Imran Taher He is known in the cricket world not only for his brilliant leg-spin bowling but also for his celebratory effects and charged personality. Fans saw a glimpse of the same again during their confrontation Joburg Super Kings and Durban Super Giants In the eighth meeting SA20 2025 in KingsmeadDurban.
Imran Tahir's brilliant diving saw Jan Mulder return to the wing
The incident occurred during the seventh over of the Super Giants innings. The home team were 2 wickets down with 51 runs on the board and were in dire need of a partnership to sail through the run chase. Quinton de Kock He showed signs of promise with the bat but needed support from the other end to keep running for his team. However, on the third delivery up, And Jan Mulder Try to do a reverse sweep in an attempt to get some runs on the board and avoid economical overtaking. The ball sailed towards the point where Tahir was deployed. The 45-year-old jumped to his right and grabbed the ball hard.
Taher's celebration was equally exciting. He went on a fully charged celebratory walk and made a stunning move of his own to celebrate his catch and the fall of another wicket.
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A disciplined bowling effort from the Super Kings restricted the Super Giants
The Super Kings had a strong start with the bat after winning the toss and choosing to bat first. Decent partnership between the openers Devon Conway and Leo the thief Place them in a comfortable position. However, the constant falling of wickets troubled the visitors. The Super Giants bowling unit managed to restrict the flow of incoming runs but were unable to prevent the Super Kings from reaching a respectable total of 169 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In response, the hosts were unable to form a good partnership. The entire Super Giants batting unit failed to make a mark apart from De Kock and Heinrich Classis Who scored 55 and 29 points respectively. In the end, the Super Giants were bowled out for 141 with 12 balls remaining and JSK won the match by 28 runs.
It was a combined bowling effort from the Super Kings. while Gerald Coetzee, Tabrez Al Shamsiand Donovan Ferreira They each took 2 wickets David WiseTaher and Mathisa Patirana He had 1 wicket to their name.