Sarfaraz Khan Takes A Stunning Catch: In the 18th match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings, after batting, also performed brilliantly in bowling against Delhi Capitals. Delhi Capitals, chasing the target of 213 runs, started well, but after that the innings suddenly faltered. The team lost 4 wickets within the first 8 overs, due to which the trend of the match completely turned in favor of Chennai Super Kings. During this, Sarfaraz Khan also took a charismatic catch.
Sarfaraz Khan’s charismatic catch
Chennai’s young fast bowler Gurjapneet Singh dismissed Akshar Patel on the first ball of the 7th over of the match. But the most memorable moment of this wicket was the flying catch of Sarfaraz Khan. Actually, Akshar Patel tried to play a cut shot on the short ball. The ball quickly went towards the backward point. Then Sarfaraz Khan jumped to the right and caught the ball flying in the air with both hands. This catch was so spectacular that even Akshar Patel himself could not believe it.
Worthy of watching on loooop!
Sarfaraz Khan with a 𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥 of a grab
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Sarfaraz ran in joy as soon as he took the catch, as if he had won the 100 meter race in the Olympics. The entire stadium echoed with applause on this magical catch. This one moment gave Chennai Super Kings the third wicket and completely broke Delhi’s innings. The ball went towards Sarfaraz at a very fast speed, but the way he reacted to it was quite surprising.
Noor Ahmed also did wonders
Before this, excellent fielding was also seen from Noor Ahmed’s side. In the 5th over of the match, Pathum Nissanka hit a strong shot towards deep backward square leg on the short ball of Khalil Ahmed. The ball was going for a six, but here Chennai Super Kings fielder Noor Ahmed did a wonders. Noor Ahmed jumped to the right with all his might. He caught the ball while it was flying in the air and pushed the ball inwards, despite having crossed the boundary line himself. During this, he saved important runs for the team.