Best Catches in Cricket World Cup 2019: Here's a Look at Stunning Catches Taken During CWC19, Watch Video
From Ben Stokes plucking the ball out of thin air in the opening game of CW 2019 to MS Dhoni diving full-length or James Neesham leaving Dinesh Karthik perplexed with a brilliant low catch, this World Cup played hosts to many memorable catches. Cricket World Cup 2019 revisited some of those memories.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 drew to an end with England lifting their maiden World Cup title after beating New Zealand in the thrilling final. This edition of the World Cup saw some terrific catches many of which could go down as some of the best catches in cricket’s history. From Ben Stokes plucking the ball out of thin air in the opening game of CW 2019 to MS Dhoni diving full-length or James Neesham leaving Dinesh Karthik perplexed with a brilliant low catch, this World Cup played hosts to many memorable catches. Cricket World Cup 2019 revisited the memories and presented a glimpse of those catches in a short video clip, once again reminding the fans why this World Cup was one of the best ever played. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Final Was Both Best & Worst Day of My Life, Says Martin Guptill.
In a three-minute video clip shared on its official twitter handle, Cricket World Cup 2019 showed as many as 25 spectacular catches taken in CWC 2019, including two one-handed catches by the fans. The video starts with Stokes’ marvellous take with his wrong hand in the opening Cricket World Cup 2019 game between England and South Africa and ends with Quinton de Kock’s one-handed flier against Australia in the final league phase game of CWC19. Jofra Archer, England’s World Cup Hero, Bumps and Grinds On Mysterious Twerking Woman at Paint Festival in Barbados.
Watch Most Breathtaking Catches From CWC 2019
Fabian Allen, de Kock and Jimmy Neesham are the two players that appear twice in the video. Neesham took two fabulous one-handed low catches in this edition of the World Cup. The first was a return catch to dismiss Glenn Maxwell off his own bowling before removing Karthik with a similar take in India vs New Zealand semi-final game. De Kock, on the other, leapt in the air to catch Indian skipper Virat Kohli in their group game before producing two more fabulous catches against Australia.
Indian and Pakistan wicket-keepers Dhoni and Sarfaraz Ahmed also appear in the video, as does Steve Smith, whose one-handed stunner to catch Tom Latham will go down as some of the best catches. England has the highest representation in the video with Chris Woakes appearing twice for his two brilliant catches, while Jos Buttler and Stokes appear once each.
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