Watch: Twitter can't keep calm as Manish Pandey pulls off a stunner vs Pakistan
Manish Pandey took a stunner to dismiss Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed.
Dubai: It was an all-round performance by Team India as they outplayed Pakistan in Wednesday’s group stage match to remain unbeaten in the ongoing Asia Cup 2018.
The Indian bowlers were key to bundling the Men in Green out for 162 runs, but substitute Manish Pandey too played a pivotal role by taking a spectacular catch at long-on to dismiss captain Sarfraz Ahmed for six runs.
Twitterati was all praise for the 29-year-old, who came in for the injured Hardik Pandya.
What a catch @im_manishpandey #AsiaCup2018 #INDvPAK
— Hrisheekesh Phule (@hrisheephule003) September 19, 2018
Great going #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/670JGILPLP
That was an outstanding catch from Manish Pandey. Great balance to catch it and a very critical moment in the game #PAKvIND
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) September 19, 2018
Manish Pandey has just taken the best catch by an Indian substitute fielder in an international match!#INDvPAK #PakvInd #AsiaCup2018
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 19, 2018
Arreeeyy waaah.. whatta smart catch out by @im_manishpandey ..
— Vaishali Takkar (@TakkarVaishali) September 19, 2018
I think he meditates to take such instant actions 😠#IndVsPak
Don't know y dk is playing in the team..... when u have 2 better replacements..... i.e. K L Rahul and Manish pandey.... both as a fielder and as a batsman.... Surely some unknown hidden factors playing hand in selections..
— Sampath Prabhu (@sampath_prabhu) September 19, 2018
Rahul actually should open the innings in limited overs
What an astonishing catch from ever-brilliant Manish Pandey. He has certainly made spectacular catching a habit. #INDvPAK
— Manish Shaarma (@Manishshaarma) September 19, 2018
Pakistan, however, will have one more chance to down Rohit Sharma’s men when the two teams lock horns at the same venue in the Super Four stage on Sunday. The other two teams in the Super four stage are Bangladesh and Afghanistan.