New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor bashed the second last ball of the first innings of the T20I match against Australia into the stands today as they made a huge total of 243 for 6. The pull shot eluded the Aussie fielders but it didn’t stop him being caught – by a fan.
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The fan leaned over the advertising boards, drooped down his left arm and took the catch it as clean as a whistle before being mobbed by friends.
The grab earned him a cash reward with ₹2.3 Million on offer for any fan to take a one-handed catch.
A KIWI student has killed two birds with one stone while in attendance of the New Zealand, Australia Twenty20 International in Auckland.
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Not only did the youngster tick one off the bucket list with a phenomenal crowd catch, but the effort earned him a whopping ₹2.3 Million as part of a promotion at the venue.
To make the occasion even more remembering, the grab was an absolute stunner.
Also read: When another fan took a million dollar catch
It also sent Twitter into meltdown with fans rushing to pay tribute to the unlikely hero.\
One wrote: “That guy who caught Taylor’s catch of the second last ball of the innings in the crowd just won $50,000 !!!!! Well done, that wasn’t an easy one , one handed beauty.”
https://twitter.com/vishav_d/status/964407617350074368
A fellow cricket nut tweeted: “Great catch in the crowd…..buy that man a beer!! #NZvsAUS.”
Great catch in the crowd…..buy that man a beer!! #NZvsAUS pic.twitter.com/fWitIE5LGc
— Ibiza Cricket Club (@IbizaCricket) February 16, 2018
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It later emerged the catcher was 20-year-old student Mitchell Grimstone, who was presented the cheque by TUI Brewery Limited, who put up the reward.
He smiled: “It’s pretty surreal It all happened real fast and all the boys were all over me. “I just stuck the hand out and in stuck.”
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