Watch: India’s Harleen Deol grabbed a fantastic catch on the boundary during the first England Women v India Women T20I on July 10, acrobatically pushing the ball in mid-air before completing a diving catch.
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Deol, stationed at wide long-off, was called into action when Amy Jones lofted a full delivery from Shikha Pandey over covers. Positioned right on the ropes, she first stretched full length to grab the ball overhead, but the momentum carried her past the boundary line. Right before she hopped to the other side, she flicked the ball in the air, took a step outside the boundary, and then turned around to dive back and complete the effort.
His ecstatic teammates were around her in no time, with the reserve players and support staff, too, running in to congratulate her. Not long after, clips of the effort went viral on social media.
Former and current players including Sachin Tendulkar and Lisa Sthalekar reshared the video on social media, praising Deol for her agility.
That was a brilliant catch @imharleenDeol. Definitely the catch of the year for me!pic.twitter.com/pDUcVeOVN8
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 10, 2021
OMG 😱 🤯🤯@imharleenDeol take a bow!! Calling it now the best we will see this series!! pic.twitter.com/O4Dwm4OYlU
— Lisa Sthalekar (@sthalekar93) July 9, 2021
Let me try again! @imharleenDeol takes one of the catches of the summer to get rid of Jones. More than worthy of a trend! #ENGvIND https://t.co/bnWN7iU58Q
— Mel Jones (@meljones_33) July 9, 2021
England Women posted 177-7 in the rain-affected game, with India Women failing to chase a revised target of 73 in 8.4 overs, losing by 18 runs via the DLS method.
Watch Harleen Deol’s sensational grab here:
A fantastic piece of fielding 👏
We finish our innings on 177/7
Scorecard & Videos: https://t.co/oG3JwmemFp#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/62hFjTsULJ
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 9, 2021
