T20 WC: Leaped like a leopard and caught the ball, Zimbabwe player caught the catch of the tournament on the third day itself

Summary

Great catch by Brian Bennett In its first match of the T20 World Cup 2026, Zimbabwe registered a resounding victory against Oman, but the biggest headline of this match was grabbed by a surprising catch by Brian Bennett. The catch taken by Bennett of Nadeem Khan in this match played at the Sinhalese Sports Club…

T20 WC: Leaped like a leopard and caught the ball, Zimbabwe player caught the catch of the tournament on the third day itself

Great catch by Brian Bennett
In its first match of the T20 World Cup 2026, Zimbabwe registered a resounding victory against Oman, but the biggest headline of this match was grabbed by a surprising catch by Brian Bennett. The catch taken by Bennett of Nadeem Khan in this match played at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo is currently being considered as the biggest contender for ‘Catch of the Tournament’. His incredible effort near the boundary left the spectators and fellow players waiting with bated breath.

Great catch by Brian Bennett

This incident happened in the 20th over of Oman’s innings, when Nadeem Khan was trying to play a big shot on a slower ball from Zimbabwean fast bowler Brad Evans. The shot was not timed properly and it seemed that the ball would fall into a safe area. Then, while running from deep mid-wicket, Brian Bennett took a long jump in the air at the last moment and surprised everyone by catching the ball before it fell on the ground.

Zimbabwe achieved a big victory

Talking about the results of the match, Zimbabwe maintained its strong hold in this match. Batting first, Oman’s team struggled against Zimbabwe’s strong bowling and could score only 103 runs after losing all the wickets in 19.5 overs. In reply, Zimbabwe achieved this target easily. Zimbabwe made a successful start to their campaign in the tournament by registering a one-sided win by 8 wickets losing only 2 wickets in 13.3 overs.

In this match, Blessing Muzarabani was chosen man of the match, who gave 16 runs by giving 1 maiden in 4 overs and took 3 wickets. Whereas Richard Nagarava took 3 wickets for 17 runs in 4 overs.

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