Watch: Sensational Anticipation Catch of Sri Lanka Star Has Internet Buzzing
The wicketkeeper of Sri Lanka, SadeeraSamarawickrama, took a terrific one-handed catch to send Rahmat Shah back to the hut on Day 1 of the only Test match. While batting on his individual score of 91 at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo, Shah failed to execute a paddle sweep properly on a ball pitched off-stump by Prabath Jayasuriya. Samarawickrama showed great anticipation and started running to the side as soon as he saw Shah going for the shot. The wicketkeeper managed to hold on to the catch that he first grabbed with his left hand.
Watch it here.
One of the fans wrote, "That was some crazy stuff from him; he predicted the shot selection of batsmen before,” whereas another fan wrote, "Wow, that was an incredible catch by Samarawickrama!"
"Wow, unbelievable," "excellent effort," and "sensational" were some of the other comments on the video.
Left-arm seamerVishwa Fernando took four wickets on Friday as Sri Lanka bowled out Afghanistan for 198 runs on the first day of their one-off Test in Colombo.