Ben Laughlin catch: Heat pacer grabs superlative one-handed diving catch to dismiss Michael Neser in BBL 10

Dixit Bhargav | 29/01/2021
Ben Laughlin catch: Heat pacer grabs superlative one-handed diving catch to dismiss Michael Neser in BBL 10

Ben Laughlin catch: The veteran pacer from Brisbane Heat defied age to put on display an incredible fielding effort at the Gabba.

During the eliminator of the ongoing 10th season of the Big Bash League between Brisbane Heat and Adelaide Strikers in Brisbane, veteran Brisbane Heat pacer Ben Laughlin put on display an incredible fielding effort to dismiss his counterpart in Michael Neser (0).

It all happened on the penultimate delivery of the 18th over when Heat all-rounder Marnus Labuschagne bowled a gentle full-toss to Neser. Looking to make the most of receiving a nothing delivery first up, Neser aimed at hitting it over the boundary but ended up getting more height than distance.

Laughlin, who was fielding at long-on, ran towards his right a fair distance to follow it with a superlative one-handed diving catch. Having stunned one and all watching live or at home, the 38-year old player became a source of amazement at the Gabba.

Having registered economical bowling figures of 4-0-23-0, Laughlin contributed across facets in the first knockout match of this season.

After Adelaide Strikers captain Travis Head won the toss and opted to bat, his batsmen including him failed to justify the decision scoring 130/7 in 20 overs. While the likes of top-order batsmen in Jake Weatherald (32) and Phil Salt (26) got off to individual starts, neither of them could play throughout the 20 overs.

With bowling figures of 3-0-13-3, Labuschagne was the pick of the bowlers for Brisbane Heat.

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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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