Rishabh Pant Breaks T20 World Cup Catch Record

Indian team's star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has broken Adam Gilchrist's big record in the T20 World Cup 2024. Pant created new history by taking three catches in the Super-8 match against Afghanistan. Pant has become the first wicketkeeper to take the most catches in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.

Rishabh Pant created history in the Super-8 match against Afghanistan. Pant left behind legendary wicketkeepers like Adam Gilchrist, AB de Villiers and Kumar Sangakkara in one stroke. Rishabh Pant took a total of three catches in the match against Afghanistan. In the current T20 World Cup, Rishabh Pant has so far caught 10 batsmen in 4 matches. This is the highest number of wickets taken by any wicketkeeper in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.

Rishabh Pant left behind Kumar Sangakkara and AB de Villiers

Earlier this record was held by former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist. Apart from Gilchrist, South African wicketkeeper and captain AB de Villiers and former Sri Lankan captain Kumar Sangakkara took 9 catches each in an edition of the T20 World Cup. Rishabh Pant has left everyone behind and secured the first position.

Most catches in one edition of T20 World Cup

• 10- Rishabh Pant (2024)
• 9- Adam Gilchrist (2007)
• 9- Matthew Wade (2021)
• 9- Jos Buttler (2022)
• 9- Scott Edwards (2022)
• 9- Dasun Shanaka (2022)

Apart from wicketkeeping, Pant has also shown amazing performance with the bat in this tournament. He is also the highest run-scorer for India in the T20 World Cup 2024. He has scored 116 runs in the four innings played so far at an average of 38.66 and a strike rate of 131.81. He scored an unbeaten 36* (26) against Ireland in the first match and then scored 42 (21) against Pakistan. He shifted the momentum towards India by scoring 20 runs in 11 balls against Afghanistan.

How was the IND vs AFG match?

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, Team India scored 181 runs on the board on the basis of Suryakumar Yadav's half-century. During this, vice-captain Hardik Pandya also played a brilliant innings of 32 runs. In front of this score of India, the entire Afghan team was all out for 134 runs. Jasprit Bumrah shone in bowling, who took 3 wickets for just 7 runs in 4 overs.