Watch: Shubman Gill Takes ‘Catch Of The Year’ In IND vs SL Galle Test

I dia
captai
Shubma
Gill
p oduced
a
mome t
of
fieldi g
b illia ce
o
Day
3
of
the
ope i g
Test
agai st
S i
La ka
at
the
Galle
I te atio al
C icket
Stadium,
pulli g
off
a
jaw-d oppi g
divi g
catch
at
mid-wicket
that
d ew
i sta t
p aise
f om
comme tato s
Sa jay
Ma j eka
a d
Ia
Bishop.

Faci g
left-a m
w ist-spi e

Kuldeep
Yadav,
S i
La ka
batsma
Di esh
Cha dimal
attempted
a
fi m
w isty
flick
off
a
slightly
fulle
delive y.
The
ball
seemed
desti ed
to
clea
the
i e
i g
fo
a
comfo table
bou da y.

Sta di g
at
a
tight
mid-wicket
positio ,
Gill
eacted
i sta tly
to
his
left,
cove i g
sig ifica t
tu f
withi
seco ds.
Lau chi g
himself
completely
ai bo e
pa allel
to
the
tu f,
Shubma
exte ded
his
o -domi a t
left
ha d
i ches
above
the
g ass.

Despite
hitti g
the
outfield
ha d,
he
cushio ed
the
impact
to
e su e
the
ball
stayed
lodged
secu ely
i
his
palm
without
touchi g
the
g ou d.

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VIDEO

WHAT
A
CATCH
BY
CAPTAIN
SHUBMAN
GILL.🌪️🥶#INDvsSL

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August
17,
2026

Comme ta y
Box
Reactio s:
“Absolute
Maste class”

The
shee
athleticism
left
fo me
i te atio al
sta s
a d
comme tato s
stu ed
i
the
b oadcast
booth:

“That
is
easily
o e
of
the
best
catches
you
will
eve
see
f om
a
I dia
captai
i
Test
c icket.
Pu e
athletic
i sti ct!”
–
Sa jay
Ma j eka .

“He
had
o
ight
to
get
a ywhe e
ea
that
ball,
let
alo e
hold
o
to
it!
Spectacula
ai bo e
awa e ess
f om
Shubma
Gill.”
–
Ia
Bishop.

Dickwella
a d
Di usha
Lead
Cou te -Attack

Ni osha
Dickwella
a d
So al
Di usha
have
steadied
S i
La ka
afte
ea ly
damage,
buildi g
a
pa t e ship
to
guide
the
hosts
th ough
a
difficult
phase
o
Day
3
of
the
fi st
Test
agai st
I dia
i
Galle.

I dia’s
bowle s
made
a
ea ly
impact
afte
S i
La ka
bega
thei
eply
to
I dia’s
fi st-i i gs
total
of
462.
Mohammed
Si aj
st uck
i
the
ope i g
ove
by
dismissi g
Nisha
Fe a do
fo
a
duck,
while
Ma av
Sutha
emoved
Di esh
Cha dimal
a d
Lahi u
Uda a
to
leave
S i
La ka
st uggli g
at
53/3.
Kuldeep
Yadav
the
dismissed
a othe
batte
to
educe
the
hosts
to
59/4.

Kami du
Me dis
a d
Uda a
b iefly
esisted
befo e
Sutha
b oke
thei
pa t e ship,
leavi g
S i
La ka
i
deepe
t ouble
at
99/5
at
lu ch.
Dickwella
a d
Di usha
have
si ce
joi ed
fo ces
to
evive
the
i i gs.

Ea lie ,
I dia
we e
bowled
out
fo
462
i
116.4
ove s
afte
esumi g
the
day
at
460/9.
Devdutt
Padikkal’s
imp essive
167
fo med
the
backbo e
of
I dia’s
total,
while
P abath
Jayasu iya
was
S i
La ka’s
sta dout
bowle
with
figu es
of
4/109.

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