#3. Yuvraj Singh's acrobatic fielding overpowers South Africa, 2002
In the semi-final match of the ICC champions trophy 2002, Yuvraj Singh first scored 62 runs to anchor India's innings and then pulled off two stunners to send South Africa packing.
Graeme Smith, playing on 4, cut Zaheer Khan in the off side region. But he played it uppish and importantly choose the wrong man. Yuvraj, standing at point region jumped and dived to his right and grabbed the ball with both hands. All in one motion. It was nothing short of a special fielding effort.
The left-hander, however, wasn't done yet. With South Africa dominating the game in the middle overs and requiring 68 runs to win from 71 balls with nine wickets in hand, he triggered off a massive collapse.
Jonty Rhodes tried to sweep Harbhajan Singh, but the ball took the top edge of his bat and ballooned straight behind the wicket-keeper. Standing at leg gully, Yuvi anticipated the trajectory of the ball to perfection and moved quickly to his right, dived surgically to grab the ball with an outstretched arm just inches above the ground. He literally pulled it off from 'thin air'.
That catch stunned the Proteases and they lost the match by 10 runs.
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