Star Australia cricketer Marnus Labuschagne took a stunning one-handed catch during South group clash between Glamorgan and Gloucestershire in the Vitality Blast on Thursday, June 20 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. Representing Glamorgan in the match, Labuschagne got dismissed cheaply scoring just 18 (15) in the first innings. However, he made amends in the field with his sensational one-handed take at long off.
In the second innings of the game, Gloucestershire’s Ben Charlesworth hit a flighted delivery from wrist spinner Mason Crane which looked to be going towards the boundary at long on. However, Labuschagne, who was stationed at widish long on, ran to his right and put a full length dive to complete jaw-dropping catch. His mind-boggling fielding effort even left the commentators stunned who couldn’t control their excitement on air.
Watch Labuschagne’s catch here:
Coming back to the match, Glamorgan captain Kiran Carlson won the toss and elected to bat first. However, he failed to vindicate his decision and got dismissed cheaply for 4 (5) giving his wicket to Josh Shaw. Carlson’s wicket brought Labuschagne to the crease who added 37 runs for the second wicket off 26 balls with Sam Northeast.
However, the duo failed to take their partnership ahead with Matt Taylor accounting for Labuschagne in the fifth over for 18 (15). Colin Ingram walked in at number four and occupied the crease alongside Northeast (46* off 42) adding 34 runs for the third wicket.
Jack Taylor plays a captain’s knock in second innings
However, Taylor continued to chip in with the wickets dismissing Ingram (24 off 25) and Chris Cooke off consecutive deliveries. Some lower order contributions from Dan Douthwaite (21 off 17) and Timm van der Gugten (17 off 11) took Glamorgan to 140/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
In the second innings, Gloucestershire were left reeling at 45/5 after 9.1 overs. However, captain Jack Taylor played a heroic innings of 70 (48) to bring his team on the verge of a win. He was involved in a unfortunate run out on the fourth delivery of the last over with his team still seven runs away from a win. Josh Shaw (8* off 2) emerged as the hero for his team who managed to hit a six when five runs were required to win off the last ball and sealed a thrilling two-wicket win for Gloucestershire.
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