‌ENG vs SL | Twitter reacts to Potts’ heart-in-mouth moment due to Brook’s sensational juggling catch

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BySportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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Each ball in a cricket match has the potential to cause drama but a Test match is more of a waiting game. Matt Potts’ reaction exemplified the virtue of patience in a red-ball contest, courtesy of Harry Brook’s juggling catch on the fourth day of the first Test between England and Sri Lanka.

The overnight batters, Kamindu Mendis and Dinesh Chandimal were exquisite with their shot selection against the hosts in the morning session. The tag team added 103 runs together amidst a brief rain stoppage before Gus Atkinson did the trick with the second new ball after Lunch. With England looking to make further inroads, a juggling catch from Harry Brook in the slip cordon almost scared the heck out of Potts in the 88th over. 

Potts followed the ploy of sticking around the fifth line channel against the Lankan batters in the second session. As he bowled a good length delivery outside the stumps on the last ball of the 88th over, Prabath Jayasuriya looked to stride forward and opt for an extended drive. With the white cherry kissing the outside edge of the willow, Brook at second slip stretched to his right and got a hand to the ball before it ballooned over his head. 

However, Brook managed to grab the freefalling ball by following it backward and eventually gifted Potts a wicket that he truly deserved. The pacer was seen having a sigh of relief after the grab as England’s back-to-back wickets left the Twitterverse abuzz.



Second chance

Potts in relief

Strikes

Either

Cannot trust

Not bad today

Lol

Sign of times

Domination will be there

Brook

 

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