Watch: Los Angeles Knight Riders player Derone Davis takes jaw-dropping catch in MLC 2024 to leave everyone stunned

A stunning moment was witnessed in the second match of Major League Cricket (MLC) 2024 between Los Angeles Knight Riders and Texas Super Kings played at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas. It happened during the second innings of the match when Texas Super Kings were chasing a target of 163 runs.

LAKR fast bowler Ali Khan was bowling in the 14th over of the innings while Joshua Tromp was batting in his debut MLC match.

On 5th delivery, Ali Khan dug in a short ball outside off, which Tromp tried to cut away over the point fielder. But the ball went fine to the deep third man. Derone Davis was stationed at third man and moved quickly to his left towards the ball.

He dived and tried to take it reverse-cupped on the first attempt in front of his face. But the ball popped out of his hands for a moment. As Davis lands, he manages to catch the ball on the second attempt with his right hand.

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Watch: Derone Davis takes a screamer in Major League Cricket 2024

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Derone Davis showed fantastic athleticism for the catch and was mobbed by his teammates after the catch. The wicket proved vital at that point as Texas Super Kings were looking on course to the target.

Texas Super Kings lose wickets in clusters

But after this wicket, Texas Super Kings lost four more wickets for the next 17 runs and lost the plot. Calvin Savage and Naveen-ul-Haq had a good partnership for the ninth wicket but Super Kings fell short by 12 runs.

Ali Khan was the pick of LA Knight Riders' bowlers with 4-33 in four overs. Tall left-arm fast bowler Spencer Johnson bowled excellently for 2-18 in 4 overs. On the other hand, Devon Conway top-scored for Texas Super Kings with 53 off 39 balls. But his wicket became the turning point of the match as the Super Kings lost wickets in clusters.

Earlier, the Texas Super Kings won the toss and put LA Knight Riders to bat first. Knight Riders lost Jason Roy and Sunil Narine cheaply and were in some trouble. But Unmukt Chand played a brilliant innings and steadied the ship while batting at No. 3. Chand scored a magnificent 68 off 45 balls on a tricky pitch, which included 6 fours and 3 sixes.

Nitish Kumar and Shakib Al Hasan also played valiant cameos as Knight Riders reached a competitive 162-7 in 20 overs. For Texas Super Kings, Zia-ul-Haq, Aaron Hardie, and Marcus Stoinis picked up 2 wickets apiece while Gerald Coetzee returned figures of 1-28 in four overs.

This was the first match for both these teams in the MLC 2024. The win marks a great start for Los Angeles Knight Riders to this year's campaign after they finished last in the points table in MLC 2023 with just one win from five matches.