'He should be on high jump to win a medal' - Fans react as Sussex's Bradly Currie pulls out an absolute blinder near boundary line in Vitality Blast

Sussex and Hampshire locked horns in a match of the ongoing Vitality Blast 2023. Both teams played this match at the County Ground in Hove. Hampshire skipper James Vince won the flip of the coin and decided to field first; batting first, Sussex posted a good total of 183 runs for the loss of six wickets in the first 20 overs of the game.

Apart from the result and other actions of the match, the Sussex bowler Bradley Currie stunned everyone with his sensational field and an outstanding catch near the boundary line during the second innings of the match.

The moment came in the second innings of the match when Tymal Mills was bowling the 19^th over for Sussex during Hampshire’s run chase in the second innings. Hampshire’s lower middle order batter Benny Howell lofted the second ball of the over in the on side; initially, it was looking like going to the boundary but out of nowhere and everybody’s expectations, Bradley Currie pulled out a sensational catch near the boundary line to dismiss Howell.

The video of this amazing and spectacular catch taken by Bradly Currie is also making rounds on social media within minutes of being shared by Vitality Blast on their official Twitter handle.

Here’s the video:

ONE OF THE GREATEST CATCH IN CRICKET HISTORY.

TAKE A BOW, BRADLEY CURRIE.pic.twitter.com/v5VXehKxDV

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) June 17, 2023

Subsequently, a section of the cricket fans was also elated and impressed following this amazing effort from the young Sussex bowler. They immediately took to Twitter and came up with a lot of praising reactions for Currie, fans also lavished the praises on him for playing a decisive role in the team’s close win by a margin of only 6 runs.

Here’s how fans reacted:

He should be on high jump to win a medal

— venkat prasad (@evrprasad) June 17, 2023

Saw something like this after so long 🔥 pic.twitter.com/IhB8rcZyUr

— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) June 17, 2023

Brilliant catch

— Avinashunnam (@AvinashUnnam2) June 17, 2023

Pakistani fielders..... pic.twitter.com/D5eNW2bGiG

— Vaibhav Arora (@Savage_vaibhav) June 17, 2023

Oh my goodness 🥶🥶 one of the damn catch I've seen in my life It has to be the world best Catch so for 🥵Take A Bow Currie🙌

— அஜித் (@Harishkidoo) June 17, 2023

This is probably the best considering boundary line near him. Overtakes the one Trent boult took in IPL

— Ravi Kiran (@crravikiran) June 17, 2023

Wow

— Senthil G (@Senthil81517924) June 17, 2023

Oh my god . What a catch ....

— Satyajit Das (@das3644531) June 17, 2023

Speaking of Currie’s contribution for Sussex in the match against Hampshire, he played a great role with the ball in the second innings by scalping three wickets conceding only 27 runs in his spell of 4 overs. He also won the ‘Player of the Match award for his match-defining heroics in favour of Sussex.