What's better than a massive six into the stands? A crowd catch. And what's better than a crowd catch? A member of the crowd catching the ball despite falling over other seats in the stand. The Hundred witnessed a hilarious moment on Monday when one of Liam Livingstone's sixes was caught by a fan in the crowd who managed to cling onto the ball despite tumbling over empty seats.
The moment arrived during the Northern Superchargers-Birmingham Phoenix. The latter were set a target of 144 but courtesy of Liam Livingstone's bombastic 42-ball 90, the Phoenix conquered the target in just 74 balls with eight wickets to spare.
The video of the stunner was posted on Twitter as the clip went viral.
VIDEO | A STUNNING CROWD CATCH THAT INVOLVES FALLING OVER SEATS AND SAVING HIS PHONE
The fan caught the towering six before tumbling over the seats in front of him. As cheers roared out, the gentleman then got back up and pulled out a dance move to acknowledge the applause the crowd. Just as he reached out to his pocket, his phone fell out. But with his reflexes, it wasn't going to be a problem as he saved that as well. He then went back to his seat and downed his drink in one gulp on camera. To top it off, and upon seeing the replay on the big screen, he let out a flying kiss.
{{/usCountry}}The fan caught the towering six before tumbling over the seats in front of him. As cheers roared out, the gentleman then got back up and pulled out a dance move to acknowledge the applause the crowd. Just as he reached out to his pocket, his phone fell out. But with his reflexes, it wasn't going to be a problem as he saved that as well. He then went back to his seat and downed his drink in one gulp on camera. To top it off, and upon seeing the replay on the big screen, he let out a flying kiss.
{{/usCountry}}Batting first, the Superchargers posted 143/8 in their quota of 100 deliveries. Openers Chris Lynn (34) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore put on 95 in the first 54 balls. Eventually, the latter was dismissed for 71. No other batter managed to make an impact, with being J Simpson the only batsman to cross the 10-run mark for his 11.
In response, the Phoenix steamrolled their opposition. Apart from Livingstone's unbeaten 92, opener Finn Allen smashed 42 off 26 balls.