The fourth day of the final match of the ICC World Test Championship series between the Indian cricket team and the South African cricket team got underway earlier today. The South African cricket team resumed on their overnight score of 101/2, with rising star Keegan Petersen batting in the middle alongside right-handed batter Rassie van der Dussen.
Many fans thought that the Indian cricket team were the favorites to win the ICC World Test Championship series, but at the moment, the South African cricket team is closer to the win. At 43.2 overs, the South African cricket team is 153/2. The target is just 59 runs away, and Keegan Petersen is inching closer to his maiden Test century. He has got good support from Rassie van der Dussen who has aggregated 16 runs off 35 deliveries.
The Indian bowlers have bowled well in the first session, and there have been quite a few deliveries that have beaten the batters. On the fourth delivery of the 40th ball, Jasprit Bumrah managed to get an outside edge off Keegan Petersen’s bat. The ball went towards Cheteshwar Pujara who was standing in the slip cordon. However, the experienced Indian player could not judge the catch properly and dropped it.
This drop could cost the Indian cricket team the series because Keegan’s wicket would have given the visitors a chance to bounce back in the innings. The youngster has played top-quality cricket in this series. He has done the same in the ongoing match as well. It is pertinent to note that the South African batter was on 59 when Pujara dropped the catch. He has already scored 23 runs after that and is close to the three-figure mark.
Indian fans on Twitter disappointed after Pujara dropped the catch of Keegan Petersen
Here’s how Twitterati reacted to the dropped catch from Cheteshwar Pujara.
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β Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 14, 2022Advertisement
This could be the most costly drop of this series for India. pic.twitter.com/znNGCFdK1K
β π½ππππππππ (@_ratna_deep) January 14, 2022
Cheteshwar Pujara dropped Keegan Petersen on 59. A big opportunity missed by Pujara.
β Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 14, 2022
Pujara dropped Keegan Petersen on 59 – unlucky Bumrah.
β Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 14, 2022
Opponents drops Rahane’s catch, Pujara drops opponents catch but our management drops neither of them.
β Heisenberg β’ (@internetumpire) January 14, 2022
Big chance. π―
β Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) January 14, 2022
Boom forces an edge from Petersen and it goes to Pujara at 1st slip but he puts it down. π
πΏπ¦: 129/2 | Need 8 wickets to win.#OneFamily #SAvIND
Bumrah has lion heart any bowler would have shouted or even punched Pujara but Bumrah did not even gave look at him just went back started bowling .
β Sai (@akakrcb6) January 14, 2022
Cheteshwar Pujara dropped the Keegan Petersen’s catch. pic.twitter.com/CiA6sng4J4
β CricketMAN2 (@man4_cricket) January 14, 2022
Keegen Petersan took a blinder to dismiss Pujara…
β Mumbiker (@im_mumbiker) January 14, 2022
Pujara drops a dolly to give life to Petersan…#INDvsSA #pujara pic.twitter.com/Mr0WPmiZ4K
Fans wanted to drop Pujara.
β Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) January 14, 2022
They got a Pujara drop.
