From Sachin to Swara to Anand Mahindra, all hail Harleen Deol’s catch of the year

New Delhi: India might have lost the first T20I against England on Friday but Harleen Deol’s acrobatic effort in the match won the hearts of the fans as she pulled off a stunner to dismiss Amy Jones.

In the 19th over of England innings, Jones whacked the ball towards wide long-off and Harleen produced a stunning effort to dismiss the batter along with saving the six.

England won the first T20I and took a 1-0 lead in the T20I series after no more play was possible due to the rain. The hosts won the first T20I by 18 runs (DLS) method.

Watch here:

A fantastic piece of fielding 👏

We finish our innings on 177/7

Scorecard & Videos: https://t.co/oG3JwmemFp#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/62hFjTsULJ

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 9, 2021

This is how the internet reacted:

Women in Blue setting new benchmarks.

More power to @imharleenDeol! pic.twitter.com/HvyL5c1ZON

— Smriti Z Irani (@smritiirani) July 10, 2021

Nope. Not possible. Couldn’t have happened. Must be some special effects trick. What? It was real? Ok, move over Gal Gadot; the real WonderWoman is here… pic.twitter.com/Cr9STZrVnW

— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 10, 2021

✨✨✨✨✨👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Brilliance! Legendary stuff @imharleenDeol https://t.co/LA7WgwB3wG

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) July 9, 2021

That was a brilliant catch @imharleenDeol. Definitely the catch of the year for me!pic.twitter.com/pDUcVeOVN8

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 10, 2021

Witness to this screamer by @imharleenDeol last evening ✊ 👏 Great athleticism and presence of mind . Also , credit to the fielding coach @Im_AbhaySharma who ensures we toil hard on the ground with some smart fielding drills . https://t.co/rulvrYzenL

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) July 10, 2021

Take a bow 🙇‍♂️ @imharleenDeol that’s simply outstanding 👏👏 keep it up https://t.co/JdFE0PAHOI

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) July 9, 2021

As good a catch one will ever see on a cricket field, from Harleen Deol. Absolutely top class. https://t.co/CKmB3uZ7OH

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) July 10, 2021

This is #MissionShakti, Brilliant catch @imharleenDeol, More power to #IndianWomenCricketTeam https://t.co/wZENuhldpc

— UP Mahila Kalyan (@UPMahilaKalyan) July 10, 2021

Wow 😱 Best catch of Women Cricket history 🏏 #HarleenDeol#INDvsENG @imharleenDeol 👍 https://t.co/Gn8srGyLCo

— Sharwan Kumar (@SharwanKumarIN) July 10, 2021

https://twitter.com/rajgopal88/status/1413596073688330240

This will go down by far as one of the 10 best catches in #Cricket History of all time for both Men and Women https://t.co/xhng9YUGyY

— zafar sareshwala 🇮🇳 (@zafarsareshwala) July 10, 2021

This is incredibly Epic !!!! One of the best boundary catches we have seen ever ! https://t.co/wRIEsrXnDF

— Ashish Singhmar 🇮🇳 (@AshishSinghmar) July 10, 2021