De Villiers hailed as ?spiderman? after IPL catch

BANGALORE: AB de Villiers was hailed Friday as a “spiderman” by captain Virat Kohli after making a breathtaking catch in the Indian Premier League.The athletic South African leapt on the deep mid-wicket boundary to stop a ball heading for a near-certain six and catch out Sunrisers Hyderabad batsman Alex Hales.Film of the catch quickly became a social media sensation, while De Villiers’ fielding brilliance and a 39-ball 69 helped Royal Challengers Bangalore to a 14-run win over table-toppers Hyderabad. That kept them in the race for the IPL play-offs.“AB’s catch was spiderman stuff, you don’t do that as normal human beings,” an ecstatic Kohli said after his team’s win.“His shots still leave me in awe, the fielding unbelievable.” De Villiers, who has accumulated 427 runs in 11 games including five half-centuries modestly called it a “nice catch”. “I made it look better than actually it was,” the 34-year-old said after being adjudged man of the match.

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