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'Spectacular' - Rahul Tripathi's stunner to dismiss Shubman Gill leaves fans in awe

Hyderabad and Gujarat are locking horns in the ongoing 21st game of the Indian T20 League. Both teams came off wins in their last games.

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Hyderabad and Gujarat are locking horns in the 21st game of the Indian T20 League. Both teams are coming off from wins in their previous games. The Orange Army won the toss and elected to bowl first, which is not a surprise given the conditions on offer in the tournament.

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However, they didn't have the start they wanted with the ball. Their pace spearhead Bhuvneshwar Kumar conceded 17 runs in the first over, including two five-wides, another wide, and a boundary. The team tried to make a comeback with a seven run-over from left-arm pacer from South Africa, Marco Jansen. In the third over, a spectacular catch by Hyderabad's Rahul Tripathi brought Kane Williamson-led side back into the match.

Gujarat opener Shubman Gill played a lofted cover drive to a full pitched ball by Kumar. On any other day, that could have gone for a boundary but a spectacular effort from Tripathi at cover ended Gill's innings. The right-hander was coming off two back-to-back half-centuries against Delhi and Punjab respectively.

The effort has gained a lot of attention on social media. Netizens praised the effort from the Maharashtra player and called him a team player. Talking about the game, the Hardik Pandya-led side could only manage 162 in their quota of overs. Skipper Hardik Pandya stood tall for the team and scored a brilliant half-century. The kind of quality bowling Gujarat has, the match is building towards a cracker of a contest.

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