ZIM vs OMA | Twitter gets goosebumps as Bennett goes fully airborne en route to grab blinder
Brian Bennett channelled the inner bird within him during the T20 World Cup 2026 Group B game against Oman in Colombo on Monday. The Zimbabwe opener sprinted to his right before going fully airborne to pouch a blinder near the boundary to dismiss Nadeem Khan in an extraordinary effort.
The batting side never recovered from that as they slipped further to 27/5 but some valuable contributions down the order helped them past the 100-run mark in the last over. But Brian Bennett came up with a stupendous effort on the field to signal the end of the innings with a ball to spare and the score reading 103.
With medium pacer Brad Evans going for the back of the hand slower delivery, Nadeem Khan could not help but swing for the moon. The batter could not make proper connection as the ball flew towards the big gap between long on and mid wicket.
It looked like a couple of runs for the batter but Bennett had other ideas as he started sprinting towards the ball from deep mid wicket. He covered almost 20 metres and just as it looked like the ball would elude him, the opener went fully airborne and put in a desperate dive with extended arms.
And the ball nicely fit into his hands as he made contact with the ground, landing smoothly with the ball intact. He looked in some discomfort after superlative effort but the smile on his face described how chuffed he was with the effort.
The fielder at long on rushed in to congratulate Bennett and patted on his back while wicketkeeper Brendan Taylor raised his hands to salute the effort. Twitter was stunned as Bennett put in a serious contender for the catch of the tournament.
Tournament Catch
CATCH OF THE TOURNAMENT IS HERE..!!!! 🥶
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 9, 2026
It's Brian Bennett from Zimbabwe. pic.twitter.com/RmgE92akI4
Absolute Stunner
Absolute screamer! 🙌
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) February 9, 2026
Bennett covers big ground at deep midwicket and pulls off something truly special. 🔥
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Catch of-Tournament
WHAT A CATCH BY BRIAN BENNETT. 😱
— Tanuj (@ImTanujSingh) February 9, 2026
- The Best Catch of this T20 World Cup 2026 so far!
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Pure Magic
When Brian Bennett activated flight mode 🦸♂️
— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2026
Watch the stunner 🎥 https://t.co/T5oCm9Rlwj#T20WorldCup broadcast details 👉 https://t.co/NPykWM7qqY pic.twitter.com/9cCMuWVAEY
Outrageous Grab
Brian Bennett took flight and took our breath away with a catch of the tournament contender 😮💨
— ICC (@ICC) February 9, 2026
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Simply Sensational
Brian Bennett took flight and took our breath away with a catch of the tournament contender 🤯
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 9, 2026
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That Catch
Brian Bennett just took FLIGHT 😮💨 Catch of the tournament contender already! Zimbabwe bringing the heat 🔥pic.twitter.com/drfhb2gal8
— Khan (@ccricket713) February 9, 2026
Next Level
SCREAMER 💥
— A N U J (@Hello_anuj) February 9, 2026
Brian Bennett has taken a combined catch of the tournament with Shimron Hetmyer who had taken a blinder to dismiss George Munsey.
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Elite Reflexes
Breathtaking! Brian Bennett defies gravity with a Superman-esque, jaw-dropping catch. An absolute stunner that has lit up the T20 World Cup. Pure athletic magic! 🚀 #T20WC #ZIMvOMN pic.twitter.com/0tgOUOHuzM
— Kanak Kumari (@KanakKu64995524) February 9, 2026
Gravity Who?
Brian Bennett what a catch,
— Achyut Mishra (@achyutmis22) February 9, 2026
Is it catch of the tournament so for ? pic.twitter.com/XGlDqcmx96
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