5 crucial death-over fielding efforts from Gujarat Lions against Mumbai Indians

#3 Jason Roy’s fielding at boundary, 19.4 overs

The highlight of his fielding effort was the way he kept distance between the ropes and his body

To begin with, it was a strategic blunder by Raina. Keeping the third man fielder inside the 30-yard circle to Irfan, who was bowling wide of the stumps to prevent batsmen from slogging, was not a smart move and Pandya exploited the flaw by steering one away from the fielder.

The ball was racing to the fence before Jason Roy pounced on it from deep point. The English cricketer ran fiercely and bent down to collect the ball safely and then threw it back, all with swiftness. He conceded two runs but prevented the boundary and saved two runs.

The highlight of his fielding effort was the way he kept distance between the ropes and his body. He anticipated that he might have to dive in to stop the ball and hence to have a buffer, ran a few feet parallel to the fence.

At the end, this thinking helped him as his shoes were agonisingly close to the boundary rope while fielding the ball, but didn’t touch it.