Pravin Tambe, who became the first Indian to feature in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final month, pulled off an unimaginable catch to dismiss Ben Dunk throughout a match between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) on Sunday. Given his age, Tambe’s effort turns into much more commendable and lots of followers did precisely that, flooding the social media to reward 48-year-old leg-spinner’s sensible dedication on the sphere. Tambe, who shall be turning 49 subsequent month, can be the oldest participant to play within the CPL and has proved that age is only a quantity. Sharing the video of Tambe’s unimaginable catch, the official deal with of CPL tweeted: “PRAVIN TAMBE!! Aged like advantageous wine! An excellent catch and a Wicket! #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #SKPvTKR”.
PRAVIN TAMBE!! Aged like advantageous wine! An excellent catch and a Wicket! #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #SKPvTKR pic.twitter.com/c1EmlUFLWn
— CPL T20 (@CPL) September 6, 2020
Tambe’s gorgeous seize occurred within the seventh over of the innings when Ben Dunk tried to reverse sweep Fawad Ahmed however solely managed a high edge. The ball went up within the air and Tambe, who was stationed at huge brief third-man, confirmed nice reflexes and lined loads of floor earlier than diving to his proper to seize the catch cleanly with each palms.
This is how Twitter reacted:
Age… only a quantity they are saying #welldonePravin 49 subsequent month #proudlymadeinIndia https://t.co/PvuYYMenYK
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66) September 6, 2020
At 48,ardour for the sport is sensible no phrases for that effort
— Nandan Shetty (@NandanShettyS) September 6, 2020
Would Love To See Tambe Daybreak Blue Jersey As soon as, what a iconic second it could be..
— Jeepers Creepers (@jencricktracker) September 6, 2020
Ardour could make a human being do something
— Himanshu Chhabra (@himanshu27795) September 6, 2020
Other than his eye-grabbing catch, Tambe additionally impressed together with his bowling as he despatched Joshua Da Silva packing within the very subsequent over. Tambe was additionally probably the most economical bowler within the match as he gave away solely 9 runs in his four-over spell, returning a powerful determine of 1/9.
Fawad Ahmed was the choose of the bowler for Knight Riders as he accounted for 4 dismissals, whereas gifting away simply 21 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
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TKR bowlers bowled out St Kitts and Nevis Patriots for 77 runs in 18.2 overs and their batsmen chased down the full inside 12 overs to increase their successful streak to 10 video games this season.
TKR, who received the match in 2017 and 2018, will tackle Jamaica Tallawahs within the first semi-final of CPL 2020 at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on September 8.
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