Not one, not two, not three but four. Who would drop so many catches of a batsman? But, this has happened in CPL. This was seen in the match between Trinbago Knight Riders and St. Kitts on 31st August in the current season. St. Kitts players dropped 4 catches of Trinbago Knight Riders batsman Keece Carty. Meaning, Keece Carty got 4 lives, which he took full advantage of. He remained unbeaten till the end and played the second biggest innings in T20 and played an important role in his team’s victory.
When did you miss catches?
Now let’s find out when the 4 catches of Casey Carty were dropped. During the innings of Trinbago Knight Riders, the 27-year-old batsman got his first reprieve in the 12.1 over when Odean Smith dropped his catch on Norkhia’s ball. After this, his second reprieve was dropped in the 13.1 over. Fletcher tried hard to catch the catch but the ball slipped. Carty got his third reprieve in the 13.5 over when Odean Smith again dropped his catch on Drakes’ ball. The fourth and last catch of Casey Carty was dropped in the 18.3 over.
Made the second highest score of his T20 career
Taking advantage of these four lives, Casey Carty scored an unbeaten 73 runs in 35 balls at a strike rate of more than 208, which included 9 fours and 3 sixes. This is Carty’s second big score and half-century in his T20 career. Earlier, he had scored 83 runs. While playing this innings, Casey Carty along with Nicholas Pooran added 122 runs to the score board for Trinbago Knight Riders.
In this case, cricketer is the first
Casey Carty, who was part of Trinbago Knight Riders’ victory in the CPL, also made his debut for West Indies this year. He played his first ODI in May and Test match in August. He is the first cricketer born on St. Martin Island to play cricket for West Indies.
