SA vs CAN | Twitter impressed as Heyliger pulls ball out of thin air in extraordinary effort to dismiss Markram

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Dilon Heyliger showed that associate nations are no pushovers during the T20 World Cup 2026 Group D game against South Africa in Ahmedabad. The Canada pacer came up with a stunning piece of fielding on the boundary ropes, completing a beautiful catch, to dismiss the dangerous-looking Aiden Markram.

‌Canada skipper Dilpreet Bajwa was brave as he opted to bowl against a marauding South Africa in their Group D encounter in the T20 World Cup in Ahmedabad. And unsurprisingly, the Proteas went all-guns right from the word go with skipper Aiden Markram leading from the front.

The opener smashed boundaries at will as the side raced to 66/0 in the six-over powerplay to put Canada under enormous pressure. Though his opening partner Quinton de Kock left without making much of an impact, Markram continued unabated to complete his half-century in the 10th over as the team total also went past 100.

The Proteas skipper looked in imperious touch and well-set to go the distance before a Dilon Heyliger stunner ended his stay in the middle. With Ansh Patel trying to go away from Markram’s arc with a short of a length wrong one that went outside off stump, the batter jagged back and tried to clear the long on fence.

But the ball turning away meant he could not get a sweet connection off the willow keeping Heyliger interested at long on. The pacer ran towards his left and timed his jump to perfection to hold on to a tough chance.

A calm and composed Heyliger then ensured that he landed back properly and did not touch the rope in his follow through. He was delighted as the players also ran in to appreciate his stunning effort. On the other hand, Markram stood there at the crease stunned and taking time to come to terms with the dismissal before starting his walk back.

Twitter was in awe of Heyliger’s take and his presence of mind which ended a classic knock from the South Africa skipper.

What a catch!

pic.twitter.com/NjkGrltWsI
— Alexandra Rodrigues (@R37389Alexandra) February 9, 2026

Screamer!

🤯 ANOTHER SCREAMER IN THIS TOURNAMENT! 🤯

Dilon Heyliger pulls off an absolute blinder to dismiss Aiden Markram 👏🔥#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/wYkhC25Dop
— All about Cricket (@CricHitmanThala) February 9, 2026

Best one!

One more best catches in this Tournament by Dilon Heyliger from Canada to Dismiss Aiden Markram!#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/4BiPvgGhuM
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) February 9, 2026

Brilliant!

Brilliant Caught by Dilon Heyliger

Aiden Markram Goes for 59 from 32 Balls
— Anand Tiwari (@anandt2011) February 9, 2026

On fire!

Dilon Heyliger bro what was that catch 🤯🤯🤯 #SAvsCAN
— RCB UNIVERSE (@RcbUnivers63249) February 9, 2026

Stunner!

WHAT WAS THAT CATCH DILON HEYLIGER 🤯 #T20WorldCup
— Wicket Whispers (@wicket_whispers) February 9, 2026

Yes!

Dilon Heyliger!

What a boundary catch that! Spectacular effort. 🙌🏻
— Omkar Mankame (@Oam_16) February 9, 2026

🥵🔥

Aiden Markram ko rokne ke liye kuch khaas chahiye tha,

aur Heyliger ne ek absolute screamer pakad kar match ka rang badal diya! 🥵🔥#AidenMarkram #Heyliger #ScreamerCatch #CricketFever #MatchMoment #FieldingGoals 🏏✨ pic.twitter.com/ZAMfnH7mpe
— Pratik Maheta (@maheta_pra70945) February 9, 2026

Skipper!

Captain Aiden Markram smashed 59 off 32 balls, hammering 10 fours and 1 six against Canada! 💥 pic.twitter.com/t9CFGksZdt
— MD Raju 🇮🇳 (@MDRaju_Live) February 9, 2026

Yeah!