In this age of super fit fielders and many-many cricket leagues, fans get to see stunning catches every week. However, Jason Roy's catch during the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2019 has got some people asking- Is this the best catch ever?
Jason Roy took an absolute blinder of a catch at the mid-wicket boundary for Sylhet Sixers against Chittagong Vikings in match 40 of the BPL 2019. On the fourth ball of the eighth over of the Vikings' innings, Roy latched on to the ball that was initially traveling like a rocket.
Alok Kapali had bowled a very loose half-tracker to the well-set Yasir Ali. It was looking like Ali had sent it over the ropes when Jason Roy happened. He tracked the ball till the very end and back-peddled but still never looked like getting there. In the end, however, he leapt at the right time and in full stretch took the catch with one hand.
Here's a video of Jason Roy's catch:
Got to share this catch by Jason Roy pic.twitter.com/XlPMWqgPJI
— Rob Esteva (@robesteva) February 1, 2019
We know you can't get enough of it so there is another angle of the catch:
What a stunning catch by Jason Roy. #BPL2019 pic.twitter.com/2Gp9JjNJUW
— KM.... (@MKamiv) February 1, 2019
The catch got everybody talking on social media. Fans on twitter shared the video prasing the superlative effort. Some people even called it probably the best catch ever.
Just Jason Roy pulling off the greatest catch ever, probably (via @robesteva) pic.twitter.com/PjLiohKADL
— Amol Rajan (@amolrajan) February 1, 2019
Unbelievable catch by Jason Roy..#BPL2019
— Msdian (@GPremkumar77) February 1, 2019
A ridiculous catch from @JasonRoy20.pic.twitter.com/I2gtHepXqo
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) February 1, 2019
My word - what a catch!! Take a bow Jason Roy. Some cracking angles out there if you search twitter https://t.co/70QckovIcr
— Stuart Gardner (@StueyGardner) February 1, 2019
Sylhet Sixers beat Chittagong Vikings by 29 runs in the match.