IPL 2021: WATCH - Mustafizur's extraordinary effort near boundary rope denies a six to Maxwell

The ball looked like flying over Mustafizur Rahman for a six before he timed the jump well.

Mustafizur Rahman | IPL/BCCI

Rajasthan Royals (RR) bowler Mustafizur Rahman put on an outstanding fielding display to save a six against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The ball looked like flying over him but Rahman timed the jump well and threw the ball back in.

The incident happened during the ninth over of the second innings when RCB batter Glenn Maxwell attempted a pull-shot off Kartik Tyagi. He got a top edge and the ball flew in the fine leg region. 

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However, Mustafizur was alert near the boundary ropes and he stunned everyone with his effort to save a boundary. "S. E. N. S. A. T. I. O. N. A. L! ???? ???? DO NOT MISS: Fabulous Fielding, ft. Fizz! ???? ???? #VIVOIPL #RRvRCB @Mustafiz90 @rajasthanroyals," lauded IPL on Twitter.

The effort may have save some runs, but it wasn't enough to turn the game which slipped out of Rajasthan's hands. They lost the match by 7 wickets after Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 50.

Chasing a target of 150, Bangalore openers, Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal posted a partnership of 48 runs. KS Bharat, who's batting at number 3 for RCB in the last few games, scored 44 runs before getting out to Mustafizur, who picked up 2 wickets.

Currently, RCB are at the number 3 spot in the points table with 7 wins, while RR are struggling at number 7 with only 4 wins in 11 matches. 

 
 

By - 30 Sep, 2021

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