SA20 cricket fans embarrass themselves trying to catch balls, a breakdown (Part 1)
What Happened
The SA20 cricket tournament is underway, and the title sponsor is offering a massive two million rand prize to any fan who can catch a six-run hit with a clean one-handed grab. This has led to a frenzy of excitement and desperation among the spectators, who are diving, climbing, and jumping in their attempts to secure the lucrative payday. In the first part of , showcases some of the most comical and cringe-worthy efforts from the stands. Aaron Judge, a star player in the SA20, steps up to the plate, and the crowd erupts in anticipation, eager to be the one to make the catch of a lifetime. One gentleman almost had it, but his attempt falls just short, leading to a hilarious reaction from his wife. Another fan runs onto the field, putting himself in prime position, only to have the ball strike him squarely in the chest, much to the amusement of the crowd and his friends. Several fans get their hands on the ball, only to see it slip through their fingers, much to their dismay. One man makes a valiant effort with his left hand, but the sheer force of the impact causes the ball to bounce away. Another spectator has the ball in the palm of his hand, but it springs out, leaving him visibly upset. A father tries his best, but his sons can't help but poke fun at him when he fails to secure the catch. One fan's eyes widen in panic as the ball slips through his grasp, and he desperately tries to explain where the ball was in his hand. In one instance, the ball ricochets off a fan's hand and into the hands of another, who simply stands there, unimpressed by his own feat. A tumbling attempt by another fan showcases the difficulty of catching a cricket ball cleanly, as the hard surface makes it a challenge to hold on. Two young fans watch in disbelief as the ball hits one of them in a sensitive area, much to their dismay. The video concludes with fans spilling their beers and getting hit by the ball, all while the crowd revels in their misfortune.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentThe title sponsor of the SA20 is giving away two million rand to all the fans who catch a six with
one hand. A clean one-handed catch of a six. Baseball, it's a home run ball and it has been
a joy to watch as fans try their hardest to catch a ball only using one hand, diving,
climbing over people, just jumping, getting their hearts broken, getting excited, getting upset with
the people around them because they should have caught it and they didn't catch it. It's been fun.
So I'm going to break down my favorite near catches and in part two, I'll show you the best
near catches and the catches. Here we go. It's brought to you by DraftKings. Thank you to DraftKings
for sponsoring this breakdown of these fans. This gentleman almost had it maybe. Now he still
tries for it. That wouldn't have been clean, but he ends up rolling on the ground and what I love
most is his wife comes up to him like, oh!
Oh, honey! You almost had it! Oh! I like this one because the dude ran on stage, put himself on
the main stage, got in position and then just took it to the chest. Almost hit the kid holding
the soccer ball behind him and then he's going to feel a little bit of embarrassment. The crowd's
like, come on. His buddy's laughing at him. This guy was, oh! And he rolls off stage, stands up and
then he's like, no, I'm still embarrassed. I'll get on the ground again. Yeah. Here's a one-handed.
He has it.
Oh, he bobbles it, hangs with it, bounces it off his hand and drops it again. Had it in his hand
and the crowd is just like, oh, no. His girl's coming up to him like, well, come on. His boy
comes up to him. This guy made a great effort with the left hand. Got the right hand on the
fence and he's bummed. He's like, that was my chance. Yellow shirt here has it in the palm of
his hand. Just squeeze it. No, it bounces up like his hand is made of springs. Cannot keep it in
there. Upset about it. And his buddies are going to come. Everyone just comes, makes fun of the guy
that didn't catch it like they would have catch it. Here's a dad who gets a hand on it. Oh, can't
squeeze it. And then he's got his boys. I'm guessing they're his sons. I don't know. Just
like dad. And he's like, guys, it was, it was hard. Dad, you're on the big screen. He's like,
all right. Well, stop embarrassing me. I tried my hardest.
This one, I, I, this is so close to a catch. That hand is up there. It's in this hand. He's got big
old hands. Catch that guy. You know, he falls down. Oh, I love this panic on his eyes. Watch
this after the slow-mo you can see him, uh, just flailing all his arms. Hey, where'd it go? Where'd
it go? And then he's going to come up and just, it was, ah, it was in my hand. It was in my hand.
I had it right here.
See this, this is my hand. That's where the ball was. Man behind him is going to let you got to
soften those things up. Come on. I liked this one a lot. Cause it ricochets off that. And then
right into this dude's hand who gets it clean, but he just kind of stands there like, well,
that's nothing to be excited about. Like I caught that clean, but it bounced off his hand.
So he didn't even for a second show any joy. This is one of my favorite attempts. He runs down the
grass.
He tries to grab it, bobbles it. Can't get it. You have to get it clean. So the bobble is cool
that you're still trying, but you have to get it clean. And he's just tumbling around. I don't
even think he was in this section, but look at that. Got his palm to it. That's half the battle.
Seems like the main battle is squeezing the ball. Cricket balls are very hard. Now look at these two
kids in the beige, orange bomber jacket. They're just like, oh, that was us. It was right there.
And this guy goes back to his seat. And then we're going to see those kids.
And again, on this attempt, again, right to them. They can't believe it. They didn't get their hand
on it, but the kid on the ground, he comes up, he goes, oh, it touched my fucking hand. No.
And it did touch his hand and then hit the kid behind him in the nuts.
That's unfortunate. Off the fingertips, into the nuts. And ow, that, that had to,
not what he was wanting to happen.
This one's right in the hands. Come on, dude. But you know what? He's holding beer and it's
impressive that he didn't spill any of the beers he's holding. He's holding a whole tray of drinks.
He's like, oh my God. All right. I'm dry. That's good. And you can't say that for this dude. He
didn't even get a hand on it. And he's holding four beers and spills them everywhere. Just
everywhere. Didn't come close to touching the ball, but spilled all the beers. Not worth it.
Look at that. He just keeps going. I mean, that, that stinks. If he caught it, could he use some of
the money to buy the beers again? But he's out. Another guy who spilled beer on himself. He
doesn't get a hand on it. He's in a melee here. We're looking at the pink shirt, tries to catch
on the ricochet and then trying to just goes down. Can't brace himself because he's got a cup in his
hand when he then spills all over his face. And he's going to sit up and shake himself dry and
be like, ah, I don't think any of that.
Was worth it. Now this guy didn't even make an attempt to catch it. And the ball just attacked.
He's just, he's just turning the corner, got two drinks in his hand, going to have a good time.
And the ball just attacks him. Bam. He didn't even know what's happening. Didn't even hear the
crowd scream or anything. Just done. Gotcha. Uh, the crowd has a good laugh at his expense. His
buddy comes over and just points at him like, oh, and that was part one. Part two is a doozy. We got
catches. So thank you to DraftKings for sponsoring this video. Thank you guys for watching and come
back for part two, where it gets you a little, even more wild.
We'll see you next time.