South Africa national cricket team star Marco Jansen took a splendid one-handed catch during their first of the three-match ODI series at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Cricket Stadium. Undoubtedly, it was one of the best catches taken in international cricket this year, across all three formats of the game.
Jansen took the catch at the moment when the host, <a href="https://cricket.international/yastika-bhatias-112-in-vain-as-australia-a-women-chase-339-to-beat-india-a-by-two-wickets/” title=”Yastika Bhatia's 112 in Vain as Australia A Women Chase 339 to Beat India A by Two Wickets”>Australia national cricket team, was very much in the run chase. On the second ball of the 37th over, South African pacer Gerald Coetzee went short against the left-handed Aussie batter Matt Renshaw, who replied with a pull shot.
Marco Jansen takes one-handed diving catch using only two fingers against Australia in ODI
There was a connection between the bat and the ball, but it was not among the sweetest connection which could ensure a boundary. The tall fast-bowling all-rounder Marco Jansen, who was posted at deep midwicket area.
He stretched out his right hand after covering a significant area of the ground. He slid across to take a one-handed catch. The high-quality camera also captured that Marco Jansen held the ball using only his two fingers, thumb and index finger, and twisted his wrist so that the ball could maintain a good distance from the ground.
Watch the stunning one-handed catch here:
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The catch changed the complexion of the Australia vs South Africa match
That stunning catch taken by Marco Jansen proved enough to change the complexion of the match. Australia was already under pressure in the run chase, losing early wickets. Matt Renshaw was the last hope for the team, as he was a well-set batter in the middle. If he could remain on the pitch, it would be difficult to say who could win the match, Australia or South Africa. Matt Renshaw departed for 44, and the rest of the Aussie batting line-up wrapped up soon.
In 50 overs, losing 50 overs, South Africa registered 297 runs against 8 wickets. Australia managed to score only 230 runs against all of their ten batters. South Africa won the match by 67 runs. Marco Jansen displayed an all-round performance in the match. Apart from taking the catch, he scored 75 off 59 with the bat and took one wicket.
Matthew Breetzke was named Player of the Match for scoring a century
However, the Player of the Match award went to the South African batter Matthew Breetzke for playing a match-defining knock. He scored 112 runs from 106 balls.
“Not really, to be honest. It was right up there. It was really tricky with the first two wickets going down against a world-class bowling attack; I had to dig in. I’m just grateful that I could go on and make runs. The chat was to play nice and straight. If you tried to hit square, a couple of leading edges popped up,” Breetzke said after the match.
“When he’s at his best, he looks to attack. I was just happy to feed him strike; if he got one away, he was going to go on. I’ve been batting 4 since last year; I’m getting used to that role. The celebration was more about the kids being upfront, and I love playing in front of them,” he added.
Source: cricketaddictor.com
