Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers locked horns at the Bellerive Oval on Tuesday to try and earn a direct spot in the final while the loser would be resigned to playing another qualifying game against the loser of the Knockout between Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Stars. The hosts got off to a rapid start upon being asked to bat as the destructive Mitchell Owen smashed 36 runs in just 15 deliveries, ramming three boundaries and three maximums in the process. However, even after the opener departed, things barely got any better on paper for the visitors with the castly experienced and explosive Matthew Wade walking in, hoping to capitalize on a relatively flat surface. Even though the wicket-keeper batter failed in his mission, he can breathe easy knowing it was only a freak of nature that caused his dismissal.
Wade, having faced six deliveries for four runs up until the point, decided to go after debutant Mitchell Perry as soon as he got on strike in the seventh over. The quick made the prospect even more tempting by dishing one wide and back of a length, allowing his counterpart to free the arms and hammer the ball into the gap. However, Edwards at backward point had other plans. The 194cm beast shuffled a couple of steps before launching himself at full stretch to his right, one arm extended over the head. Somehow, the Kookaburra stuck in Edwards’ palm and stayed there even after his young counterpart landed, disbelief writ large all over his face amidst players running towards him and swarming at the first instance.
Twitterati was quick to call the catch ‘Rhode-esque catch’ while asking the spectacular grab to be placed in the Hall of Fame for its sheer beauty and agility.
Incredible catch!
Stunner!
Catch of the Season….
— جويرية ✨ (@jnking282) January 21, 2025
Spectacular catch, Wade out!
— JulesL (@JulesL_art) January 21, 2025
They’re moving way too slow, man.
Hobart hurricane 43 runs in 3 overs 😀 60 runs in 6 overs 😀
and 97 runs in 13 overs 🤣😂 Jewell & Mcdermott sucked the momentum out of inning #BBL14— Ykush_Tyagiᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ (@Ykush_Tyagi) January 21, 2025
Slowly Right?
This has been very average. #BBL14
— Eleanor 🖤 (@Eleanor1998_) January 21, 2025
McDermott needs to run Jewel out #bbl14
— 🐀💧🔥 Glenn Gibson (@sszinglehead) January 21, 2025
That’s hilarious!
Do you think this is a T20 match?
Hard to get wickets.
Hard to get runs.
Doesn’t make for an interesting Twenty20
#BBL14— Uncommon Tweeter 🦢🦢🦢 (@cignicigni) January 21, 2025
I think they forget about It!
Do the Hurricanes know they are allowed to hit the ball in the air? #BBL14
— d a v i d (@TheEducatedEel) January 21, 2025
They scoring too Slow!
