KL Rahul had an off day with the bat however the Indian opener produced a sensational fielding effort to save lots of a sure six for his facet during the opening conflict of the five-match T20I collection towards England in Ahmedabad, which the hosts misplaced by eight wickets. Rahul managed to fetch only one off 4 balls because the vacationers restricted India for a paltry 124/7 of their 20 overs.Â
In response, the opening pair of Jos Buttler and Jason Roy offered England with a strong begin because the duo added 72 runs in eight overs, earlier than Yuzvendra Chahal broke the partnership. Â
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While each the batsmen have been firing weapons towards the Indian bowlers, KL Rahul left everybody awestruck with a scintillating effort within the first supply of the fifth over bowled by Axar Patel. Rahul’s effort noticed him save a sure six as he leapt within the air whereas fielding on the long-off boundary. The Karnataka cricketer, who usually performs the wicketkeeping duties for India within the limited-over format, dived backwards, plucked the catch after which threw the ball again earlier than he landed over the boundary ropes.Â
Here is a video of the incident:Â
What an Effort from KL Rahul to save lots of a 6Â Â pic.twitter.com/k7hKiVGXNm
— Pranjal (@pranjal__one8) March 12, 2021
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Insane! #PlayDaring #WeAreChallengers #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/k2I6N6GgcL
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 12, 2021
Meanwhile, Eoin Morgan-led England kicked-off the T20I collection on a constructive notice. Chasing a paltry 125, Jason Roy and Jos Buttler offered the vacationers with a strong begin because the pair added 72 runs for the opening wicket, earlier than Yuzvendra Chahal within the eighth over.Â
Meanwhile, Roy fell quick by a run from finishing his half-century, however his 32-ball 49 was sufficient to information his facet house for a cushty win because the vacationers full the chase in simply 15.3 overs.  Â