2 matches, 3 catches and 3 millionaires! Back to back fans took catches with one hand in SA20 League, won Rs 1.08 crore – watch video

T20 league South Africa: 3 fans have become millionaires in three matches of SA20 League. during such a match catch Happened upon taking. In the match between Joburg Super Kings and Pretoria Capitals on Saturday, two fans won Rs 1.08 crore by catching back to back balls. Earlier, in the match played between MI Cape Town and Durban Super Giants, a fan had won Rs 1 crore by taking a catch with one hand.

In the first match of the double header match played on Saturday, Viaan Mulder hit back to back sixes in the 14th over. Both times the fans caught it with one hand. For this reason, he received a prize of 20 lakh rand (about ₹ 1.08 crore) under the fan-catch scheme of SA20.

DSG creates SA20 history

Cricket fans were treated to a memorable runfest at Newlands on Friday night in the high-scoring opener of the SA20 League. MI Cape Town batsmen Ryan Rickelton Scored a brilliant century, but even his historic innings could not lead the team to victory. Durban Super Giants (DSG) won this thrilling match by 15 runs. A total of 449 runs were scored in the match, in which the rain of fours and sixes thrilled the audience.

Batting first, Durban Super Giants scored a mammoth total of 232/5, which is the highest team score in SA20 history. Earlier this record was in the name of Sunrisers Eastern Cape (204/3), which was made in the Season-2 final on the same ground. A total of 25 sixes and 40 fours were hit in this match, making it one of the most aggressive matches of SA20.

New Zealand pair gave a stormy start

The foundation of DSG’s innings was laid by their All-New Zealand opening pair… Devon Conway and Kane Williamson added 96 runs in just 8.3 overs… Williamson scored 40 runs in 25 balls, but he was dismissed by Tristan Lewis. A brilliant running catch by MI Cape Town captain Rashid Khan was seen in this wicket.

Conway continued his aggressive style and scored 64 runs in 33 balls. After this, Jos Buttler (20 runs, 12 balls) and Heinrich Klaasen (22 runs, 14 balls) maintained the pace. After Conway’s dismissal, Aiden Markram (35 runs, 17 balls) and Evan Jones (33 not out off 14 balls) batted stormily in the death overs to take DSG to the record score.

Ryan Rickelton’s historic innings

Chasing the target of 232 runs, MI Cape Town’s hopes rested entirely on Ryan Rickelton. He played an explosive inning of 113 runs in 65 balls, which included 11 sixes and 5 fours. One of his six, on the fourth ball of the 13th over, was caught with one hand by a spectator sitting in the stands. For this catch, the fan received a reward of 20 lakh rand (about ₹ 1.08 crore) under the fan-catch scheme of SA20.

MI’s dream broken in the last over

MI Cape Town had a shaky start. Rassie van der Dussen and Reeza Hendricks were out early. However, Jason Smith revived hopes by playing a stormy innings of 41 runs in 14 balls, but DSG made a comeback in the death overs. The team came under pressure after losing the wickets of Smith, Nicholas Pooran (15) and Dwayne Pretorius (5). Rickelton was on 85 when Kwena Mafaka’s no-ball gave him life and he completed his second T20 century.

MI needed 22 runs in the last over, but DSG fast bowler Ethan Bosch (4/46) bowled brilliantly under pressure and dismissed Rickelton to seal the match for his team. In this thrilling SA20 match, Durban Super Giants defeated MI Cape Town by 15 runs, while Ryan Rickelton’s century went down in history, even though the victory was not achieved.