[WATCH] Phil Salt pulls off a stunner to dismiss Max Holden of Trent Rockets in The Hundred
The Manchester Originals skipper lifted his side with an acrobatic display of fielding effort against the Trent Rockets on Tuesday.
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A disappointing outing for the Manchester Originals ended on a rather bright note when Phil Salt stole the show with his extraordinary brilliance in the field. During the second innings, the Trent Rockets were hardly fazed as they were only tasked with chasing down a meager target of 99 in less than a run-a-ball. But Salt gave the Originals something to cheer about during the 48th ball of the run chase.
Josh Tongue ran in to deliver a fairly pitched-up delivery outside off. The concerned batter at the other end was Trent Rockets' Max Holden. He attempted an uppish drive in a bid to clear the infield. But much to his despair, Salt, who was standing at midoff, left Holden stunned with a breathtaking one-handed catch.
Salt had to cover some good ground to his right. As the ball seemed to curl through the air, the T20 batting icon made a timely jump and flew to his right to stick his right hand out for the catch. Unbelievable as it may sound, the ball settled straight into his right hand, and upon impact with the ground, Salt did spectacularly well to retain control of the ball by making sure that his hands remained underneath.
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Watch the catch:
Salt's mind-boggling effort on the field helped him earn some quick praise from the on-air commentator Simon O'Doull, who was present at the time when the spectacular catch was taken. Subsequently, his teammates also went to him and surrounded him in joy to celebrate the momentous occasion. But sadly, his out-of-the-world catch wasn't going to be enough to deter the Trent Rockets. Despite losing Holden at a critical time of the run chase, the Rockets remained firmly in control of the match.
His dismissal brought Tom Moores to the crease. He joined hands with Rehan Ahmed, and the duo managed to muster a handy unbeaten 40-run partnership to take Trent Rockets over the line by seven wickets and 26 balls to spare. David Willey was the standout bowler for Trent Rockets from the first innings and was awarded the Player of the Match (POTM) for bagging impressive figures of 3-11.
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