In the second ODI played between New Zealand and Sri Lanka in Hamilton, a spectacular catch was seen which surprised the cricket fans and legends. New Zealand player Nathan Smith took such an incredible catch that even Sachin Tendulkar himself was surprised. The God of Cricket shared the video of this catch on his social media account and wrote:
“Who said flying is just for planes and birds?”
This praise of Tendulkar must have increased Nathan Smith’s enthusiasm and pride.
How was this spectacular catch made?
This incident happened in the 29th over of the Sri Lankan innings. Ishan Malinga, who was batting, tried to play a big shot on the last ball of the over. The ball took the edge of his bat and flew over the wicket. Due to the small grounds, everyone thought that this ball would easily cross the boundary. But then Nathan Smith surprised everyone by coming in between.
- Catch method:
- Smith ran fast first.
- Jumping in the air he caught the ball.
- Seeing his way of catching the catch and his reaction, it seemed that this was a common thing for him, but after seeing this, ‘Wow’ must have come out of everyone’s mouth.
condition of competition
New Zealand performed brilliantly in this rain-interrupted match.
- New Zealand’s innings:
- Batting first, New Zealand scored 255 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 37 overs.
- Rachin Ravindra and Chapman scored half-centuries to take the team to a strong score.
- Sri Lanka’s innings:
- While chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team was reduced to just 142 runs.
- New Zealand won the match by 113 runs and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
last match of the series
The last match of the three-match series will be played in Auckland on January 11. New Zealand will try to clean sweep this series, while Sri Lanka will take the field to save its reputation.
