Against Bangladesh, Mitchell Santner got a screaming catch.
Harbhajan Singh complimented Mitchell Santner on his catch on X.
Mitchell Santner, the 31-year-old all-rounder for the New Zealand National Cricket Team, stunned the cricketing world once more on Wednesday, October 18, during the 16th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.
Santner is a fantastic player who is well-known for being one of Team New Zealand’s fittest players. The all-round player has often taken blinders in order to surprise the opposition and produce vital breakthroughs for his team.
In the second innings of the World Cup 2023 encounter against the Afghanistan National Cricket Team, Santner once again produced an incredible screamer.
Express pacer Lockie Ferguson bowled the 14th over of the innings, which was when the incident happened. On the final delivery of the over, the right-arm pacer hit the Afghan captain, Hashmatullah Shahidi, with a well-directed short ball.
Shahidi attempted to play a pull shot towards square leg, but his shot was just top-edged. At first it appeared as though there would be no opportunity for a grab, but Santner made the catch possible by running back and keeping his eyes on the ball. With a quick step, he grabbed the catch with his left hand, shocking the commentators.
Mitchell Santner Takes Absolute
Santner’s catch is unquestionably among the greatest of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 so far, and it’s already a strong favourite to win catch of the competition.
Harbhajan Singh, a former off-spinner for the India National Cricket Team, expressed his admiration for the one-handed catch made by Santner on his official X (formerly known as Twitter) account.
Speaking about the game, the BlackCaps had a respectable start after losing the toss and opting to bat first. However, they experienced a batting collapse and lost from 109/1 to 110/4.
But Tom Latham teamed up with Glenn Phillips and saved the day for the side. Together, they scored 144 runs in 153 balls, putting the team captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi on the back foot. Ultimately, New Zealand reached 288/6 in 50 overs because to the undefeated efforts of Mitchell Santner and Mark Chapman.