New Zeeland’s opener Will Young Pulled off a stunner during 4th Day’s of play of the second test between New Zealand and South Africa at the Hagley Oval, In the 79th over of South Africa’s second Innings all-rounder Marco Jansen clipped a ball off his pad and the ball was set to go to the boundary but Will Young has other ideas he was the only fielder stationed in that leg side region, came running around and caught the ball by stretching his right hand over the boundary line and luckily ball landed in his big hands, despite the tumble he held on to that catch and leaving everyone amazed including the spectators and commentators.
Former New Zealand player Craig McMillan twitted on the catch “That is sensational work. It just hung there. He has plucked that out of nowhere, Hard to beat that Will Young catch in 2022”
This catch was the same as Binura Fernando took the catch of Sanju Samson in the second T20I between India and Sri Lanka at the Dharamsala, but the difference was Young’s catch was a pressure catch the boundary line this is why it is being rated much higher.
Will Young with one of the greatest catches ever in Test cricket!!! Watch live Day 4 coverage on @sparknzsport now!!! #NZvSA pic.twitter.com/7hCbraWkX1
— The ACC (@TheACCnz) February 28, 2022
As far as the game is concerned, despite facing a huge loss in the first match South Africa fought back in the second game to gain the upper hand in the second match of the two-match test series thanks to maiden centuries from the opener Sarel Erwee and Wicket keeper Kyle Veryyene, and fifer from Kagiso Rabada.
After declaring their second innings on 354/9, setting a target of 426 for the Blackcaps, However New Zealand was reduced to 94/4 with Devon Conway remaining unbeaten on 60 and Tom Blundell on 1, for the proteas Rabada and Maharaj picked 2 wickets each to send New Zealand on the back foot on Day4. New Zealand still needs 332 runs to win the series and beat South Africa for the first time in a test match series while South Africa needs just 6 wickets to avoid the same.
