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'Jharkhand produces great wicketkeepers' - Ishan Kishan's flying catch in first T20I vs Sri Lanka sets internet on fire

Ishan Kishan, the Indian batter, helped team India with the bat and with his gloves as he picked up a stupendous catch in second innings.

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'Jharkhand produces great wicketkeepers' - Ishan Kishan's flying catch in first T20I vs Sri Lanka sets internet on fire

'Jharkhand produces great wicketkeepers' - Ishan Kishan's flying catch in first T20I vs Sri Lanka sets internet on fire (Image Source: Twitter)

The Hardik Pandya-led Indian team squared off against Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match contest on January 3, Tuesday and much to the delight of the Indian fans, the team kicked off the new year with the win but by a tiny margin of 2 runs on the back of Dasun Shanaka’s 27-ball 41 that saw the Sri Lankan team race closer to the target score of 163. 

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Much to the delight of the Indian fans, there were many moments to take away from the game and Ishan Kishan’s stupendous catch to dismiss Chartish Asalanka in the fifth ball of the eighth over off Umran Malik. Fans, who took cognizance of the same, left no stone unturned to share the images on the internet, making it go viral. 

Eventually, while Malik took a two-for to his name, Shivam Mavi, the Indian youngster, bagged a four-for on his debut and stunned everyone with his intent. Kishan, on the other hand, had a stellar outing as he scored a quickfire 37 off just 29 balls and eventually helped India get off to a fiery start. 

Watch Ishan Kishan's catch here: 

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The landing zone was a little slippery: Shivam Mavi

“The landing zone was a little slippery. Was waiting for six years after playing U19. Had to work hard in those six years - got injured as well. For a while it looked like my dream will remain a dream. But I kept at it. Having played the Indian T20 League, the nervousness is a little less. My idea in the powerplay is to attack and get them out. Favourite dismissal was the first one, getting him bowled,” Mavi was quoted as saying after the match. 

“It was (our game to lose). Really disappointing with the way we finished. In Wankhede you need the batsmen to help you cross the line. I use the matchups really well and that's the reason we restricted India to 162. It is still the first game and they (batters) are really good bunch of youngsters, they will come good,” Shanaka was quoted as saying after the match. 

As things stand, let us take a look at a few Twitter reactions to Ishan Kishan's catch: 

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