IPL 2022 Best Catch: While many thought that Ambati Rayudu or Rahul Tripathi will get the Best Catch of IPL 2022, it was Evin Lewis who bagged the award. In what was do-or-die match for Kolkata Knight Riders as they were chasing 211 to win, Evin Lewis took a one-handed diving catch. That helped Lucknow Super Giants seal the match and a place in the playoffs.
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IPL 2022 Best Catch: Not Ambati Rayudu, Evin Lewis’ catch of Rinku Singh awarded BEST CATCH of IPL 2022 – Watch video
What exactly happened? – It was in the last over of the match when Rinku Singh was going full guns blazing, scoring 40 off 14 balls. With Marcus Stoinis bowling a slower widish delivery, Rinku Singh sliced it over over the extra cover.
While it looked that the ball would land in a no man’s land, Evin Lewis chased that from deep backward point and ran across. He then dived with his left hand stretched to take the catch. The wicket meant, KKR fell three runs short of chasing down the mammoth total.
IPL 2022 Best Catch: Not Ambati Rayudu, Evin Lewis’ catch of Rinku Singh awarded BEST CATCH of IPL 2022 – Watch video
“We’re always aiming at something – at the feet of the batters, at the stumps, at the cones in practice. We’re giving him (Lewis) Man of the Match,” Marcus Stoinis said at the post-match presentation.
IPL 2022 Best Catch: Not Ambati Rayudu, Evin Lewis’ catch of Rinku Singh awarded BEST CATCH of IPL 2022 – Watch video
Was Rahul Tripathi’s catch better? – However, many would argue that Rahul Tripathi should have won that award. It was his diving catch in cover that dismissed Shubman Gill in the GT vs SRH match.
It was Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s widish delivery that Shubman Gill pounced on. He tried to clear the covers and slapped it hard. But Rahul Tripathi at the short extra cover leaped his left and took that wonder catch.
IPL 2022 Best Catch: Not Ambati Rayudu, Evin Lewis’ catch of Rinku Singh awarded BEST CATCH of IPL 2022 – Watch video
How about Ambati Rayudu? – Ambati Rayudu was the strongest contender for the award. The veteran batsman has been an excellent fielder and he took an oner-handed wonder against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
It was in the 16th over with Akash Deep trying to go hammer and tongs. But the second delivery he faced from Ravindra Jadeja gripped on the surface and he mistimed. While the ball looked will fall in a safe zone, Ambati Rayudu had other ideas. He made a full-stretch dive to his right at the short cover and plucked it out of the thin air.
IPL 2022 Best Catch: Not Ambati Rayudu, Evin Lewis’ catch of Rinku Singh awarded BEST CATCH of IPL 2022 – Watch video
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