IPL 2018: 5 best moments from the 1st week

#3 SRH muster a fielding masterpiece

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If there is one thing in cricket for which IPL deserves all the credits in the whole world, then it is the development and innovation of the fielding skills of the players. Over the years, players like Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo, Hardik Pandya and Suresh Raina have taken catches that have changed the landscape of the match. This time out, however, it was a complete team effort by the Sunrisers Hyderabad that deserves an applause for their efforts in the field.

It all began with Manish Pandey taking an excellent catch at point by diving to his right to dismiss Nitish Rana. Pandey almost took another breath-taking catch to dismiss Narine, but he did manage to save 5 runs for his time. Leading by example, it was Williamson's turn to run back to take a high catch to dismiss Narine at last.

Shakib brought an end to Lynn's stay by taking a splendid one-handed catch off his own ball whereas Bhuvi and Billy managed to prevent a collision to take a tremendous catch behind the stumps. The day, however, belonged to Manish Pandey, who ran almost 20 yards backwards to take a spell-bounding catch to dismiss Andre Russell.