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The Melbourne Stars secured their first win of the season with an eight-wicket victory over the Sydney Sixers on Tuesday night, injecting new energy into their season.
However, the highlight of the game was Henriques’ remarkable catch to dismiss Rogers early in the Stars’ chase.
Leaping high in the air at mid-off, Henriques cleanly caught the ball before falling to the ground with the ball appearing to touch the turf while in his right hand.
Cricket’s rules dictate that a catch is only complete when the fielder has full control of their body, meaning the ball cannot touch the ground during that time.
The catch was referred to the third umpire with a soft out call, but there was insufficient evidence to overturn the decision while uncertainty remained about whether Henriques had his fingers under the ball.
“I felt it was out,” Henriques said. “I felt I had complete control over the ball… I felt like the ball was never going to come out once I had landed.
“I didn’t really get a good look at the replay to be honest because I was off with the physio at the time. I was surprised when they told me they were checking. I just thought it was out. There was never a bobble in the hand or anything. So it felt pretty clean to me.”
The catch brought back memories of Mitchell Starc’s denied catch of Ben Duckett in the Ashes, when he caught a ball at Lord’s but rubbed it along the ground as he slid across the turf.
Henriques acknowledged the similarity, citing a gray area in the game where fielders are confident they have the ball under control even if the rules state otherwise.
“I thought Mitch’s was out as well at Lord’s as well, and I obviously felt mine was out,” the Sixers captain said. “It’s a bit of a grey area at the moment in the game.
“Back in the day, those types of dismissals are just called out all the time. But obviously now with the video rate is bigger and clearer than ever, they can really slow that down and have a big look at it.”
“I’m not sure that if there’s a little bit of a finger under the ball, if that’s out. Or if you’re still holding the ball completely, or if you’re using the ground to control the ball, then maybe that shouldn’t be out. But I felt like I never lost control of the ball.”
Henriques injured his left shoulder while taking the catch, and while he remained on the field, the Sixers will assess his condition before their next match against the Sydney Thunder on Saturday.
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