Duleep Trophy | Twitter buzzes over Manav Suthar’s stunning catch denying Axar Patel’s century

ByDebayan Sinha, SportsCafe Editor

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Agility and athleticism are crucial qualities for a fielder, and some players go above and beyond to dismiss a batter in top form. This was evident in the game between India C and India D in Anantapur, where Axar Patel's superb knock was interrupted by a masterfully executed catch from Manav Suthar.

‌India D struggled with the bat, losing their top order within the seventh over and finding themselves at 23/4. Despite Axar Patel's steadfast performance at one end, wickets continued to fall at the other. With the dismissals of Saransh Jain and Harshit Rana, India D was left reeling at 76/8. However, Axar and Arshdeep Singh combined for a crucial 84-run partnership, advancing the score to 159/8 in 47 overs. Their stand was eventually broken by Vyshak Vijayakumar, who dismissed Singh, and Axar also departed shortly after, thanks to a spectacular catch by Manav Suthar.

In the 49th over, Hrithik Shokeen delivered a straight ball on the off stump. Axar Patel, looking to hit a six over long-on, mistimed his effort. The shot lacked power as the ball kept gaining height and drifted towards long-on where Manav Suthar was positioned. Although the Rajasthan spinner initially misjudged the trajectory, he made a remarkable adjustment. As the ball descended, he retreated and executed a stunning diving catch, grabbing it just before it hit the ground. The Twitterverse buzzed with praise for Suthar’s exceptional effort, celebrating his impressive fielding display.

Heartbreak!

A splendid catch brings an end to a brilliant innings! 👌

Manav Suthar pulls off a terrific catch to dismiss Axar Patel. |

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— BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic)

Saviour

Teams to Axar Patel after every batting order collapse 😭

— Sanchit Desai (@sanchitd43)

Crisis man

Axar Patel crisis man since 2023 BGT

Unfortunately, got injured just before CWC23 💔
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani)

Yup

Bloody hell, is Axar Patel the only man who can bat in the Duleep Trophy today?

86* out of 164/9

The other match is at 99/7
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket)

Again

Axar Patel be like after another innings where the onus is on him to bail the team out of trouble

👇🏼😂
— rᥲȷі𝗍🇮🇳 (@imrajitd)

Brilliant

Axar Patel’s brilliant 86(118) under pressure. At the time he came to bat, the team was at 48/6 and he deserved credit for the way he batted out there and helped the team get to 164 runs. Should be a priority in the squad vs Bangladesh.
— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5)

Terrific

A TERRIFIC CATCH BYANAV SUTHAR ON THE BOUNDARIES TO DISMISS AXAR 🥵💥
— Pratyush Halder (@pratyush_no7)

Heroic innings

Axar Patel's heroics of 86 ended as he tried to clear the fence, but Manav Suthar took a great catch!

- An innings to remember by Axar, he's announcing himself ahead of the Test season. 🔥
— mysterious (@Aryan_yadav1308)

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