Pune: The match was played between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders (MI vs KKR) on Wednesday. This match was very exciting, which has been played in Pune. KKR won the match in this match, thanks to the brilliant batting of Pat Cummins, KKR was able to beat Mumbai. But, something happened in this match which is not usually seen. Ajinkya Rahane, known as the safe fielder on the field, made a mistake that angered the bowler too.
Actually, Rahane dropped a simple catch against Mumbai (Ajinkya Rahane Dropped Catch). Although, these catches could have easily been caught by wicketkeeper Sam Billings, but Rahane came running from a distance and neither caught the catch himself nor allowed Sam Billings to catch it. Sam Billings was shocked to hear Ajinkya Rahane called for ‘mine’ for the catch. Especially when he could have easily taken this catch.
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This video has also gone viral on social media. The incident happened during the third ball of the 13th over of Mumbai’s innings. The bowler was Umesh Yadav and facing his short-pitch delivery, batsman Tilak Verma was missing the ball in the process of playing a pull shot. The ball was right under Billings’ gloves. But, suddenly Ajinkya Rahane came in the middle and dropped the catch. Seeing this, KKR captain Shreyas Iyer and bowler Umesh Yadav were very angry.
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On the other hand, if we talk about the match, then this is the third consecutive loss of Mumbai Indians in this IPL season. Batting first, Mumbai team scored 161 runs in this match. In response, KKR’s team achieved this goal very easily and captured this match.