In the opening match of the Twenty20 International between India and England Women, the Indian team lost the match.
But Harleen Deol’s spectacular catch won everyone over.
Yes, a video of Harleen Deol diving in the air to stop a possible boundary and catch the ball surfaced on social media, shared by the Twitter account of England Cricket:
A fantastic piece of fielding 👏
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 9, 2021
We finish our innings on 177/7
Scorecard & Videos: https://t.co/oG3JwmemFp#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/62hFjTsULJ
And soon went viral. From Anand Mahindra to VVS Laxman, people are hailing it as one of the best catches in cricket history:
Nope. Not possible. Couldn’t have happened. Must be some special effects trick. What? It was real? Ok, move over Gal Gadot; the real WonderWoman is here… pic.twitter.com/Cr9STZrVnW
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 10, 2021
Beaut @imharleenDeol #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ka2kRJgkNC
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) July 9, 2021
“Just Amazing”…one of the best catches in Indian Cricket…!!
— Riju Dutta । ঋজু দত্ত (@DrRijuDutta_TMC) July 10, 2021
A daughter has made India proud..take a bow @imharleenDeol 👏👏#HarleenDeol pic.twitter.com/2xVgbXemRS
As good a catch one will ever see on a cricket field, from Harleen Deol. Absolutely top class. https://t.co/CKmB3uZ7OH
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 10, 2021
Better than any fielding I have seen. Would rate it better than Jadeja’s catch of Neil Wagner, would rate it better than Ben Stokes catch of I don’t remember who, would rate it better than what Samson did on the boundary, would rate it better than Mayank’s save against Pollard.
— Ricky talks cricket (@CricRicky) July 9, 2021
We may stumble but we will never fall ❤️ #HarleenDeol https://t.co/1DspEmK3Pk
— barkha dutt (@BDUTT) July 10, 2021
#HarleenDeol – You are THE woman. This is the #CatchOfTheDecade 🤩
— #TutejaTalks (@Tutejajoginder) July 10, 2021
pic.twitter.com/tOrTBh9c9L
#HarleenDeol What a catch!!! not the first time a deol has crossed the border and returned successfully #ENGWvINDW
— Vishal Pandey (@VishalP45963268) July 10, 2021
Incredible catch by @imharleenDeol
— Renuukaa Sinngh (@renukasinghbjp) July 10, 2021
Thanks for the inspiration.
#HarleenDeol#WomenInSports 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/E33Mpdy1zY
10/10…Stunning catch !!!#HarleenDeol https://t.co/jS4I3JEfV5
— Meeraj Khalid, IPS (@MeerajKhalid) July 10, 2021
What an amazing catch. More power to @imharleenDeol #HarleenDeol pic.twitter.com/RrLO9B22KE
— Pankaj Karwasara (@PankajBarmer) July 10, 2021
Epic ! What an amazing catch by #HarleenDeol 🙏🏻😁#WomanPower 💪🏻 pic.twitter.com/WJ7tWtsmue
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar 🇮🇳 (@rajeev_mp) July 10, 2021
#HarleenDeol That’s a beauty
— Feku PhD in Entire Political Science,PhD in EEWD🤪 (@OManojKumar) July 10, 2021
Johnty Rhodes would be proud off
Absolute Stunning Catch
The athleticism, agility & presence of mind Congratulations 👏👏👏
Take a Bow 🙇♂️ @imharleenDeol
Oh no way no no way you cannot do that Harleen Deol that is remarkable! This one of the greatest catches of all time,you cannot do that.
— Devanshu Maheshwari (@sportingphile) July 9, 2021
Harleen Deol Take A Bow.#ENGWvINDW #HarleenDeol
Very, very well played! @imharleenDeol I’ve been watching cricket since the early 90s and that is the most outrageous and brilliant catch I have ever seen! Stunning!
— Paul B (@thewibblyone) July 9, 2021
Smriti Mandhana during the Odi series n Harleen Deol now, the standard of fielding in Indian women’s cricket has reached to an all-time high! May the graph keep on improving n hoping we lift the WC trophy coming up in a few months time!
— Tejas Pujare (@TejasPujare7) July 10, 2021
What an amazing catch by #HarleenDeol 👌🏻👌🏻😍 @imharleenDeol #WomanPower 💪🏻
— Naveen ssn (@Naveenssn) July 10, 2021
What a fantastic catch!!!!
— Sariful Mollah. (@SarifulMollah4) July 10, 2021
Now that’s some excellent fielding indeed!
