Faf du Plessis & Ruturaj's stunning tag-team effort at long-on dismisses Padikkal; Watch

In the current IPL 2020 season, it has become nearly impossible for batsmen to clear the ropes with Faf du Plessis at long-on and long-off. The 36-year-old has shown terrific agility and reflexes in the deep making it extremely difficult for batsmen to hit a maximum without being dismissed with him at the ropes. Yet again, the former Proteas skipper put on a stunning display of fielding as he dismissed in-form Devdutt Padikkal with the help of Ruturaj Gaekwad at long-on. 

Padikkal smashed the ball up high off Mitchell Santner's delivery and the Proteas fielder at long-on kept gazing at the ball as he judged the distance. Faf du Plessis ran a few yards and caught the ball with a reverse cup, however, as he feared touching the boundary line, he threw it across the Gaekwad, who made no mistake at all. 

Watch the stunning catch here

Here's how netizens reacted to du Plessis' magical catch: 

Chennai face Bangalore in a do-or-die game 

After getting off to a brilliant start by defeating arch-rivals Mumbai in the season opener, the Men in Yellow have derailed from their roaring campaign similar to past seasons and often found themselves on the losing side. Jolted by some early blows which included the COVID-19 attack and pulling out of stalwarts Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh, the team has never seemed to have recovered. 

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Now, Chennai face Bangalore in a do-or-die game as they hope to keep their playoff dreams alive. Chennai need to defeat Bangalore by a huge margin and also need to win their remaining fixtures. Apart from that, they will also be praying for luck as they need some fixtures to go their way. On the other hand, third-placed Bangalore will be looking for a huge victory to bolster their run-rate and seal a top-two spot in the qualifiers.  

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