Christchurch, March 1: Spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja said he wasn't expecting the ball to travel so quickly towards him before he pulled off an absolute stunner to dismiss New Zealand's Neil Wagner in the second Test in Christchurch on Sunday (March 1).
Jadeja took a sensational one-handed airborne catch at deep mid-wicket to end the useful ninth wicket partnership of 51 runs between Kyle Jamieson (49) and Wagner (21) at the stroke of tea.
"I was expecting him (Wagner) to score towards deep square leg. But I didn't expect the ball to come at that pace," said Jadeja, who claimed two wickets for 22 runs in the New Zealand first innings.
This catch from India's Ravi Jadeja is indescribable. Have a feeling it'll make tonight's #SCTop10. (cc: @SportsCenter) #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/I62klS69jX
— Ben Baby (@Ben_Baby) March 1, 2020
"It came so quickly with the wind and I just stuck my hand out. I didn't even realise when I took the catch. We bowled well as a unit. We will look to bat well and bowl them out again."
If you were to describe @imjadeja's blinder in a emoji, what would it be ?
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 1, 2020
We will go with 🙀#NZvIND pic.twitter.com/72y8leAlkL
On Sunday (March 1), India dismissed New Zealand for 235 to take a slender seven-run lead.
The pacers led India's fight back on the second day with the trio of Mohammed Shami (4/81), Jasprit Bumrah (3/62) and Umesh Yadav (1/46) sharing eight wickets among them.
But that fight back seems to have been wasted by the Indian batsmen, who were struggling at 90 for 6 at the end of day 2.
On Day 1 on Saturday (February 29), India were bowled out for 242.