Sunrisers Eastern Cape’s Aiden Markram completed a brilliant catch yesterday in the first Qualifier of the ongoing SA20 at the Newlands in Cape Town.
Leading his team and reigning champions Sunrisers, Markram ended up on the winning side during the game against Durban’s Super Giants to reach the final stage. Markram’s spectacular catch occurred in the fourth over of the second innings when the Super Giants were chasing a 158-run target.
JJ Smuts was the victim as he tried to clear the boundary over the mid-on region where Markram was placed. It was a short-length delivery from Eastern Cape pacer Ottniel Baartman but Smuts could not connect it properly. The mistimed shot initially seemed way out of Markram’s reach but the Sunrisers skipper chose to give it a try. He threw his body into the air and the ball landed in his clasp.
A clip of Markram’s extraordinary effort was shared by the official account of SA20 on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. “Is it a bird, or is it a place…no it is Super Aiden,” the caption of the post read.