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WATCH: Paras Dogra's stunning catch leaves Ajinkya Rahane shocked
Follow UsDogra’s flying catch reduced Mumbai’s hopes of a comeback substantially in Ranji Trophy 2024/25
Mumbai skipper Ajinkya Rahane couldn’t believe his luck after watching Jammu and Kashmir’s skipper Paras Dogra pull off a blinder at mid-off on January 24. Rahane was on 16 off 35 and in prime form when he timed the ball in a crunching manner against Umar Nazir Mir.
But much to his amazement, the 40-year-old Dogra leapt in the air and changed his direction at the last minute to pull off a one-handed blinder, leaving Mumbai embarrassed on 91/6. It was the second time in the clash Rahane was dismissed by Umar, after his 17-ball 12 in the first innings.
Rahane had already received a reprieve earlier in the innings, coincidently against Umar. The right-hander was caught down the leg side by J&K wicketkeeper Kanhaiya Wadhawan in the 25th over and was back in the pavilion.
Shardul Thakur had already walked out to the crease but that's when on-field umpires S Ravi and Navdeep Singh Sidhu declared the delivery no-ball and called Rahane back to the field. The no-ball was never shown on JioCinema, and Cricbuzz reported that only the third umpire had access to the footage.
"When I tried reaching out to the umpire on the walkie talkie, the umpire was on a different channel. So it took some time to communicate to the on-field umpire. Rahane himself appeared on the screen, indicating that he did not hear the umpires asking him to wait. It was a clear no ball and there was no doubt about it. I will send the relevant footage to the BCCI," third umpire-cum-match referee Nitin Goel told Cricbuzz.
Mumbai started the day of their clash against J&K on the back foot, having been bowled out for a meagre 120 in the first innings in their own backyard.
However, the opening duo of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Rohit Sharma gave them some hope, putting on a 54-run partnership after J&K took an 86-run lead against the defending champions. One wicket led to another as Mumbai crashed under pressure to reel at 57/3.
Shreyas Iyer and Rahane gave them some hope, but then a flurry of wickets brought their score back to 91/6, and they were leading only by five runs. At the time of writing, Mumbai are leading J&K by 25 runs, with a mountain to climb.
