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Ishan Kishan takes unbelievable blind catch, says I couldn't see the ball
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News18•06-10-2026, 23:24
Ishan Kishan takes unbelievable blind catch, says I couldn't see the ball
- •India defeated West Indies by 8 wickets to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 series.
- •During the 15th over bowled by Kuldeep Yadav, Matthew Forde hit a high shot into the air.
- •Ishan Kishan struggled to judge the ball due to the stadium lights but stretched his hands blindly and pulled off a stunning catch with his back turned.
- •After the match, Ishan revealed that he could not see the ball due to the lights and relied purely on instinct to take the catch.
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Ishan Kishan stated that he could not judge the ball because it came straight towards the stadium lights. However, he had a vague idea that it would arrive around his waist, so he instinctively stretched out his hands with his back turned and caught it.
Chasing a target of 171 runs set by West Indies, India won the match by 8 wickets in 14.4 overs, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20 series.
During Team India's bowling, Kuldeep Yadav was bowling the 15th over when Matthew Forde played a high shot on the very first ball, leading to Ishan Kishan's extraordinary catch.
