
Pathum Nissanka became a flying leopard… the world is stunned to see this amazing catch
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Pathum Nissanka take stunning catch dismiss Glenn Maxwell: Pathum Nissanka took an amazing catch against Australia in ICC T20 World Cup 2026. The world is stunned to see this catch of Nissanka. Glenn Maxwell himself could not believe his eyes that Nissanka had taken that difficult catch while diving in the air.

Pathum Nissanka took an excellent catch
New Delhi: Pathum Nissanka has created a sensation by taking an amazing catch in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. Nissanka took this catch of Glenn Maxwell in the match against Australia. Everyone is stunned to see the agility with which Nissanka dived in the air and took the catch. Nissanka had a micro second reaction time to take the catch. This is why even Glenn Maxwell himself could not believe that he was caught out. On social media it is being described as the best catch of the tournament.
Let us tell you that when Glenn Maxwell was on the score of 22 runs, he tried to play switch hit on the ball of Dushan Hemantha. The ball almost crossed Pathum Nissanka, but he showed great speed and balanced the timing and caught the ball with both hands.
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Pathum Nissanka defies gravity with an absolute screamer to dismiss Maxwell! 🤯
Australia scored 181 runs
In the do-or-die match against Sri Lanka, Australia were invited to bat first after losing the toss. In batting, Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head gave the team a strong start, but the middle order batting disintegrated badly, due to which the Australian team could score only 181 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. For Australia, Travis scored the highest innings of 56 runs in 29 balls.
Apart from this, Mitchell Marsh contributed 54 runs in 27 balls. Josh English played an innings of 27 runs. Apart from four Australian batsmen, no one else could cross the double figures. Talking about bowling, Dushan Hemantha took maximum three wickets for Sri Lanka. Apart from this, Dushmantha Chameera took 2 wickets in his account, while Mahesh Teekshana, Kusal Mendis and Dunith Velalage took one wicket each.
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