The Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson is arguably one of the gun fielders in world cricket as he never fails to entertain the crowd with his immense commitment on the field. If he can’t contribute with the bat, he will do something outstanding on the field and some way or the other, he will end up having his say in the match.
However, on Friday, something similar took place during the 2nd T20I of the ongoing T20I series against Pakistan. After losing the first game, they were defeated after a hard-fought tussle in the second one as well. Although the game turned out to be a disappointing one for the visitors, Williamson did provide a moment of magic.
In the fifth over, the dangerous looking Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman miscued his cross-batted smash and the ball floated towards mid-off. The Kiwi skipper flew to his left and took a one-handed diving catch just inches from the ground, giving some hope for his team to fight for.
WATCH – Kane Williamson takes a diving catch
Here is the video of the dismissal:
WHAT. A. CATCH. 😲
Is that a bird? No, that's Kane Williamson! He dives away to his left and picks up a brilliant catch. @FakharZamanLive cannot believe it
Ball-by-ball clips & live-blog: https://t.co/bIcydiXv7D #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/uE2n38KW0G
— Cricingif (@_cricingif) November 2, 2018
It was another day at the office for Sarfraz Ahmed and his men as they defeated the Blackcaps to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with another game remaining. New Zealand won the toss in this fixture and opted to bat first. Colin Munro and Kane Williamson gave them a breathtaking start, but the Pakistan quicks intervened. A ferocious spell from Shaheen Afridi in the middle overs destroyed the Kiwi batting line-up. But Corey Anderson’s 25-ball 44 helped the hosts to score 153 in their 20 overs. Afridi returned with figures of 3/20 in four overs.
Fakhar Zaman gave the hosts a power-packed start and the likes of Babar Azam and Asif Ali were quick to bank on it. They never really looked out of control and eventually, Mohammad Hafeez came out and finished the game with a 21-ball 34. Pakistan is now unbeaten in 11 consecutive T20I bilateral series.
