Nick Kelly Catch: 32 year old Nick Kelly made his debut in the T20 series against South Africa. He did not do much with the bat in the first 5 matches of this series and scored only 57 runs. But in the 5th T20 International, he took such a catch that the spectators were left in tears. This catch was neither a boundary one, nor one that could be caught with both hands while running. Yes, it was definitely held with one hand but the style was such that it made it special.
Whose tremendous catch did Nick Kelly take?
The 32-year-old Kiwi player took this catch of South African batsman Rubin Harman in the 5th match of his T20 career. It was the 16th over of South Africa’s innings. New Zealand bowler Ben Sears was bowling. The first ball of his over touched the bat of left-handed batsman Rubin Harman and went straight into the air. Nick Kelly was standing at a distance. He started running as soon as the ball went into the air. And, when he felt that he could not reach the ball just by running, he jumped in the air and took such a catch with his left hand in the middle of the field that everyone was stunned.
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Rubin Harman was out after scoring 39 runs.
Nick Kelly received a lot of applause from his fellow players for this catch. Due to his powerful catch, Rubin Harman, who was looking dangerous, had to return to the dugout after getting out. When Rubin Harman was out, he was playing after scoring 39 runs on 31 balls. He also contributed in the partnership of 49 runs for the third wicket.
Dominated by catching catches in debut T20I series
Nick Kelly may not be remembered for his batting in his debut T20 series against South Africa, but at the end of the series, the catch he took will definitely remain in people’s memories.