A Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) star gave a glimpse of his tremendous agility and fielding skills by taking a blind catch in the slips during the Iran Cup match between Rest of India and Mumbai.

Talented left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal, who joined the Lucknow-based franchise ahead of the last season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), made a sensational catch to dismiss Mumbai’s Prithvi Shaw.

Padikkal, standing at second slip, showed off his reflexes, darting towards the right to catch and complete a stunning catch. After the catch, Devdutt looked absolutely thrilled as the on-air commentators were amazed at the fielding effort at the slip cordon.

On the other hand, for Prithvi Shaw, his poor run in first-class cricket continued.

Shaw had last played for India in December 2020, where the Mumbai batsman featured in five Tests, scoring 339 runs, including a ton.

Watch the video of the firing below.

THAT. A. CATCH 🔥

Devdutt Padikkal takes a stunning catch at slips to dismiss Prithvi Shaw 👏

Mukesh Kumar makes breakthrough 👌

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Mumbai suffer early setback in Iran Cup

Reigning Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai faced a tough first session in the Iran Cup match at the Shri Atal Vihari Vajpayee Stadium, with Mukesh Kumar dominating the game with the new ball. Mukesh, recently dropped from the Test team, seemed determined to prove a point by taking three crucial wickets.

In the third over, Mumbai faced a major setback when wicketkeeper-batsman Hardik Tamore was caught behind for a duck. Their struggles continued in the 12th over when Mukesh dismissed opener Ayush Mhatre, who smashed 19 runs off 35 balls.

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Despite early losses, Mumbai found stability as captain Ajinkya Rahane and experienced batsman Shreyas Iyer put together a strong fifty-run partnership, stabilizing the innings for the fourth wicket.

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