Samson jumped parallel to the ground and flicked the ball mid-air before landing on his shoulder beyond the ropes, thus saving four runs for his team.
Hyderabad: India's Sanju Samson during a practice session ahead of the first Twenty20 match against West Indies at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Dec 5, 2019. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)
During India’s fifth and final T20I against New Zealand at the Bay Oval on Sunday, Sanju Samson, who failed to perform with the bat, stole the spectators’ hearts away with a stunning effort on the boundary ropes.
In the final delivery of New Zealand’s eighth over which was bowled by Shardul Thakur, Ross Taylor played a lofted shot to deep mid-wicket boundary. The ball would have easily sailed over Samson, who was stationed at the ropes, had the Keralite not executed a magical leap to stun the crowd. Samson jumped parallel to the ground and flicked the ball mid-air before landing on his shoulder beyond the ropes, thus saving four runs for his team.
Watch the catch:
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“Sanju samson you beauty…one of the best catch in history,” wrote a user on Twitter.
Sanju samson you beauty…one of the best catch in history 👌👌#bcci#icc pic.twitter.com/e6OGVnujP6
— Nishar (@nishar8686) February 3, 2020
Another user wrote: “What an effort and presence of mind.”
What an effort and presence of mind 🙄🙄🙄💙💙#SanjuSamson #INDvsNZt20 pic.twitter.com/ES4JFy8OjU
— Arun Nagu (@naguarun) February 3, 2020
On Sunday, India defeated New Zealand by 7 runs in the fifth and final T20I to clean sweep the Kiwis 5-0 at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval.
Post winning the toss and opting to bat first, India had managed to score 163 runs at the venue before restricting the hosts to 156.
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