Glenn Maxwell pulls off stunning catch on the boundary during fourth ODI in Leeds
- Glenn Maxwell dismissed Liam Plunkett with an acrobatic catch
- The Australian took a catch on the boundary at full stretch
- Maxwell then fell backwards over the boundary with his momentum
- The batsman threw the ball in the air then jumped back to take the catch
- REPORT: England level series with three-wicket win in fourth ODI
Australia were beaten in the fourth one-day international by England at Headingley on Friday, but they didn't go down without a fight.
With the match all but beyond them and England only requiring another 18 runs for a series-levelling victory, Glenn Maxwell pulled of a spectacular catch on the boundary.
England were 282 for six and had five overs left to chase down their victory target of 300 in Leeds when Liam Plunkett pulled Pat Cummins away into the leg side.
Glenn Maxwell took an excellent catch at full stretch on the boundary to dismiss Liam Plunkett
Maxwell threw the ball up in the air before his momentum took him over the boundary rope
Plunkett, like many Australian fielders and most in the crowd at Headingley, must have thought he had done enough to clear Maxwell on the deep mid-wicket boundary for a six.
Maxwell, though, had other ideas.
The 26-year-old batsman caught the ball at full stretch above his head before his momentum took him backwards over the rope.
Maxwell, though, threw the ball back up in the air before he hit the ground and then leaped back inside the field of play to take the catch.
His celebration was muted, perhaps because the game was running away from Australia, but he would have enjoyed that catch as much as his 85 runs from 64 balls earlier in the day.
Maxwell keeps his eye on the ball after landing on his feet outside of the boundary rope
Maxwell then jumped back into play to catch the ball for a second time on the deep mid-wicket boundary
Maxwell landed inside the ropes as he held on with his left hand to send Plunkett to the pavilion
Nasser Hussain was on commentary for Sky Sports at the time and he said: 'That could be absolutely outstanding. That is remarkable.
'That is the Western terrace behind him. There's not many that can pull this off but the freak that is Glenn Maxwell may have just pulled it off. That was fantastic.
'My Lord. That is amazing. I can't see anything wrong with that. You're kidding me. You're kidding me, Glenn Maxwell.'
Cummins, meanwhile, hailed his team-mate Maxwell as one of 'the best in the world'.
'We all knew the rule... well, maybe a couple didn't,' Cummins said after England ran out winners by three wickets.
'But he was pretty confident running in and there was a couple like that in our last domestic summer.
'Maxi's got to be up there with the best in the world. He saves us plenty of runs every game and probably kept us in it with those two catches in the last 10 overs.'
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