The all -terrain of New Zealand, Jimmy Neesham, was involved in a strange incident during a T20 tournament in South Africa on January 25. Neesham eliminated the regulated capture of England Joe Root’s batter, who has been in great way in the tournament so far. The incident occurred in the final delivery of the fifth in the first entries, after Root tried to pull Australia Jason Behrendorff’s pacemakers on the deep square leg. However, Root did not get the desired elevation when Neesham, who was deployed in Midwickt, ran to his right and made fun of the ball.
However, in what, as a rare view, the ball came out his hand after his hand hit his thigh. The incident left Neesham’s teammates and commentators with total disbelief. A video of the incident has been circulating on social networks.
One of the strange moments in Cricket
– Neesham Re created Gibbs Off 1999 … !!! pic.twitter.com/a4kfomqklw
– Johns. (@Criccrazyjohns) January 25, 2025
The commentator Pommie Mbangwa also compared the situation with which she involved the former South Africa batter Herschelle Gibbs during the 1999 ODI World Cup.
“He has made a Herschelle Gibbs,” Mbangwa said in the air.
In 1999, Gibbs dropped Steve Waugh’s capture during a Super Six match between Australia and South Africa in Leeds.
While Gibbs took the capture but celebrated prematurely, he told how he fell.
It turned out to be an expensive mistake when Waugh scored 120 races, helping Australia beat South Africa.
Similarly, after the fall of Neesham, Root broke 78 of 56 balls, hitting with eight and two six.
Meanwhile, Neesham played for the last time for New Zealand in a T20I in April 2024 against Pakistan.
The appearance of players like Rachin Ravindra, Mark Chapman and Michael Bracewell have seen him lose their place in the XI.
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