SA20 | Twitter reacts as catching contest worth 2 million turns bloody thanks to Roy's humungous hit

01/12/2024

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Perhaps only cricket can have an innocuous lottery result turn into spilled blood as Paarl witnessed a literal manifestation of the growing dangers of T20s. A spectator aiming to win two million rands by grabbing Jason Roy's full-blooded maximum was left needing emergency first aid on Friday.

Jason Roy let one launch and unwittingly caused a crowd emergency on Friday

‌Paarl Royals kicked off their SA20 season by sending out the dynamic English duo of Jason Roy and Jos Buttler to open the innings after being asked to abt first by Pretoria Capitals at Boland Park. The pitch showed early signs of grip and playing slow with the batters struggling to get off the blocks straightaway but the nature of the surface could not contain Roy for long as he inevitably teed off in the third over. However, little could he have imagined the grim scenes it would cause in the stands.

After dispatching EathanBosch for a boundary on the second ball, Roy shimmied down the tracks and elegantly launched the Kookaburra over the long-on boundary for a maximum. As has been the case throughout SA20's history, the crow converged against the dipping white rock given the tournament sponsor Betway's promise to award 2 million rands to any person that managed to grab the ball one-handed in the stands. A white-bearded gentleman managed to timely settle in underneath the ball but failed to project the pace at which it was falling as he lost it in the bright sun and before he could evade the danger, the hard-leather ball struck him ferociously on the jaw.

There was blood instantly all over the face of the spectator and Twitterati quickly got into the action to empathize with the injured man.

Bloody six!

pic.twitter.com/sbHhdlUVow
— Virat Sharma (@ViratSharm39743) January 12, 2024

Hope so

Hope that guy is Okay, Superb shot by Jason Roy pic.twitter.com/kurIgu4yKf
— 𝑻𝒂𝒉𝒂 || 𝑮𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔 🇵🇰🇯🇴 (@TahaaAftab) January 12, 2024

Hope not!

Jason Roy getting an attempt murder charge for that one
— . (@RJones1905) January 12, 2024

Banged!

Down the Ground Six from Jason Roy🦁🔥
— KKR Bhakt 🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRSince2011) January 12, 2024

The best

Jason Roy when on song is one of the best players to watch
— Zimammm (@zimammmmm) January 12, 2024

Stunning

Over 2.3 : Stunning Shot by Jason Roy#SA20
— Abhimanyu (@abhimanyusrt) January 12, 2024

Back at it

Jos Buttler & Jason Roy back together again at the top of the order. But not for England...for the Paarl Royals in the #SA20...now!
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) January 12, 2024

Beautifull

Jason Roy and Butler are batting together in #SA20.😍
— Akash (@rebelmla10) January 12, 2024

True

Jason Roy has all the luck today. Another day he chops that onto his stumps but today it goes for 4 #SA20
— Lukhanyo Am Stan Account (@GoTeamGoSports1) January 12, 2024

Congrats