One local in Cairns showed how desperate he was for a crowd catch during Dewald Brevis’ rampage against Australia, after being poleaxed by the fence.
During the third T20I, Brevis picked up where he left off from his century in the last match, hitting Aaron Hardie for three sixes in a row during the 10th over.
The second six was the highlight when a fan tried to take a one-handed catch over the fence. However, the fence dropped him to the ground, but he was straight back to his feet after it.
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“Is he impaled?,” Kerry O’Keeffe said on Fox Cricket.
Mark Waugh added: “They’ll have to check him for [a] concussion”.
A fan in Cairns hits the fence after Dewald Brevis’ six. Fox Cricket
Brevis eventually departed on 53 after a brilliant catch from Glenn Maxwell in the deep off Nathan Ellis’ bowling.
The 22-year-old’s innings included six sixes.
“What a wonderful innings from Brevis … what a player he is,” O’Keeffe said.
Earlier, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl, with Aiden Markram (1) gone in the first over off Josh Hazlewood’s bowling.
The Proteas were 2-32 when Brevis entered the ground after Lhuan-dre Pretorius was out for 24.
Brevis departed with the score at 4-110 in the 12th over. South Africa finished 7-172 with Nathan Ellis (3-31) the best of the bowlers.