Stunning catch highlights Strikers’ win

Melbourne : One of the most remarkable catches in cricket history was the highlight of an emphatic 26-run BBL win by the Adelaide Strikers over the Melbourne Renegades.

The scorecard will show Dwayne Bravo was caught by Jake Weatherald off the bowling of Rashid Khan but that doesn’t come close to capturing the moment.

Bravo’s lofted off-drive was heading for the boundary rope when it was brilliantly caught by a sprinting Ben Laughlin.

The Strikers’ seamer then had the presence of mind to back flick the ball 30m back into play as he fell over the boundary rope.

To the amazement of the 23,089 fans at Etihad Stadium, the ball hung in the air long enough for Weatherald to run around and take a superb diving catch. “Benny did most of the work, he did the hard yards in taking the (first) catch,” Weatherald said. “Then he took a few more steps and was going over the boundary line and luckily I was somewhere in the vicinity.

“I was able to take the catch without dropping it, which was good. “I was a long way away, it was pretty amazing that he got it anywhere near me, it was pretty awesome.”

Bravo departed for four runs with the the score 100-5 and the Renegades’ hopes of an unlikely win went with him.

Chasing a target of 174, the home side finished with 147-7 from their 20 overs.

The Renegades face a quick turnaround with their next match against the Sydney Thunder in Canberra tonight while the Strikers travel to Perth to take on the Scorchers on Thursday.