“Like a goalie”: Shadab Khan grabs fantastic diving catch off own bowling to dismiss Aaron Hardie in BBL 12 match

Dixit Bhargav | 19/12/2022
"Like a goalie": Shadab Khan grabs fantastic diving catch off own bowling to dismiss Aaron Hardie in BBL 12 match

It wouldn’t be wrong to say that defending champions Perth Scorchers gave away a substantial advantage in the eighth match of the ongoing 12th season of the Big Bash League against Hobart Hurricanes in Launceston tonight.

A match which was there to be won for the visitors ended up in the home team’s favour after Hurricanes successfully defended 173-run target by 8 runs. Needing 36 runs in the last five overs with six wickets in hand and a well-set Josh Inglis (62) in the middle, Perth lost a couple of wickets within three balls bowled by spinner Patrick Dooley to instantly fall on the back foot.

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All-rounder Shadab Khan and fast bowler Nathan Ellis bowling two economical overs each in the death overs further paved way for a victory for Hobart at the Aurora Stadium.

Shadab Khan grabs fantastic diving catch off own bowling to dismiss Aaron Hardie in BBL 12 match

While Khan and Ellis picked a wicket apiece, the former’s second BBL wicket came via a fantastic diving catch off his own bowling. It all happened on the third delivery of the penultimate over when Aaron Hardie (12) played a Khan delivery back to him. Wanting to flick a ball on the stumps, a struggling Hardie failed in his attempt as the ball lobbed off the leading edge towards non-striker Jhye Richardson (13).

Needing to cover quite a few feet within no time, an agile Khan successfully executed a dive to complete an athletic catch right in front of Richardson. Although FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ended last night, Khan’s dive looked more like a goal-keeper’s save.

Opening the bowling with Joel Paris (0/40), Hobart fast bowler Riley Meredith picked a couple of crucial wickets of Adam Lyth (10) and Ashton Turner (20). Having said that, it was Dooley who registered career-best figures of 4-0-16-4 in only his third T20 to bowl his team to a victory on Monday.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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