On Wednesday 17 August, during the Royal One Day Cup match between Surrey and Somerset at London’s Kennington Oval, the latter’s fielder Matt Renshaw made a surprising catch to throw Ryan Patel over Kasey Aldridge.
This was the 6th time Aldridge bowled over the wicket to Patel. Aldridge delivered a shorter body line and Patel tried to defend him but gained an outside advantage. Renshaw dived to his left after the slides and caught a spectacular catch.
Watch Renshaw’s capture below:
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Somerset vs Surrey
Somerset won the toss and chose to bowl first. It was a game that both sides almost had to win in order to stay competitive. Surrey scored 302/9 while Somerset was able to score 68/3 before rain stopped the game and Surrey won by 43 runs (D/L method).
After Patel’s goal, the whole team celebrated knowing the importance of his goal because Patel was in excellent form in the tournament. For Surrey, he has recorded two half centuries and a century so far.
Renshaw is also in good shape, with a century and a half-century slated for 240 runs. The 26-year-old Australian is leading Somerset.
He played in 11 Tests for Australia and scored 636 runs in the format, including a century and three half-centuries.
Several top players play in the Royal London Cup. Recently, Cheteshwar Pujara, playing for Sussex, scored 79 balls 107 against Warwickshire. He then fired another 174-round centurion shot over 131 balls against Surrey.
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