The Arun Jaitley stadium in Delhi is hosting the 38th match of the ongoing ICC Menβs Cricket World Cup this year where Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are butting heads to produce one enthralling game. The Shakib Al Hasan led team won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sri Lankan captain Kusal Mendis had possibly felt optimistic enough to claim that his team would aim for a total run count of 300+, prior to the start of the game. However, the first wicket of the game saw the dismissal of Sri Lankaβs Kusal Perera with a mere score of 4. The Sri Lankan batsman sought to surpass another boundary only to edge the ball right into the Bangladeshi fielder, Mushfiqur Rahim.
A video of this catch was uploaded by the ICC on social media, wherein ICC captioned the video: βSπ° π¦ππ¦π¨π’π―π΅, π΄π° π£π¦π’πΆπ΅πͺπ§πΆπ, π«πΆπ΄π΅ π€π’π΅π€π©πͺπ―π¨ ππͺπ¬π¦ π’ πΈπ°πΈβ. The caption is in reference to a viral reel on social media at present. Mushfiqur Rahimβs impressive catch was well received by his teammates, the audience and commentators, Ramiz Raja on air said, βYou come to know a lot of new words on social media and I want to use a funny term that I read just the other day: What a wowβ upon witnessing the incident.
The Netherlands dashed Bangladesh’s aspirations of reaching the semi-finals with a resounding 87-run victory at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on October 28th. However, Sri Lanka still has a slim chance of qualifying for the semi-finals provided they win against Bangladesh and New Zealand followingly.
Last Updated on November 6, 2023
