Texas Tremendous Kings captain Faf du Plessis was blazing away within the Challenger of Main League Cricket towards San Francisco Unicorns on Friday, however a second of brilliance within the area from his counterpart Corey Anderson not simply put an finish to the knock but additionally turned out to be one of many excellent moments of the league’s 2024 season.
After Finn Allen’s stroke-filled century (101 off 53 balls) led the Unicorns to a commanding complete of 200 for six on the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Du Plessis got here out firing to smash 45 off simply 22 balls, however simply when he seemed to be establishing the chase, and presumably taking the sport away from the opponents, Anderson’s beautiful one-handed catch at mid-off despatched the South African veteran again within the hut.
Within the fifth over of the Kings’ run-chase, when the scoreboard learn 55 for no loss, paceman Carmi le Roux had du Plessis enjoying an aerial shot that discovered the toe-end of the bat and seemed to be simply out of Anderson’s attain at mid-off. However the former New Zealand allrounder plucked a blinder out of nowhere together with his left hand earlier than touchdown on the bottom, solely to rise up and kick the ball in swagger.
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After Finn Allen’s stroke-filled century (101 off 53 balls) led the Unicorns to a commanding complete of 200 for six on the Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas, Du Plessis got here out firing to smash 45 off simply 22 balls, however simply when he seemed to be establishing the chase, and presumably taking the sport away from the opponents, Anderson’s beautiful one-handed catch at mid-off despatched the South African veteran again within the hut.
Within the fifth over of the Kings’ run-chase, when the scoreboard learn 55 for no loss, paceman Carmi le Roux had du Plessis enjoying an aerial shot that discovered the toe-end of the bat and seemed to be simply out of Anderson’s attain at mid-off. However the former New Zealand allrounder plucked a blinder out of nowhere together with his left hand earlier than touchdown on the bottom, solely to rise up and kick the ball in swagger.
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The second proved crucial because the Unicorns went on to win the sport by simply 10 runs regardless of unbeaten half-centuries by Devon Conway (62* off 38 balls) and Joshua Trump (56* off 36 balls).
The Unicorns will meet Washington Freedom within the title match on July 29.
