Mitchell Santner catches Michael Pepper during The Hundred at Headingley, Leeds, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
NEW DELHI: The age-old adage of catches winning matches has lived the test of time. There have been numerous examples of fielders taking a stunning catch either to turn the match on its head or simply to change the course of the game.
The match between
Northern Superchargers
and
London Spirit
in
The Hundred
at
Headingley
,
Leeds
witnessed a similar catch on Tuesday.
Put into bat by Northern Superchargers, London Spirit’s innings was opened by
Michael Pepper
and
Keaton Jennings
.
Pepper lofted the 11th ball of the innings by
Reece Topley
over mid-on from where
Mitchell Santner
gave the chase.
Keeping his eyes on the ball that was swirling in the air over his head,
Santner
charged back from mid-on and completed a fantastic catch with a dive at deep mid-on to dismiss Pepper for 3.
The official X handle of The Hundred shared a video of the catch on their official X handle:
London Spirit scored 111/8 in their 100 balls as Northern Superchargers went on to win the match by 21 runs (DLS Method).