Brisbane Heat fielder confuses everyone with bizarre catch, a breakdown
What Happened
In a bizarre play during a cricket match between the Brisbane Heat and an opposing team, Brisbane Heat fielder Tom Banton makes a confusing but ultimately legal catch. The play unfolds in the late stages of the match, with the outcome still in the balance. Banton, positioned near the boundary line, leaps into the air to field a lofted shot from the batting team. As he nears the boundary, Banton realizes he will fall outside the playing area. Rather than let the ball go for an automatic 4 or 6 runs, Banton ingeniously bats the ball up in the air, regains his footing inside the boundary, and completes the catch. The opposing team immediately protests, unsure if the catch should be allowed. Banton's teammates, however, confidently declare that the play is legal, having seen a similar maneuver executed by their teammate Matthew Renshaw in a previous match. The umpires consult the rules and determine that Banton's actions are indeed permitted, as long as his initial contact with the ball occurred within the boundary before he stepped outside. According to the official cricket laws, "a fielder who is not in contact with the ground is considered to be grounded beyond the boundary if his final contact with the ground before his first contact with the ball... was not entirely within the boundary." In this case, Banton's first touch of the ball was inside the boundary, and his feet only stepped outside after the initial contact, allowing him to complete the catch. The opposing team's captain is visibly frustrated, arguing that the rule is confusing and should be changed. However, the umpires and the International Cricket Council (ICC) later confirm that the decision to award the catch to Banton was correct, much to the delight of the Brisbane Heat players and fans. Banton, who has pulled off this type of play before, celebrates the unique catch with his teammates, recognizing the skill and quick thinking required to execute such an unorthodox maneuver. The match continues, with the Brisbane Heat maintaining their advantage thanks to Banton's acrobatic play.
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it throws it up in the air hot potato to
himself back into the play catches it
puts his arms up like what do you got
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below do you think that should count as
a catch or do you think it should not
count as a catch
before you know the rule what do you
just naturally think
now I'll show you what's going on the
wraps are going to get together I'm
still gonna be like and the other team
is like no no no no no and they're like
hold up hold up we're going to talk
about it we're going to talk about okay
hey man what do you got do you remember
the rule should we no let's just ask
above yeah why don't you just call them
up and say like can you guys read the
rule book and tell us what what that is
so they go up top meanwhile the player
who caught it he knows it's a catch his
teammates are like hey do you think
that's gonna count he's like yes that's
what Renshaw did yeah he knows he's seen
it before because Renshaw had that one
Rennie had one and you're like wait
who's Renshaw well back in 2020 his
teammate on the Brisbane heat did a very
similar thing caught the ball but was
going to stumble threw it up and then
batted it to his teammate who finished
the catch he's like what up yo did that
and this guy remembers it clearly look
up in the air out of bounds jumps up
feet off the ground bats it to his guy
his teammate catches it good backup by
Banton his name was so this is the same
team same league and it happened so this
guy nesser is how you pronounce it he
knows it's a catch he knew exactly what
he was doing he was all over it so watch
throws it up in the air and this fan
he's like oh dude you blew it but he
knows he didn't blow it throws it back
up jumps back inbounds and completes the
catch says oh would you look at me you
like that now the rule says
a fielder who is not in contact with the
ground is considered to be grounded
beyond the boundary if his final contact
with the ground before his first contact
with the ball after it has been
delivered by the bowler was not entirely
within the boundary now there's no way
in the world any human would ever be
able to read that and say I get what
they're saying because it's in legal
speak and it makes no [ __ ] sense now
thankfully
they clarified it it's important to note
that as long as the Fielder's first
touch of the ball is inside the boundary
line which we have that's his first
touch right there and his feet are
inside the boundary line they are
allowed to finish the catch however they
like provided their feet are not
grounded with the ball over the boundary
so one difference is the way I know the
word as like grounded out of bounds
versus the way they use it in cricket to
be grounded doesn't mean your feet are
on the ground it means your feet are on
the ground and also touching the ball so
he throws it up before his foot touches
the ground and then he's got to touch
this one and his feet can't touch it his
feet can't touch the ground and the ball
at the same time
so Watch What Happens here it's
literally one frame
his foot's on the ground no ball foots
on the ground no ball foots on the
ground no ball but the ball is right
above his hands and now the next frame
when the ball is in his hands his foot
has come off the ground so technically
he's not grounded basically he just
doesn't exist it's like a blip in the
system and then by the time his foot
touches the ground again the ball is out
of his hands
now he's back in grounded it's a really
odd rule I don't think I like it I think
I'd rather it be that at this point
instead of throwing it up to himself he
knows his momentum is taking him out of
bounds he's just gotta Chuck that
backwards up in the air to his teammate
now for those that don't understand
Cricket that would still save the
automatic six points or the automatic
four points if the ball goes outside the
boundary that's four points if the ball
goes outside the boundary or hits the
boundary at six points if it goes and I
should say runs not points it's six if
it goes over the boundary on the fly so
if he has to just Chuck this backwards
and a teammate can catch it to complete
it and that's the out
I like that but I don't dislike this
it's still fun it still makes for
acrobatic plays but it he's so far out
of bounds it does seem kind of easy and
can a guy just do this forever like
could he have done this twice three
times because I think that would be wild
to see but again I don't know if that's
good or bad doesn't seem like a catch to
me but they ruled it out and the ICC
came out and said nope that's the
correct call it's out and he gets to
celebrate so what do you think now that
you know the rule do you think they
should change the rule do you think he
shouldn't be allowed to do it or is it
fun
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