Imran Tahir He is known in the cricket world not only for his remarkable leg-spin bowling but also for his celebratory smashes and charged personality. Fans saw the same thing once again during the match between Johannesburg Super Kings and Durban Supergiants in the eighth meeting of SA20 2025 to the KingsmeadDurban.
Imran Tahir’s remarkable dive returns Wiaan Mulder to the pavilion
The incident occurred during the Super Giants’ seventh inning. The home team was 2 wickets away with 51 runs on the board and desperately needed a partnership to overcome the run chase. Quinton De Kock He showed promising signs with the bat but needed support from the other side to continue getting runs for his team. However, in the third delivery of the over, Wian Mulder He attempted a reverse sweep in a bid to get some runs on the board and avoid a cheap over. The ball sailed towards the point where Tahir was deployed. The 45-year-old lunged to his right and grabbed the ball firmly.
Tahir’s celebration was equally sensational. He continued with a celebratory run, all loaded up and made an impressive move to celebrate his catch and another fall of the wicket.
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Here is the video
Age is just a number for Imran Tahir 💪 #BetwaySA20 #DSGvJSK #WelcomeAmazing pic.twitter.com/uPiYJnirvf
— Betway SA20 (@SA20_League) January 14, 2025
A disciplined bowling effort by the Super Kings restricted the Super Giants
Super Kings got off to a solid start with the bat after winning the toss and opting to bat first. A decent partnership between the opener Devon Conway and leus the thief place them in a comfortable position. However, the continuous fall of wickets did worry the visitors. The Super Giants bowling unit managed to restrict the flow of incoming runs but could not prevent Super Kings from reaching a respectable total of 169 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs.
In response, the home team was unable to form a decent partnership. The entire batting unit of the Super Giants failed to make a mark, apart from De Kock and Enrique’s classes who scored 55 and 29 runs respectively. In the end, the Super Giants were bowled out for 141 with 12 balls remaining and JSK won the match by 28 runs.
It was a combined bowling effort from the Super Kings. While Geraldine Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsiand Donovan Ferreira took 2 wickets each, David WeissTahir and Mathesa Pathirana He had 1 wicket in his name.