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WATCH: Kane Williamson pulls off a Gravity-Defying catch to dismiss Jason Roy in T20 Blast 2025

Chaithanya Gulapalaby Chaithanya Gulapala
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Credits: Screengrab of Vitality T20 Blast 2025

Credits: Screengrab of Vitality T20 Blast 2025

Kane Williamson has always been known for his calmness and composure during the course of the game. While he often gets credit for his batting and captaincy, there is one area where he doesn’t always get enough credit is his fielding.

The New Zealand international proved to the cricket fraternity that he is not just a world-class batter but also one of the safest fielders in the current era. Kane Williamson, who is very good at reading the game well, reacted quickly and took a sensational catch in his safe pair of hands. 

Kane Williamson Pulls Off One of the Best Catches of the Tournament

During the ongoing Men’s Vitality Blast 2025, Kane Williamson showed the world once again why he is among the best fielders in the game. Playing for Surrey, the 34-year-old pulled off one of the best catches of the tournament. It happened during their group-stage match against Middlesex at Lord’s. 

Kane Williamson plucked one out of thin air! He is surely one of the best fielders going around even after sustaining and battling many injuries in recent times. Hatsoff to his commitment. Real gentleman of the game! pic.twitter.com/zENUMaddhf

— ProbabilityImpliesPossibility (@ProbabilityImp2) July 16, 2025

The moment came on the final ball of the seventh over in the first innings. Surrey batter Jason Roy tried to play a big shot, where he attempted to hit an over-pitched delivery from Luke Hollman over the ropes. While the shot looked good off the bat and seemed to be headed for the boundary near the cover region, it lacked elevation. 

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Kane Williamson had other plans in mind. He was fielding at a wide long-off position. As soon as Roy played the shot, Williamson took off to his left. He sprinted across the field while also watching the ball all the way, and just in a split second, he launched into a slide before stretching out and diving forward. With perfect timing, he caught the ball cleanly, using soft hands and keeping his eyes on it the entire time.

The effort did not stop there. His momentum was carrying him dangerously close to the boundary rope. But Williamson reacted quickly, and as it turned out, he lifted both legs into the air. At the same time, he also made sure no part of his body touched the boundary cushion, in what was truly a brilliant display of balance and awareness.

Fans who turned up to watch the game at Lord’s stood up and applauded Kane’s world-class effort. The catch was shown repeatedly on the big screen, and every replay confirmed how special it was. Well, fielders often practice these situations before the game, but very few can pull them off during a live match, and Williamson did it with ease and made it look simple.

Jason Roy could hardly believe it. Middlesex players gathered around their senior teammate and lauded the effort. However, Surrey went on to win the match by just eight runs. Chris Jordan bowled a brilliant final over wherein he gave away only 10 runs and finished with figures of 2 for 28. He helped Surrey close the game successfully.

Earlier, Will Jacks gave Surrey a solid start by chipping in with a 52-run knock off 36 balls. Later in the innings, Tom Curran added firepower with his quick 47 off 22 balls as Surrey posted 189/9 in their quota of 20 overs.

Middlesex gave a tough fight. Ryan Higgins bowled superbly well as he conceded 33 runs in his four overs and accounted for 4 dismissals. Unfortunately, the Middlesex team fell short in the chase.

This win was Surrey’s fourth in a row. They now sit near the top of the group standings. Middlesex, meanwhile, remain in ninth place with only three wins from 13 games. Both teams will look to end the group stage on a positive note when they play their final game on Friday, July 18.

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Chaithanya Gulapala

Chaithanya Gulapala

My passion for Cricket, Football, and Tennis knows no bounds. I have been working as a Cricket News Writer for the past seven years. My goal is to build a successful and fulfilling career with SportsTime247.

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