It was a nice comeback for Hardik Pandya in the first international match after his suspension. While playing in the third ODI against New Zealand, Pandya took a stunning catch to dismiss Kane Williamson. The catch which grabbed eyeballs came in the 17th over when Williamson tried to flick a Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowl to short mid-wicket. Pandya, however, showed his fantastic fielding skills and grabbed the catch while jumping on his left side. Have a look at the catch below.
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Awesome catch … pic.twitter.com/41Ap3cQLJP— shankar more (@We_Indians_) January 28, 2019
Williamson had to leave for pavilion at the score of 48. Before the catch, Pandya bowled tightly to keep Kiwis’ batting run rate under control. Earlier, Kiwis won the toss and elected to bat first. Pandya has been included in the team instead of Vijay Shankar. He could not play the first two ODIs as he was suspended by BCCI for his alleged disrespectful comments for women on the TV show Koffee with Karan.