Watch: Spencer Johnson takes a stunning diving catch to get rid of Laurie Evans in The Hundred 2024
Published - 09 Aug 2024, 11:39 AM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 07:31 AM
Australia fast bowler Spencer Johnson showcased his fielding skills during the match between the Oval Invincibles and the Southern Brave in the Men's Hundred 2024 season. Spencer Johnson took a spectacular catch to dismiss Southern Brave batter Laurie Evans in the 22nd match of the ongoing tournament.
The Oval Invincibles secured a six-wicket victory over the Southern Brave at the Kennington Oval in London on Thursday, August 8. The Sam Bulling-led team moved to the top of the points table with 10 points from six matches. The Southern Brave is in second place with eight points from six group-stage matches.
Watch - Spencer Johnson Takes Stunning Catch
The Southern Brave lost three wickets for just 26 runs off 39 balls while batting first. The visitors also failed to score quickly against spinners Adam Zampa and Will Jacks. Laurie Evans tried to accelerate the innings by attacking Zampa. Evans attempted a sweep shot off Zampa but ended up top-edging the ball.
Spencer Johnson made a spectacular diving catch to dismiss Evans, who scored just four runs off five balls. The Southern Brave lost their fourth wicket for 31 runs on the board. Captain James Vince and the lower middle-order batters helped the Brave reach a total of 118 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 100 balls.
The tournament's official handle shared the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, "How about this catch from Spencer Johnson?"
How about this catch from Spencer Johnson?! #TheHundred | #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/oouypfDdar
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 8, 2024
"CaaaAAAATCH!" 😬🤞
— The Hundred (@thehundred) August 8, 2024
Sam Billings, heard on stump mic, will be happy with Spencer Johnson! 😅#TheHundred | #RoadToTheEliminator pic.twitter.com/9ium1eLcGV
Spencer Johnson has been economical in the tournament despite not taking many wickets. The left-arm pacer gave away just 17 runs from 20 balls and conceded just two boundaries during the recent match in the Hundred 2024 season. Overall. Johnson has claimed two wickets in five matches this season.
The Oval Invincibles started with a cautious approach during the run chase, scoring 43 runs in the first half of their innings. However, Jordan Cox (unbeaten 46 runs off 29 balls) and Sam Curran (35 off 18) added 58 runs off 28 balls for the third wicket. The team successfully chased the target with 15 balls remaining.
Will Give A Lot Of Confidence - Sam Billings
Oval Invincibles captain Sam Billings stated that the victory boosted confidence after facing struggles in the last two matches. Billings noted that Sam Curran played brilliantly and targeted the shorter side, especially against Akeal Hosein.
"Jordan Cox needed a bit of form coming back from injury. He’ll take a lot of confidence scoring against some high quality bowlers.
(On Sam Curran) He’s playing with great clarity at the moment. He’s playing brilliantly with that short side, we wanted to keep the left hand, right hand combination. We knew they would have to bowl Akeal Hosein at some point, and we were ready for it.
Huge plus to see these quality performances again. They are a quality bowling side, so this performance will be key for us. These last two games where we didn't have everything go our way but we managed to get over the line will give us a lot of confidence."
