NEW DELHI: In an exciting conflict between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Tuesday, Sri Lankan pacer Dushmantha Chameera stole the highlight with an unbelievable catch which may simply go down as the very best of the IPL 2025 season.
The second got here within the final over of the KKR innings, and it left everybody surprised, together with his personal teammates.
It was the 19.4 over of KKR’s innings when Mitchell Starc bowled a full supply on the pads to Anukul Roy.
The batter whipped it cleanly towards the boundary at backward sq. leg. It appeared destined to clear the rope — till Chameera sprinted to his left, flung himself horizontally within the air, and accomplished a two-handed screamer simply inches from the bottom.
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The crowd erupted, the commentators went wild, and even Starc couldn’t conceal his disbelief. That dismissal left Roy surprised and earned Chameera hugs and high-fives from all corners.
Earlier in the identical over, Starc had trapped Rovman Powell LBW with a searing yorker.
One ball later, Andre Russell was run out for a fiery 17(9) by Abishek Porel. In the final four-ball sequence, KKR misplaced three wickets for only one run, crumbling from 203/6 to 204/9.
Despite an aggressive begin powered by Rahmanullah Gurbaz (26 off 12) and Sunil Narine (27 off 16), KKR had been restricted to 204/9 in 20 overs.
Vipraj Nigam and Axar Patel struck essential blows within the center overs, whereas Starc ended with 3/43, together with 9 runs in his remaining over.
Chameera, with only one wicket to his title, delivered the second that outlined the night time, a reminder that even one piece of brilliance can shift the vitality of a match.
His jaw-dropping catch won’t simply be the play of the sport, however among the finest of IPL 2025 to date.