Punjab had a shaky start with the bat and lost Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, and Marcus Stoinis within the powerplay. But the innings found some momentum thanks to Delhi youngster Priyansh Arya, who hammered a 19-ball half-century. However, wickets continued to tumble, and their marquee batter Glenn Maxwell failed to deliver once again and fell to Ravichandran Ashwin.
On the final ball of the eighth over, Ashwin bowled a full-length delivery that pitched outside the off stump. Maxwell cleared his front leg and attempted to smack it straight back with a flat-batted shot. He connected well, but the ball rocketed back at the bowler. Remarkably, Ashwin nearly lost grip of the ball on the rebound but displayed brilliant reflexes, juggling it before completing the catch. The sharp effort by Ashwin sent a dejected Maxwell packing. The Twitterverse too buzzed with admiration, applauding the veteran spinner’s quick hands.
— david Miller (@MillerDavi20894) April 8, 2025
Bro put everything on line like it’s his Youtube video. pic.twitter.com/bWICC71hvH
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) April 8, 2025
Owned him
Nostalgia
NOSTALGIA pic.twitter.com/fdrsraTWgW
— ‘ (@Ashwin_tweetz) April 8, 2025
After that 21 run over..
Thala Dhoni went to Ashwin & spoke with him.
Now Ashwin comes & takes the wicket at 7.2.
Thala for a reason
pic.twitter.com/BRWJT3tNzU— CHE RAM (@A_n_b_e_S_i_vam) April 8, 2025
Superb
Class
CLASS IS PERMANENT ❤
ASHWIN STILL GOING STRONG. pic.twitter.com/gvR3a26Lwp— Utsav 💙 (@utsav__45) April 8, 2025
RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN
THE GREATEST THERE IS, THE GREATEST THERE WAS, THE GREATEST THERE WILL EVER BE. https://t.co/9jHvKGEQ9L pic.twitter.com/E8hz4Nf6hs— ` (@Itz_Bl3ze) April 8, 2025
2014 flashbacks
Homecoming
CSK signed Ashwin for 10 crores
Ashwin homecoming nu solli season pochuu namaku 😤pic.twitter.com/VLNhUlLBRX— saravanavelu (@saravanvelu2) April 8, 2025
