India, May 3 -- A catch in the deep rarely carries a rupee figure. Substitute Sarfaraz Khan's catch of Naman Dhir did, because it removed Mumbai Indians' set batter at the exact point where the innings was ready to become expensive for Chennai Super Kings.

Naman Dhir had moved to 57 off 36 when he was dismissed in the 17th over. MI, before his departure, were 134/4 with 20 legal balls still left. The wicket did not merely take out a half-centurion. It stopped the batter best placed to attack the final phase and push CSK's target into a more dangerous zone.

In the base impact layer, Sarfaraz's catch was worth Rs.18.28 lakh on its own. That number covers the direct fielding value of the dismissal: the batter removed, the timing of the wic...