Top 5 one-handed catches in IPL history

#3 Kieron Pollard vs Rajasthan Royals, 2014

Pollard took one of the catches of IPL 2014, against Rajasthan Royals

The Mumbai Indians were having a disastrous IPL 2014, having won only three out of their ten matches, and needing wins in all their remaining matches to stand a chance of qualifying for the playoffs.

MI’s 11th game was against Rajasthan Royals at Ahmedabad. Fifties from Mike Hussey and Lendl Simmons and Rohit Sharma’s 19-ball 40 took Mumbai Indians to 178/3 from their 20 overs.

In reply, Rajasthan Royals lost wickets quickly, but Karun Nair tried to keep them in the game. Three early dismissals prompted RR to send in Kevon Cooper at No.5. During the 8th over, Cooper took a swing at a short Harbhajan Singh delivery in an attempt to clear long-on.

However, Kieron Pollard stretched out his right hand, catching the ball close to the boundary line. He stumbled over the boundary line and threw the ball up in the air just as he was about to touch the ropes, only to run back and dive forward to complete the catch.

Mumbai Indians eventually won the match by 25 runs and Pollard’s catch is considered to be one of the finest of the tournament.