BEN STOKES led the plaudits after an incredible catch went viral from the Vitality T20 Blast 2024.
The brilliant moment occurred in the clash between Durham and Lancashire on Sunday.
Paul Coughlin was the man who produced the brilliant catch with his follow through.
Lancashire’s batsmen Matthew Hurst was attempting to step down the track but instead got a leading edge on the ball.
The 31-year-old Coughlin initially dived to try and save himself, but he remarkably managed to get his hands around it for an awesome catch.
Durham’s official X account were quick to share footage of the jaw-dropping act.
They captioned the clip with: “OH MY WORD!!!! PAUL COUGHLIN.
“HOW HAVE YOU CAUGHT THAT!!!!”
It did not take long for it to start going viral on social media.
CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS
And it soon caught the eye of England cricket legend Stokes.
The 33-year-old Test captain retweeted the footage and then captioned it: “What the heck…joke that.”
But he was not the only one to be amazed by it as cricket fans also lauded the catch.
One wrote: “My goodness, at first I thought he was getting hit… a catch in a million! Wow!”
Another called the catch “the greatest of all time”.
A fellow fan echoed that, writing: “Greatest catch of all time imo, can’t think of any better.”
A fourth said: “Absolutely phenomenal.”
What the heck… joke that.
Ben Stokes
The praise continued as another fan said: “Good job he caught it.. otherwise would have ended up in hospital.”
A sixth declared: “This has to be the craziest reflex caught and bowled.
“Nothing tops this I believe… Unless there is another that I don’t know about.”
While a seventh added: “One in a thousand catch.”
Test
West Indies
First Test – July 10-14
Second Test – July 18-22
Third Test – July 26-30
Sri Lanka
First Test – August 21-25
Second Test – August 29 – September 2
Third Test – September 6-10
ODI
Australia – September 19, 21, 24, 27, 19
T20
Pakistan – May 22, 25, 28, 30
Australia – September 11, 13, 15
T20 World Cup
Scotland – June 4
Australia – June 8
Oman – June 13
Namibia – June 15
