Rishabh Pant took the most surprising catch of IPL 2026, Sanjeev Goenka’s reaction went viral

Rishabh Pant: In the match played between Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026, the pair of Mohammed Shami and Rishabh Pant did what no one expected on the field. Amidst Shami’s sharp bowling, Pant caught Yashasvi Jaiswal flying in the air and took a brilliant catch with one hand, this catch of Pant surprised everyone.

Jaiswal hit 3 fours in Shami’s over.

Mohammed Shami came to bowl the third over during the Rajasthan Royals innings. The beginning of this over was excellent for Rajasthan, when Yashasvi Jaiswal hit three consecutive fours on the first three balls of Shami. During this time, Jaiswal was looking in great form and his aggressive batting created a stir in the Lucknow camp.

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Pant took a brilliant catch

However, after hitting three fours, fast bowler Mohammed Shami made a brilliant comeback and changed his strategy on the fifth ball of this over and bowled a fast bouncer on which Jaiswal tried to play a hook shot. The ball went back with the edge of the bat, where wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant jumped in the air and took a brilliant catch with one hand, which everyone was surprised to see.

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Sanjeev Goenka’s reaction goes viral

After dismissing Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel came to the crease, whom Mohammed Shami did not give a chance to handle and made him his victim on the very next ball and sent him to the pavilion. Pant took another excellent catch behind the wicket, while Lucknow owner Sanjeev Goenka looked emotional after seeing Shami’s two wickets in the same over. This reaction of Goenka is becoming increasingly viral on social media.