The second match of this SA20 season on Friday resulted in a pulsating last-ball end, which noticed Durban’s Tremendous Giants (DSG) holding nerve to beat Pretoria Capitals (PC) by simply two runs at Kingsmead. However earlier than that, there was a second within the stands that stole the thunder.
Within the 17th over of DSG’s innings bowled by Eathan Bosch, Kane Williamson obtained down on one knee to smash the ball into the stands behind deep mid-wicket for a six, however it was the one-handed catch by a fan that turned an even bigger hit than Williamson’s most, because it fetched him share of the prize cash in ‘Catch a Million’ competitors introduced by the match’s title sponsor.
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In response to the foundations of the compeition, spectators above the age of 18 who take a clear one-handed catch off a six will stroll away with a share of 1 million rand. But when the fan taking the catch is a shopper of the title sponsor previous to the match, their prize cash is doubled.
Such was the standard of the catch that commentator Mark Nicholas exclaimed: “Has he performed the sport? Triple it (the profitable quantity) if he has performed the sport…That’s correct!”
Coming to the match, PC opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s blistering 89 off 43 balls, together with 7 sixes, and his 154-run opening stand with Will Jacks (64 off 35) laid the inspiration required to go previous DSG’s 209 for 4, however the remaining PC batters could not rating a mere 56 wanted off the final 47 balls with 9 wickets in hand.
Requiring 14 off the final over to win, PC may rating simply 11 to complete at 207 for six, shedding by a mere two runs.
Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmad (2 for 34) and England pacer Chris Woakes (2 for 42) introduced DSG again within the match after Gurbaz and Jacks’s large opening stand had arrange the massive run-chase.
