The Brilliant Catch In The BBL- As fielding in cricket across the world improving day by day, Aussie all-rounder D’Arcy Short displayed a terrific piece of fielding while playing in Big Bash League. He took the unbelievable catch of Aussie batsman Tom Cooper while playing for Hobart Hurricanes. When Brisbane Heat batsman Cooper was batting on seven while chasing the target of 149 runs set by Hurricanes, he hammered the ball straight back to the bowler. Short tried to catch the ball and ball stick to his hand surprisingly led to completing the stunning catch.
The Video Of The BBL That Went Viral
Batsman Cooper looked dumbfounded after watching the incredible catch. Also, commentators look amazed by the fantastic catch by Short. Batsman Cooper shook his head in astoundment and displeasure as he has to go out of the ground on the critical point of the match.
While chasing the target of 149 runs, Brisbane Heat had a great start by openers Max Bryant and Sam Heazlett.Aussie batsmen Bryant and Heazlett put-up partnership of 73 runs in just six overs. Bryant smashed 31 runs off 19 balls comprising of three fours and one six. Heazlett smacked 48 runs off 27 balls with the help of five gigantic sixes and one boundary before dismissed by Short.
D’Arcy Short. That is WILD! ?
Just take a look at his reactions! ⚡️
A sublime catch ?#BBL10 pic.twitter.com/RjYHe48XkU
— Cricket on BT Sport (@btsportcricket) December 27, 2020
Also, English batsman, Daniel Lawrence dismissed on duck by Short. When Cooper and Wildermuth wanted to rebuild the innings, Short took astonishing catch do dismiss Cooper. However, in the last overs, Aussie allrounder James Bazley and Aussie wicket-keeper Jimmy Peirson stitched an unbeaten partnership of 50 runs to help the team to win the match. Bazley smashed blistering knock of 31 runs off 19 balls comprising with two fours and three elephantine sixes.
Before that Brisbane Heat setup target of 149 runs in front of Hurricanes in 20 overs.No batsmen of Heat could score more than 30 runs in this innings. Short scored 27 runs off 20 balls with the help of four boundaries. English batsman Dawid Malan and skipper Peter Handscomb dismissed early by English all-rounder Lewis Gregory. A late surge by Tim David and Aussie all-rounder James Faulkner took them to 148 runs in 20 overs.
What Next In The BBL; Great Competition Going On At Present
It has been a great tournament so far in the tenth edition of the Big Bash League. However, the umpiring has not really been up to the fan. There have been a lot of former players and Pundits complaining about the same.
For the betterment of the game, the implementation of the DRS has been a talking point. Hopefully, the standard of umpiring does improve as the tournament goes on. The world is currently watching the Big Bash League and the competition has a unique flare about it. Catches like these make it a great league and the fans will be delighted with what they have gotten so far. Let’s hope for more such moments in the days to come.
