IPL 2021: WATCH- Faf du Plessis flies near the boundary and takes an amazing catch

Manish Pandey was the unlucky victim and was dismissed for 61 runs off Lungi Ngidi's bowling.

The 23^rd match of the IPL 2021 saw Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on one another. The match was being played at the Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi. SRH captain David Warner won the toss and chose to bat first.

Sunrisers Hyderabad came into this match with just one win in five matches and lying on the 8^th spot on the points table. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings were ranked no.2 on the points table and have been playing tug and war for the no.1 spot with Royal Challengers Bangalore.

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David Warner, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain, won the toss and decided to bat first on a typical Delhi pitch, which was expected to get slower as the game progresses. Manish Pandey and Sandeep Sharma came into the SRH playing XI, while Chennai Super Kings included Moeen Ali and Lungi Ngidi into the XI.

SRH made 171/3 thanks to half-centuries from David Warner (57) and Manish Pandey (61), while cameos from Kane Williamson (26* in 10 balls) and Kedar Jadhav (12* in 4 balls) pushed the total to over 170.

CSK fielders were on the top of their game in the entire match and helped their bowlers keep the run rate to a manageable one. Faf du Plessis stood out from others as he took an amazing diving catch to send back Manish Pandey who was looking a bit dangerous.

It was the 5^th ball of the 18^th over bowled by Lungi Ngidi and Pandey drilled the ball towards long-on. It would have sailed over the boundary for a six, by Faf soared in the air and plucks the out of thin air with both hands.

This was Manish Pandey’s comeback match after been dropped from the last couple of matches and Du Plessis ended what could have been a great end to good innings.

Here is the video: