In 21 balls, India dropped three catches, after Shreyas Iyer, Kohli and Ishan Kishan made a big mistake.

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In the India vs Nepal, Asia Cup 2023 match, the Indian team’s poor fielding provided several opportunities to Nepal in the early overs. Three top-notch players took catches in 21 balls and gave Nepal a good start.

In the fifth match of the Asia Cup, India and Nepal’s teams are facing each other. On Monday (September 4th) at the Kandy’s Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bowl first. In their first match against Pakistan, Nepal managed to score only 104 runs. It was Nepal’s first international match against India, and it was expected that their batsmen would struggle against the Indian bowlers, but that did not happen.

The poor fielding by the Indian team provided several opportunities to Nepal in the early overs. In 21 balls, three excellent players took catches, giving Nepal a good start. The catching spree was initiated by Shreyas Iyer. Following that, Virat Kohli, widely regarded as the world’s best fielder, also took a catch. Not only that, wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan missed an easy catch, allowing a boundary.

Three catches dropped by the Indian team: Shreyas Iyer: Mohammad Shami came to bowl the first over of the innings for India. On his sixth delivery, the ball went just outside the off-stump of Nepal opener Kushal Bhurtel’s bat and traveled towards the slip. Shreyas Iyer, standing at the second slip, made an attempt to take the catch by diving to his right, but he missed it. An easy catch opportunity was missed by Iyer.

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Virat Kohli: Following this, on the very next ball, which was the first ball of the second over, Nepal’s batsman received a second lease of life. Mohammad Siraj came to bowl the second over. His delivery was hit towards the cover point by Asif Sheikh, but Virat Kohli, who was stationed there, couldn’t take this easy catch. Captain Rohit Sharma was also surprised by this development.

Ishan Kishan: After Iyer and Kohli, Ishan Kishan also made a mistake. Mohammad Shami bowled the fifth over for India. On the second ball of his over, the ball was heading towards the leg stump. Bhurtel played a pull shot, but he didn’t connect properly. The ball hit his gloves and went towards wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan. Kishan couldn’t take an easy catch, and the ball went for a boundary.

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