New Delhi, Mar 17: In the ICC World Twenty20 match against Pakistan at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, Bangladeshi cricketer Soumya Sarkar took a blinder and surprised everyone.
Mohammad Hafeez tried to launch Arafat Sunny over mid-wicket but Sarkar jumped to take the catch.
Sarkar who had almost touched the boundary on realising the same threw the ball into the air, got back inside the boundary line and hen took the catch.
Here is the video of the exceptional catch by Sarkar :
Outstanding! Soumya Sarkar's catch #WT20 pic.twitter.com/iZFNyKkDlM
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A superb all-round display by skipper Shahid Afridi saw Pakistan register an emphatic 55-run victory over Bangladesh who finished at 146/6 chasing an imposing 202 in their World Twenty20 Group encounter at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
World T20: Afridi stars as Pakistan crush Bangladesh by 55 runs
Electing to bat first, Pakistan scored an imposing 201/5 with Mohammad Hafeez 64 off 42 balls top-scoring for the side, while Ahmed Shehzad with 52 runs off 39 balls and Afridi 49 off just 19 balls being the major contributors.
For Bangladesh, Arafat Sunny returned with bowling figures of 2/34 and Taskin Ahmed 2/32.
Chasing the stiff target, Bangladesh ended up at 146/6 with Shakib Al Hasan not out 50 coming up with a noticeable performance.
Afridi also shone with the ball taking two crucial wickets.
OneIndia News
(With inputs from agencies)