‌NZ vs PAK | Twitter reacts to Rauf’s airborne one-handed screamer help Pakistan land first blow

no image

ByArijit Kundu, SportsCafe Editor

706

Moments of magic in sports can often shift the momentum of a game between two sides. If not for the shift in game momentum, Haris Rauf’s scintillating one-handed catch in the opening over of the third T20I between New Zealand and Pakistan certainly grabbed eyeballs after sending Finn Allen packing.

Following a couple of wins in the five-match T20I series, Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first in the must-win clash to avoid a series loss. With a bunch of youngsters in the lineup, the experienced duo of Shaheen Afridi and Rauf tried to offer the visitors a dream start with the latter taking a mind-boggling catch to remove Auckland Ace opener Allen.

The fifth ball of the opening over the first innings was a fuller one, nipping in at the leg from Shaheen Afridi. Allen tried to flick it with a quick jab but got the inside half at it as the ball flew towards the right of Rauf at short fine leg. The right-arm pacer swerved to his right and plucked the ball with one hand in a jiffy. He had had to dive sideways, outstretched, and grabbed the ball firm before thudding the soil. Seeing the immaculate effort from Rauf, Allen walked off the field smiling, leaving the Twitterverse abuzz.

 what a catch!

Stunner!

Brilliant!

His day!

What a catch!

What a stunner!

True!

Superb!

Stunning catch!

Good One!

Comments

Leave a comment

1 Comments

no image

Nice catch

+0
-0
read previousAsia Cup | Twitter reacts as Afghanistan thrash Hong Kong in Asia Cup opener
Afghanistan beat Hong Kong by 94 runs in the opening game of the Asia Cup T20 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Sediqullah Atal and Azmatulah Omarzai shone with contrasting half-centuries to power Afghanistan to a formidable score before a disciplined bowling effort restricted Hong Kong to a paltry total.
‌ WATCH | Kellaway attempts Spider-Man audition with gravity-defying screamer at WACAread next
It is often said that humans have only managed to discover very little of what their body can do. Australian cricketer Campbell Kellaway might have taken it too seriously as he pulled off a stunning catch during the recent Sheffield Shield assignment between Western Australia and Victoria.

You may also like

View non-AMP page