Young Australian goalkeeper Lachlan Shaw made a stunning catch while diving forward during match 35 of the Big Bash League between Adelaide Strikers and Sydney Sixers. However, he received the ball while deep in defense rather than as a goalkeeper.

At the end of the match at Adelaide Strikers, left-arm seamer Ben Dwarshuis bowled a full-on delivery to batsman Alex Ross at outside stump. Pitch. It’s a long delivery and Rose tries to hit it hard towards the short boundary on mid-off.

The ball flew high in the air and kept spinning. Lachlan Shaw, who was defending at the back, ran in from the boundary and finished with a wonderful dive, catching the ball cleanly with both hands.

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Watch: Lachlan Shaw makes a great catch after diving forward

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Lachlan Shaw caught a stunning catch that he couldn’t believe he ended up catching. He kept his eye on the ball despite its violent movement in the air and made one of his best catches of the season.

This gave the Sixers a huge wicket at the end of the innings and Rose was dismissed for a brilliant 48 off 37 balls. It was also Shaw’s first catch of the day, and it turned out to be a great catch.

Ollie Pope and Alex Ross shine for Adelaide Strikers

Earlier, the Sydney Sixers won the coin toss and elected to field first. Matthew Short was dismissed cheaply to give Sydney six a huge breakthrough. The Strikers dropped to 35-3 as goaltender Alex Carey was sacked after allowing just 18 of 13 shots.

But England Test vice-captain Olly Pope batted well and played some brilliant knocks under pressure. He found a great partner in Alex Ross, and both got their team into a comfortable position.

Pope was dismissed for 57 off 39 balls with three fours and two sixes. All-rounder Jamie Overton ended up smashing 32 off 14 balls with 3 fours and 1 six for the team to post a perfect score of 182-5. Jack Edwards and Todd Murphy took two wickets each for the Sixers.

Lachlan Shaw shines with bat

In response, Sydney Sixers lost Josh Phillip early on, but Jack Edwards and Steve Smith steadied the side with important partnerships. Edwards didn’t contribute much, but Smith looked in devastating shape with the bat.

The veteran scored 52 runs in just 31 balls with 2 fours and 4 sixes. The innings looked to end at 92-5, but Lachlan Shaw came to the rescue again. The youngster made some great shots under pressure to help the 76ers get closer to victory.

Shaw was dismissed but Ben Dwarshuis was blindsided. Hayden Cole persisted until the final moment, leading the 76ers to a narrow victory with only one goal left. Lloyd Pope and Jamie Overton took two wickets each for the Strikers, but it was not enough in the end.