Jacob Duffy sails through the air during his spectacular catch attempt. Photo / Photosport
Jacob Duffy sails through the air during his spectacular catch attempt. Photo / Photosport
Jacob Duffy took four wickets in a man of the match debut for New Zealand but it was a catch that didn't count in the Kiwis' five-wicket win that left fans in disbelief.
After being presented with his black cap and told by bowling coach Shane Jurgensen to "stay calmand play savage", the 26-year-old quick made a sensational start, dismissing opener Abdullah Shafique for a duck in his first over.
He then claimed the scalps of Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Hafeez in his second as Pakistan lost three wickets in three balls to slump to 20-4.
The visitors were 44-5 in the 10th over when Shadab Khan sent an cut shot sailing toward deep third man. The shot looked a six for all money, but Duffy tracked it back toward the rope and stretched high to pluck it from the sky.
He only had about a metre of space to stop his momentum and acrobatically contorted his body in a valiant attempt to avoid touching the boundary rope.
