Top 5 great catches in IPL history

We will take a look at the great catches in IPL over the years. There is an age old saying in cricket: Catches win matches.As clichd as it seems, it ultimately is the truth. A batsman can score a brilliant hundred, but it might be one crucial catch that could turn the game on its head. One single moment of brilliance can strangle the opposition team and let it stride towards a losing position.Over the years we have seen some of the best fielders in the world in the likes of Mark Waugh, Jonty Rhodes, etc. But, as the years passed by, these legends have left the game cricket, and now it is being ruled by a new era of players who are equally good and capable of splitting a game wide open with their brilliant catches.IPL has seen its fair share of stunning catches. Here are 5 of the best catches ever to have been taken in an IPL match.

#5 Ajinkya Rahane and Johan Botha

This catch gets into this list mainly due to the unbelievable team play of Ajinkya Rahane and Johan Botha. Rahul Sharma had lofted the ball to long off, which ended up in the hands of Rahane who was over the boundary rope in mid-air. With his spectacular presence of mind, he threw the ball back into the hands of Botha who was at least 3-4 metres away from him.