Smith almost gave Pune Warriors their third breakthrough in the fourth ball of the 15th over off left-arm spinner Murali Kartik. The young Australian make a full length dive to take a brilliant catch off Yusuf Pathan, when he was on three, on the boundary but realising that he was going over the boundary, flung the ball back in what surely saved four runs for the Pune Warriors.

A series of pictures shows Pune Warriors India’s Steve Smith attempting a catch at the boundary during their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday.u00a0(1) An air-borne Smith catches the ball, but (2 & 3 ) realising he will fall over the ropes, he flicks the ball back into play. Pics/AFP