In the opening match of the Twenty20 International between India and England Women, the Indian team lost the match.ย
But Harleen Deol's spectacular catch won everyone over.ย
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 ๐
โ 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. Couldnโt 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
โ anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 10, 2021
Beaut @imharleenDeol #ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/ka2kRJgkNC
โ Isa Guha (@isaguha) July 9, 2021
โJust Amazingโโฆone of the best catches in Indian Cricketโฆ!!
โ Riju Dutta เฅค เฆเฆเง เฆฆเฆคเงเฆค (@DrRijuDutta_TMC) July 10, 2021
A daughter has made India proud..take a bow @imharleenDeol ๐๐#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
โ 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.
โ Ricky talks cricket (@CricRicky) July 9, 2021
We may stumble but we will never fall โค๏ธ #HarleenDeol https://t.co/1DspEmK3Pk
โ barkha dutt (@BDUTT) July 10, 2021
#HarleenDeol - You are THE woman. This is the #CatchOfTheDecade ๐คฉ
โ #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
โ Vishal Pandey (@VishalP45963268) July 10, 2021
Incredible catch by @imharleenDeol
โ Renuukaa Sinngh (@renukasinghbjp) July 10, 2021
Thanks for the inspiration.
#HarleenDeol#WomenInSports ๐ช๐ป pic.twitter.com/E33Mpdy1zY
10/10...Stunning catch !!!#HarleenDeol https://t.co/jS4I3JEfV5
โ Meeraj Khalid, IPS (@MeerajKhalid) July 10, 2021
What an amazing catch. More power to @imharleenDeol #HarleenDeol pic.twitter.com/RrLO9B22KE
โ Pankaj Karwasara (@PankajBarmer) July 10, 2021
Epic ! What an amazing catch by #HarleenDeol ๐๐ป๐#WomanPower ๐ช๐ป pic.twitter.com/WJ7tWtsmue
โ Rajeev Chandrasekhar ๐ฎ๐ณ (@rajeev_mp) July 10, 2021
#HarleenDeol That's a beauty
โ Feku PhD in Entire Political Science,PhD in EEWD๐คช (@OManojKumar) July 10, 2021
Johnty Rhodes would be proud off
Absolute Stunning Catch
The athleticism, agility & presence of mind Congratulations ๐๐๐
Take a Bow ๐โโ๏ธ @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.
โ 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!
โ 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!
โ Tejas Pujare (@TejasPujare7) July 10, 2021
What an amazing catch by #HarleenDeol ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐ @imharleenDeol #WomanPower ๐ช๐ป
โ Naveen ssn (@Naveenssn) July 10, 2021
What a fantastic catch!!!!
โ Sariful Mollah. (@SarifulMollah4) July 10, 2021
Now that's some excellent fielding indeed!ย