A South African cricket competition put up a wild challenge: fans who catch a six (a home run in baseball terms) cleanly with their bare hands win a share of two million Rand. The video breaks down some of the most memorable attempts and catches. One early highlight shows two strangers bobbling a catch between them before it hits the ground. Another sees a fan take a ball to the eye, leaving him bloodied, possibly saved from worse by his glasses.
One guy in the front-row wheelchair section almost pulls it off solo but can’t clinch the catch. Another steals the show by hanging off a safety net like Spider-Man, trying to make a one-handed grab before swinging back into the stands. He misses, but his acrobatic attempt gets cheers and high-fives. The most painful miss came on a game-winning six. A fan had the ball in both hands but let it slip, collapsing in heartbreak while the kids around him groaned in disbelief.
On the winning side, several fans stood out. One caught a ball cleanly right in the middle of a packed crowd and decided to use the money to help his mom buy a car. Another, drinking a beer and sitting calmly, barely moved when the ball came his way. He made the grab one-handed without spilling a drop. One catch late in the season sparked a full-blown party in the stands, with beer flying and everyone reaching to pat the guy’s head. He’d missed an earlier chance in the same game but made good the second time. The reaction was pure chaos—in a good way. Everyone wanted a piece of the celebration, swarming him with photos and cheers.