Cheteshwar Pujara made a big mistake in the decisive final match of the three test series between India and South Africa. Pujara drops a simple catch from Keegan Pietersen. This catch was dropped at a time when the India team needed a wicket at all costs. Cricket fans are now taking their anger out on social media regarding this Pujara release.
On the third day of the Cape Town test, Team India set a simple target of 213 runs for South Africa to win. By the end of the third day’s game, South Africa had also scored 101 runs while chasing this goal. On the final day, they needed 111 runs to win, while the Proteas had 8 wickets left. South Africa got off to a good start on day four. They were slowly moving towards the goal, when the India team had a golden opportunity to take wickets. In the 40th, a ball from Bumrah, taking the outside edge of Keegan Pietersen’s bat, came straight to Pujara on the slips, but Pujara dropped this simple catch. At the time, South Africa’s score was just 126 runs.
The result of dropping the catch was that India had to wait longer for Pietersen’s wicket. Pietersen was sacked after scoring 82 runs in a total score of 155. Now that he is out, South Africa have taken the game by storm. The Proteas are now close to winning the series with the match.
Pujara is smiling. Pujara is smiling after costing us a historic victory in SA!? #purane farewell pic.twitter.com/oRf7aJCuO0
— tanya // #purane farewell (@th3r2pyy) January 14, 2022
Keegen Petersan took a blinder to fire Pujara…
Pujara drops a doll to bring Petersan to life… #INDvsSA #pujara#Virat Kohli pic.twitter.com/1ZWhVDfKul— hitman (@hitmanwc2023) January 14, 2022
Indian cricket fans are considering this catch that fell from Pujara’s hands as the turning point of the match. They are taking their anger out on Cheteshwar Pujara on social media.
Virat was all loaded until Pujara didn’t drop that trap. Once he did, Kohli simply picked up the ball with a straight face, probably realizing “inka kuch nahi ho sakta”. pic.twitter.com/fUdgMwJmtC
— ALASKA🫀 (@Aaaaaftab) January 14, 2022
Visual representation of Che Pujara letting his career in the Trial slip out of his hands. pic.twitter.com/HkvdOgxIYy
— Aniruddha Guha (@AniGuha) January 14, 2022
Fans say that if Pujara had caught this catch, perhaps the Indian bowlers could have taken more wickets in the first session. Cheteshwar Pujara is also being fiercely trolled by cricket fans due to his big mistake.
The same energy! #INDvsSA #pujara pic.twitter.com/30mGzlE2aD
— Purane Hater Entropy (@EntropyPositive) January 14, 2022
Indian fans search for Pujara after he drops the ball. pic.twitter.com/LW93z9GT6o
— Chetan Krishna👑 (@ckchetanck) January 14, 2022
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