Glenn Phillips’ soul came into the body of Rituraj Gaikwad! Travis Head’s plan failed by jumping

Ruturaj Gaikwad Stunning Diving Catch: Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad took a brilliant diving catch to dismiss the Sunrisers Hyderabad opener in the IPL 2026 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Saturday, April 18. The 29-year-old Gaikwad dived forward to dismiss Travis Head for 23 runs in 20 balls, helping the ‘Yellow Army’ break the 75-run opening partnership between Head and Abhishek Sharma.

Gaikwad took a brilliant catch

This brilliant catch was seen in the sixth over of SRH’s innings. Mukesh Chaudhary was trying to bowl a wide yorker, but by mistake he bowled a full toss ball. The left-handed batsman tried to play a big shot behind the bowler, but did not get enough height to get the ball over the infield, when Gaikwad took the catch, displaying his excellent athletic talent on the field.

Looks like Glenn Phillips

After this catch, Ruturaj Gaikwad started being compared with New Zealand’s best fielder Glenn Phillips, because Kiwi players are known for catching catches by jumping in the air. The CSK captain took another catch on the very next ball, when Mukesh Chaudhary ended the powerplay by dismissing SRH captain Ishan Kishan for a ‘golden duck’.

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Abhishek Sharma shined

Abhishek Sharma gave a stormy start to SRH against CSK in the IPL 2026 match. The left-handed batsman played a quickfire inning of 59 runs in 22 balls, with an impressive strike rate of 268.18; This innings included 4 sixes and 6 fours. Heinrich Klaasen also scored 59 runs in 39 balls, with the help of 2 sixes and 6 fours. In this way Hyderabad scored 194 runs after losing 9 wickets in 20 overs.

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