The fielding display during the first innings of the India vs. Australia second ODI was notably atypical. Despite being recognized as a strong fielding side, the hosts made a spectacle of themselves by dropping numerous catches.
When Annabel Sutherland replicated a similar mistake in the second innings, Harmanpreet Kaur’s reaction became the talk of the town. After opting to bat first upon winning the toss, the Alyssa Healy-led Australian team capitalized on several dropped catches, accumulating a total of 258 runs in their allotted fifty overs.
Despite the Australian side presenting opportunities due to some errors, the Indian bowlers worked tirelessly to contain them. However, witnessing these fielding blunders, Harmanpreet couldn’t help but display her emotions.
In the 25th over’s fourth delivery, Richa Ghosh attempted to strike a full, flighted delivery near the off stump down the ground.
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Although well set, she ended up edging the ball, sending it ballooning towards the long-off region, where Sutherland missed a straightforward catch. Witnessing this from the dugout, the Indian captain reminisced about their own fielding mishaps from the first innings and couldn’t hold back her laughter.