. Captain Hrithik Shokeen won the toss and opted to bowl first.
They got off to a decent start with the bat as Akhil Chaudhary provided his team with an early breakthrough, dismissing opener Sarthak Ranjan for one in the second over.
North Delhi were further affected after Yash Dabas also fell early. The batsman managed just 10 off 11 balls. Vaibhav Kandpal got his team back into the game with an innings of 29 off 22 balls but was dismissed by Hrithik Shokeen.
North Delhi lost three wickets quickly but Yash Bhatia (37) and Vaibhav Rawal put together a 74-run partnership to bail the team out of trouble. Riding on their vital effort, North Delhi finished 144/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
For West Delhi, Akhil Chaudhary was the star player. He took four wickets and conceded just 20 runs in his spell of four overs.
In the chase, Ankit Kumar played a vital innings of 39 runs. West Delhi kept losing wickets at regular intervals but useful contributions from Ekansh Dobal (27) and Deepak Punia (18*) took them home.
Yatish Singh took three wickets but his efforts went in vain. North Delhi won the game by three wickets to register their first win of the tournament and clinch the second spot on the points table.