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New Delhi: There is an old saying in cricket - catch the catch, catch the match. New Zealand's star all-rounder Mitchell Santner proved it right in The Hundred 2024 being held in England. Santner, playing for Northern Superchargers, took a brilliant catch of London Spirit opener Michael Pepper.
In the 29th match of the tournament, Reece Topley bowled the 11th ball, on which right-handed batsman Pepper played a shot over mid-on. Mitchell Santner, who was at mid-on, ran backwards and took a brilliant catch by diving. Everyone was stunned to see this catch. People are considering Santner's catch as the catch of the season.
The video of Santner's catch went viral on social media. Santner took a brilliant catch and his team Northern Superchargers won by 21 runs on the basis of Duckworth Lewis method.
Economical bowling by Santner
Mitchell Santner also bowled very economically in this match. He bowled 15 balls, out of which six were dot balls and conceded 14 runs. The most successful bowler for Northern Superchargers was leg spinner Adil Rashid. Rashid took three wickets for 16 runs in 20 balls. Reece Topley and Matthew Potts got two wickets each.
Let us tell you that London Spirit batted first in the match and scored 111 runs in 100 balls for the loss of 8 wickets. Keaton Jennings (30), Ravi Bopara (31) and Liam Dawson (27*) played excellent innings. In reply, Northern Superchargers scored 64 runs in 44 balls for the loss of one wicket. According to DLS, Northern needed to score 44 runs in 44 balls. But it was ahead of its target. Further play could not take place due to rain.
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