What goes around, comes around. This phrase definitely suites for England team as the infamous Trent Boult incident from the 2019 WC that cost New Zealand the match, happened again. However, this time the player who mistimed the catch was from the England side and the team who profited from it was New Zealand.
The incident happened on the 17th over. Jimmy Neesham, who was hitting Chris Jordan all around the park, tried to go after the slower ball and almost hit it perfectly. However, Jonny Bairstow, who was on the long-on boundary, took the catch and as he was falling over the ropes, relayed the catch. But it turned out his knee had hit the rope, and it was declared six.
Watch the video here:
Trent Boult's 2019 WC Final moment; this time with Jonny Bairstow.
What a moment!! #ENGvNZ #ENGLAND #NZvENG #NewZealand #T20WorldCupsquad #T20WorldCup21 pic.twitter.com/8TRLzhZspD
— Varun Malik (@IVarunmalik) November 10, 2021
Soon after the drop, Twitterati was quick to compare the moment to the Trent Boult incident, where the Kiwi did something similar against Ben Stokes.
Trent Boult 2019 and Jonny Bairstow 2021
History almost repeated it self, what a comeback from New Zealand.
Man how can you not love cricket? #T20WorldCup
— Nubaid Haroon (@RamboFYI) November 10, 2021
World Cup 2019 final – Trent Boult touched the rope while taking an important catch & a left-handed Ben Stokes' knock helped England win
Today – Jonny Bairstow touched the rope while taking an important catch & a left-handed Jimmy Neesham's knock helped New Zealand win
— Vinesh Prabhu (@vlp1994) November 10, 2021
Just like in 2019, the mistake from the fielder turned out to be a game-changing moment as Jimmy Neesham scored 27 off 11 balls to turn the game towards his side. Although the left-hander eventually got out, it was too late. Daryl Mitchell gave the final blow to England as he led New Zealand to victory with one over to spare.
