To throw a ball like that off balance and in mid-air is just phenomenal: David Warner

South Africa kick-started their campaign Down Under with a commanding 177 run win over hosts Australia at WACA. The match belonged individual brilliances of JP Duminy, Dean Elgar and Kagiso Rabada. The Proteas displayed an all-round team performance. While the trio grabbed all the credits for South Africa’s 1-0 lead, it was Temba Bavuma’s run-out effort that stood out tall amongst the rest.

The right-hander displayed his acrobatic efforts in running out David Warner during the second innings. The left-hander was dismissed in the 13th over when Rabada banged the ball in short which Warner played with soft hands to drop the ball towards short cover. It took him just 0.264 seconds to rush towards the ball, dive, pick it up, throw it while turning his body mid-air and hit the base of off-stump. It was astonishing! The Australian batsman claimed that it was probably one of the best run-outs that he has ever witnessed.

“What a fantastic run-out, that was absolutely superb,” Warner was quoted as saying by Cricket Australia. “I only saw it when I got back into the change room and to throw a ball like that off balance and in mid-air is just phenomenal,” he added.

David Warner, who is considered to be one of the quickest between the wickets went on to say that Bavuma’s effort was so exceptional that even if he had gone for a dive, he would still have been short of the crease.

He said, “I don’t think it warranted a dive either, I don’t think it would have made a difference.”