Bumrah bowled Saha: Dog entered the field, Naman Dheer took a diving catch while running; top moments

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Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 6 runs in the 5th match of the Indian Premier League-2024. Batting first in Ahmedabad on Sunday, GT scored 168 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. While chasing the target, Mumbai Indians could score only 162 runs for 9 wickets in 20 overs.

Despite Jasprit Bumrah's spell of 3 wickets, the team could not win. However, Bumrah returned to IPL after 2 years and took the first wicket by bowling Wriddhiman Saha on a yorker. At the same time, a dog entered the field during the match. Whereas, Naman Dheer's catch was the highlight. Match Moments…

1. Dog entered the field
A dog entered the Narendra Modi Stadium during the first innings of the match. During this, Mumbai Indians captain and all-rounder Hardik Pandya was seen trying to play with the dog, but he ran away when the security guard chased him.

The dog was removed from the field by stadium security.

2. Bumrah bowled Saha
Mumbai Indians pacer Jasprit Bumrah took three wickets for just 14 runs in four overs against Gujarat Titans in his opening match of IPL 2024. Bumrah took important wickets of Wriddhiman Saha, B Sai Sudarshan and David Miller.

In the fourth over of the match, Jasprit Bumrah bowled Wriddhiman Saha on the last ball. Bumrah bowled a yorker on the last ball of the fourth over of the innings. Saha moved his wrong foot forward and was bowled.

Wriddhiman Saha was out after scoring 19 runs.

3. Naman Dhir took a diving catch while running.
Rahul Tewatia was attacking in Gujarat's innings. He had scored 22 runs in 14 balls. Meanwhile, the match took an exciting turn in the 20th over, when Gerald Cootzie made him his victim. Tewatiya played a shot in deep square leg on Cootzi's ball. Naman Dheer, who was fielding there, came running and took a brilliant catch by diving. Due to Tewatia's departure, the team could not reach a big total in the end.

Naman Dheer made his IPL debut on Sunday.

4. Mohit dropped Rohit's catch.
In the 12th over of MI's innings, Rohit Sharma missed the catch on follow through from Mohit Sharma. Mohit bowled a fuller length ball on the last ball of the over. Rohit tried to play it by keeping it down on the ground in front, but the ball rose a little, but bowler Mohit Low could not catch it.

Mohit Sharma took 2 wickets in the match.

5. Tilak Verma took a brilliant catch
Tilak Verma took a brilliant catch in the 17th over of Gujarat Titans' innings. On a full length delivery from Bumrah, Sai Sudarshan flicked it down the leg side. When the ball was rapidly moving towards the boundary, Verma dived forward and completed a brilliant catch.