WATCH: AB de Villiers takes amazing relay catch for Middlesex in T20 Blast opening match

Gurpreet Singh | 19/07/2019
WATCH: AB de Villiers takes amazing relay catch for Middlesex in T20 Blast opening match

Ab de Villiers takes an amazing relay catch for Middlesex to dismiss Essex batsman in the opening match of T20 Blast at Lord’s

During the opening match of the second season of the T20 Blast, the swashbuckling South African legend AB de Villiers took an amazing relay catch for his team Middlesex to dismiss the Essex batsman Lawrence at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground on Thursday.

After winning the toss and electing to field, Middlesex got to a great start claiming three wickets in the opening ten overs itself. To claim the fourth wicket, de Villiers came up with brilliant reflexes to dismiss the incoming batsman Lawrence off a Nathan Sowter ball.

After taking the catch, his body momentum was carrying him beyond the boundary ropes, but he smartly relayed the ball towards the approaching fielder- George Scott to nail an amazing display of athleticism and smart catching.

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Essex has posted a total of 164/6 in their alloted quota of 20 overs. In reply, Middlesex chased down the target with consummate ease with three overs to spare, courtesy as brilliant knock of 88 off 43 deliveries by the Proteas legend. He smashed the Essex bowlers black and blue as he struck a total of five fours and six mammoth sixes in his team’s 7-wicket victory.

de Villiers has been in the news off late for all the wrong  reasons. This all-round performance from the 35-year-old would surely give him a lot of solace and confidence.

WATCH: Ab de Villiers takes an amazing relay catch for Middlesex

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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