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IPL 2018: Catches win matches! Rajasthan desperately need to learn basics

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) once again preserved their position in IPL 2018 and defeated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 11 runs at Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. RR must address their slip catching issues

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Anish KumarShivansh Jauhri
Remember how commentators used to say, "In the air, taken. Good catch". Well, it seems that in VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL 2018), commentators should amend that statement to, "In the air, dropped. Pathetic effort!". 

Rajasthan Royals (RR), it seems, have decided that they will set the benchmark for dropping dollies. In the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rahul Tripathi dropped Kane Williamson's catch. It was easier than a dolly, to put it mildly. A life was given to Williamson and he made the most of it by scoring 63 off 43 balls. Ben Stokes too

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