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Pravin Tambe stunned the cricketing world with a herculean effort in the field during a match between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKP) in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020.
The 48-year-old defied both age and gravity to grab a screamer in the second over of the match. SKP’s opener Evin Lewis misjudged the length as he attempted a cut-shot off Khary Pierre’s delivery. Tambe, stationed at the point, dived towards his lefಞt and took a spectacular catch to send Lewis back to the dugout.
Tambe became the first Indian to play in the CPL this year.🎶 He is also the oldest player ever tℱo feature in the league.
CPL shared the video on its official Twitter handle and wrote: “48 and flying! Pravin Tambe takes a screamer to take the Googly Magic Moment of the game! What a catch! #CPL20 #CricketPlayedLouder #TKRvSKP.”
48 and flying! Pravin Tambe takes a screamer to take the Googly Magic Mom♏ent of the game! What a catch!
— CPL T20 (@CPL)
Knight Riders is yet to lose a match in CPL 2020
Knight Riders eventually won their eighth consecutive match of the season after beating the Patriots by a massive 59 runs.
Batting first, TKR posted a daunting total of 174 in 20 overs, courtesy a blitzkrieg from Lendl Simmons, and a cameo from Darren Bravo (36). Simmons, however, m🐻issed the opportunity to become the second centurion of the tournament after getting dismissed at 96.
Chasing 175, SKP could 💮only score as man🌃y as 115 runs in their 20 overs.
Sikandar Raza was the pick of the bowlers as he took three wickets and conce♑ded just 15 runs. Tambe (1/12), Pierre🉐 (1/28) and Akeal Hosein (1/15) picked one scalp each.
TKR’s next assignment will be against St Lucia Zouks (SLZ) on September 05. They will leave no stones unturned to make nine wins in a row.
