An English fan’s stunning one-handed catch has taken social media by storm | screenshot courtesy
KEY POINTS
- An amateur made an impressive one-handed catch
- Paul Collingwood’s reaction went viral
- The spectator was holding a glass of beer in one hand.
On the third day of play of the first Test match between England and Sri Lanka that is being held at the iconic Old Trafford cricket stadium in Manchester, a spectator stole the headlines for an incredible catch while sitting in the crowd. The video of the fan’s incredible one-handed catch has gone viral all over social media.
The incident took place in the 83rd over of England’s innings when Mark wood Asitha Fernando smashed the ball for a stunning six off a short ball. The television cameras showed an incredible sight that drew loud cheers from the crowd as a fan performed an incredible catch with one hand while holding a glass of beer in the other. Quite incredible; the fan did not spill a single drop of his drink while completing his stunning catch.
Mentor and former England captain Pablo CollingwoodHe was stunned by the catch and his reaction was widely shared on the internet. Collingwood is regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the history of cricket.
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Talking about the match, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. The visitors scored 236 on the board despite being 113-7 at the start. England took a massive lead of 122 runs by scoring a total of 358 on the board, with Jamie Smith scoring a century and becoming the youngest wicketkeeper for England to score a century in a Test. Harry Brook scored a half-century.
In their second innings, Sri Lanka lost openers Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis to ducks, while Dinesh Chandimal retired injured after scoring 10 runs. Dimuth Karunarathe looked to be in fine form but was dismissed for 27 off 32 balls.
England will be without captain Ben Stokes for the series as the star player suffered a hamstring injury while playing in the Hundred League. Ollie Pope leads England for the first time in his career.
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