“Unreal catch”: Devon Conway’s airborne catch to dismiss Mohammad Hafeez impresses Harbhajan Singh

Dixit Bhargav | 26/10/2021
"Unreal catch": Devon Conway's airborne catch to dismiss Mohammad Hafeez impresses Harbhajan Singh

Devon Conway’s airborne catch: The batter from New Zealand contributed significantly on the field at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

During the 19th match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2021 between Pakistan and New Zealand in Sharjah, New Zealand batter Devon Conway grabbed a first-rate catch to dismiss veteran Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez.

It all happened on the last delivery of the 11th over when Hafeez aimed at clearing long-off after playing an aerial shot off New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner. Stepping out against the left-arm spinner, Hafeez hit the ball towards Conway’s left.

In what was unequivocally a difficult catch, Conway made it look a lot of easier than it originally was. Conway, who covered quite some distance towards his left, eventually dived to grab an excellent catch whilst being airborne.

Conway’s second to none fielding effort at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium further brought his team into the match but it wasn’t enough as Pakistan sealed a 135-run chase with five wickets in hand and eight balls to spare.

Accompanied by veteran batter Shoaib Malik (26 not out), Asif Ali scoring 27* (12) with the help of a four and three sixes confirmed a second consecutive victory for Pakistan despite them being reduced to 87/5.

After captain Babar Azam (9) won the toss and chose to field, his bowlers, primarily Haris Rauf, justified his decision by reducing the opposition to 134/8 in 20 overs. Having dismissed the likes of Martin Guptill (11), Conway (27), Glenn Phillips (13) and Mitchell Santner (6), Rauf was declared the ‘Man of the Match’ tonight for his bowling figures of 4-0-22-4.

Devon Conway’s airborne catch to dismiss Mohammad Hafeez

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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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