SL vs NZ: Mahish Tikshina showed agility like a leopard, see in the video how he took an amazing catch in the blink of an eye

SL vs NZ: A drama took place in the Super 8 match of T20 World Cup 2026 between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, which surprised everyone. New Zealand made a great start to the innings and scored 23 runs in the first two overs. Sri Lanka needed a wicket and at such a time, Mahish Tikshina gave his team the first success with a brilliant catch.

Mahish missed the catch from Tikshna

Dilshan Madushanka bowled the third over. The third ball hit the edge of Tim Seifert’s bat and the ball went towards Mahish Tikshna standing at short third man. The ball was far away from his body, so he had to dive.

Despite best efforts the catch was missed. It was an easy catch, but it slipped out of hand. Madushanka looked very angry and expressed his displeasure at Tikshna. This missed catch gave life to Seifert and the team got relief.

Comeback after four balls

Mahish Tikshina himself came to bowl the next over. He was more curious after missing the catch. He dismissed Finn Allen on the very first ball of the over. Allen was out after scoring 23 runs in 13 balls. In this way Tikshna corrected her mistake in just four balls.

First he missed the catch, then he gave the team a strong comeback by taking wickets in the next four balls. He took an excellent return catch, which cannot be believed even after seeing it.

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Maheesh Theekshana holds on & sends the dangerous Finn Allen back!

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Two wickets in powerplay

After this, Seifert was caught out by Kamindu Mendis in the over of Dushmantha Chameera. Seifert’s missed catch did not cost Sri Lanka dearly and Tim was out after scoring 8 runs. In the powerplay, New Zealand scored 44 runs losing 2 wickets. Sri Lankan bowlers made a good comeback and kept the match exciting.

Why is the video going viral?

This entire scene was from missing the catch to taking the wicket immediately. First anger, then happiness, all this became a memorable moment for the live audience.

In cricket, only such moments make the match exciting. This amazing comeback of Tikshna showed how important it is to correct mistakes in fielding. Now the journey ahead is full of thrill for both the teams in the match.