Sri Lanka's substitute fielder Dushan Hemantha pulled a magical diving catch to dismiss the in-form Abdullah Shafique in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. Chasing 345, Pakistan were cruising as Shafique and Mohammed Rizwan stitched up a massive stand.
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As the partnership reached 176, Shafique completed his maiden World Cup ton. But facing Mathessh Pathirana, Shafique got the perfect ball to score a boundary with a cut shot. But Hemantha, at the backward point, had other ideas as he put in a full-length dive and completed a two-handed catch.
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Walking back to the pavilion, Abdullah Shafique got a standing ovation as he scored 113 in 103 balls with three sixes and ten fours.