IPL 2023 [WATCH]: Aiden Markram plucks a jaw-dropping catch to dismiss Nitish Rana in SRH-KKR clash

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are hosting Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 47 of the Indian Premier League (IPL)🌠 2023 at Rajiಞv Gandhi International Stadium. The touring party won the toss and elected to bat, a decision which went in their favour after initial hiccups.

The Knight Riders ended up posting 171/9 in 20 overs, thanks to crucial contributions from skipper Nitish Rana and batting sensation Rinku Singh. While Rinku made ꧋46 from 35💜 balls, Nitish chipped in with 31-ball 42.

The score, however, could’ve been much more had if Nitish not gotten out due to an absolute screamer from Aiden Markram. The SRH skipp💃er got rid of his counterpart in the 12th over when he t🌳ook a jaw-dropping catch off his own bowling.

Nitish, who was looking in sublime touch, was bowled slower and just outside off by Markram. It was the classical off-break delivery which turned away, and KKR captain went for a slog-sweep, only to ✱get a huge top-edg🐷e.

For a moment it appeared the ball would fall i🗹n the no man’s land, but Markram had some other plans as he ran almost down to long-on and then dived forward to complete a mind-boggling catch.

Here is the video:

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Marco Jansen and T Natarajan both bowled exceptionally well for the𝐆 Sunrisers. While Jansen bagged two wickets for 24 in three overs, Natarajan also✤ picked up a couple for 30 in his quota of 4 overs.

“Very happy except for that no-ball, but otherwise very happy with my performance. We saw that there was quite a lot of bounce (on the pitch), so the plan was to hit the deck hard and get some lift from the surface. I want to have a wicket-taking mindset, so just go and try to execute the plan as much as possible,” said Jansesn in the mid-innings break.