Mustafizur Rahman is the Purple Cap holder in IPL 2024 right now. The Bangladeshi left-arm pacer is playing his first season for the Chennai Super Kings, and so far, he has accounted for seven wickets from three matches. Mohit Sharma is second on the Purple Cap list with six wickets from three matches.
One of the biggest reasons why Rahman is above Sharma on the list is because Matheesha Pathirana took a splendid diving catch off his bowling last night in Vizag against the Delhi Capitals. David Warner of DC was looking in splendid touch, but he attempted an unconventional stroke, which he did not connect well.
Still, it looked like Warner would get four runs because the fielder inside the circle, Matheesha Pathirana seemed far away. However, Pathirana dived and pulled off a one-handed stunner. The Sri Lankan star did not celebrate at all despite grabbing such a catch which even brought a big smile on MS Dhoni’s face.
A fan joked on social media that Pathirana did not celebrate because Rahman was from Bangladesh, and there is a major rivalry going on between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh at the international level right now.
Matheesha Pathirana left speechless after fan claims he did not celebrate because Mustafizur Rahman got a wicket
Popular social media page Epic Cricket Comments, which is famous for sharing some of the most hilarious comments from social media accounts on its page, posted a reply from a fan, which claimed that Pathirana did not celebrate the catch as the wicket went in Rahman’s account.
Pathirana reposted the picture and hilariously wrote: “Oh God, but the catch is mind blowing.”
Matheesha Pathirana insta story 🤣😎#CSKVDC #MSDhoni𓃵 pic.twitter.com/vYPhXDvb4l
— Cricklover (@kumarmanoj_11) April 1, 2024
