David Warner was giving the Chennai Super Kings a hard time. The experienced Australian batter, alongside Prithvi Shaw, produced some clean hitting to construct a 93-run opening wicket stand from just 57 deliveries.
David Warner, who was dismissed for 49 in his last IPL game against Rajasthan Royals, managed to bring up his fifty at the ACA-VCDA Cricket Stadium on Sunday. However, his innings was cut shirt against the run of play thanks to a stunning piece of fielding by Sri Lankan seamer Matheesha Pathirana.
Warner's free-flowing innings which included five boundaries and three sixes came to a close in Pathirana's hands in the thrid ball of the 10th over bowed by Mustafirzur Rahman. After an expensive first over, the Bangladesh speedster came back to hand CSK the much-needed breakthrough.
Trying to reverse-sweep Rahman, Warner gifted Pathirana a moment to remember for the rest of his life. Watching the ball flying past him twoards the boundary, Pathirana jumped to his right and completed a one-handed catch.
