Phil Salt’s remarkable boundary save during the IPL 2025 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) drew comparisons to AB de Villiers. In a stellar display of athleticism, Salt jumped at the last ball of the 13th over, snatching the ball mid-air before throwing it back into play, effectively saving five runs for RCB. His performance, reminiscent of de Villiers’ famous catches, garnered significant praise from fans online. Throughout the tournament, Salt has impressed not only with his fielding, making crucial plays, but also with his batting, scoring 143 runs in five innings.
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Phil Salt’s remarkable boundary save for RCB against RR in IPL 2025 brought back memories of AB de Villiers. Salt’s exceptional athleticism prevented five runs, raising RCB’s fielding standards.
Highlights of Phil Salt’s impressive fielding performance against RR. (PC: X)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt evoked memories of AB de Villiers with a spectacular catch attempt at the boundary during Sunday’s IPL 2025 match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
This incredible moment took place on the final ball of the 13th over in the first innings. Krunal Pandya pitched the ball on middle and off-stump, leading RR opener Yashasvi Jaiswal to slog to deep mid-wicket, though he didn’t quite time it well.
Salt, positioned at the boundary, leaped high and got both hands on the ball. He calculated his jump perfectly but realized while airborne that he was crossing the boundary line and threw the ball out, ensuring that Jaiswal remained not out. This effort saved five crucial runs for RCB, which might be vital in the second innings.
See how social media reacted to this moment:
Holy moly! That was a superb effort by Salt. The other RCB players need to take some inspiration from it.
— Aditya (@adityakumar480) April 13, 2025
Wow SALT saved like 5 runs there. Unreal effort— A (@_shortarmjab_) April 13, 2025
The effort echoed the dazzling one-handed catch by former RCB star de Villiers at the boundary during an IPL 2018 match against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Phil Salt has proven to be a tremendous asset to RCB. He has accumulated 143 runs over five innings thus far and has excelled in the field, even though he traditionally plays as a wicketkeeper.
He also pulled off a fantastic diving catch against Mumbai Indians, where he threw the ball out while falling over the ropes, redirecting it to the waiting Tim David.
Yashasvi Jaiswal eventually scored 75 runs off 47 balls, helping RR reach a solid total of 173/4. RCB, set to start their innings with Virat Kohli and Salt, will need to chase down 174 runs in 120 balls at a rate of 8.7 runs per over to secure victory.
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