The fielding efforts witnessed on the boundary lines in stadiums across the world have been one of the most spectacular changes in the game of cricket over the years. Relay catches, which were long considered rare occurrences, are now rather common. Harleen Deol’s stunning catch to dismiss Amy Jones in the first T20I against England will go down as one of the greatest catches of all time.
The result didn't go our way today but here is something special from the game.@ImHarmanpreet | @imharleenDeol #TeamIndia
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In the 19th over of the innings, Harleen Deol was fielding at long-off when Amy Jones lofted one towards her. The Indian then put in a great performance. Amy Jones smashed Shikha Pandey into a wide long-off, she was batting on 43 from 26 balls. The ball appeared to be heading towards the boundary, but Harleen kept calm and showed the brilliant presence of mind, and made a spectacular catch.
Shikha Pandey, the pick of the Indian bowler on Friday, says from now on, we shall call this type of catch as ‘Harleen catch.’
“Not the result we wanted but we play for moments like these!! Decided- From now on we shall call this type of catch as ‘Harleen catch’! You beauty Harleen Deol #DefyingGravity,” she wrote on Twitter.
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Before Harleen Deol’s catch to remove Amy Jones, captain Harmanpreet Kaur had dismissed Nat Sciver with a stunning effort at long-off in the same over.
