'Pure Fielding Sorcery': Rahul Tripathi's Catch After Running 25.19m Lights Up LSG vs CSK Match. Watch

Chennai Super Kings' Rahul Tripathi produced one of the finest catches in the IPL 2025 during a match against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Monday. On the first ball of the first over, after Aiden  Markram's shot flew over cover on a back of a length delivery, Tripathi sprint back and took a superb diving catch. The broadcasters later showed that Tripathi ran 29.15 to take the catch. While some called it the 'catch of the season' others called it pure sorcery. 

Rahul Tripathi's shaky batting stance wobbles like a Jenga tower in a storm, but that backward-running catch? Pure fielding sorcery!@ChennaiIPL #CSKvsLSG #WhistlePodu #Yellove pic.twitter.com/JLgMrI0gJb

RAHUL TRIPATHI BEST CATCH OF THE MATCH CSK #ChennaiSuperKings pic.twitter.com/r5uF8fLLxk

WHAT A CATCH! Certainly a contender for Catch of the Season!

Just the start #RahulTripathi wanted in his 100th IPL match!

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Talking about the match, skipper Rishabh Pant returned to form with a vital half-century and guided Lucknow Super Giants to 166 for seven against Chennai Super Kings in an IPL match on Monday. Pant (63 off 49 balls) struggled initially but grew in confidence as the innings progressed and together with Abdul Samad (20) shared 53 runs for the fifth wicket off 33 balls. Coming off five successive losses, CSK made a dream start after electing to bowl. Left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed (1/38) struck the first blow in the opening over when he dismissed Aiden Markram with Rahul Tripathi taking a brilliant diving catch after sprinting backwards.

Two overs later, Anshul Kamboj removed the dangerous Nicholas Pooran