Kings XI Punjab's (KXIP) Mayank Agarwal remained calm under pressure and pulled off a brilliant chase with his partner Chris Gayle in the second super over against Mumbai Indians (MI).
They had to chase down 12 runs in the second super over, and Mayank did it with ease after Chris Gayle had hit the first ball from Boult for six. But what impressed KXIP fielding coach Jonty Rhodes was his unbelievable fielding effort near the boundary to save a six.
Before his batting display, Mayank had showed good presence of mind on the last delivery of the second super over when Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard hit a big shot off Chris Jordan towards him at deep mid-wicket.
What looked like a six was restricted to just two runs after Agarwal jumped in the air to throw the ball inside the ground. "Yeah, fantastic stuff, I think we've spoken about how fielding is especially defending the boundary when you have got a guy like Pollard at the crease. You know the ball is gonna come in the air at pace so great work from Mayank," said Rhodes in a video posted on KXIP Twitter.
"It's something that we practiced, I mean we spent a lot of time with the boundary rope in getting the guys catching the ball, pouncing it back. It's become a special skill and great to see under pressure the boys stay calm. It always makes you feel good," he added.
"Arshdeep was backing up. It's a pity that we couldn't complete the catch, we could have saved 2 extra runs but hey, I'm the fielding coach so I'm a little bit fussy but great effort." Rhodes said.
