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Did Jason Holder Really Grab 'Catch Of The Decade' During CPL25 And We All Missed It?
Jason Holder is being hailed as a legend by cricket fans on X for grabbing this 'stunner' during CPL 25 contest between SKNP Vs ABF.
Catches win matches, they say. Athleticism on the cricket field, coupled with a safe pair of hands, has yielded some of the most memorable catches we have all collectively witnessed. Jonty Rhodes, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Paul Collingwood, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, AB de Villiers, Suryakumar Yadav, Glenn Phillips, Harleen Deol. Highlights of their catches are already running in your mind, aren't they?
But guess what? West Indies' Jason Holder may have quietly picked up a stunner during a match in the Caribbean Premier League 2025 (CPL), and it has completely gone under the radar.
Well, that might be a little bit of a stretch, and CPL's official X account is to blame for it.
SKNP Vs ABF
It was the first match of the CPL 25 between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKNP) and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons (ABF). The game, played on Thursday, turned out to be a low-scoring contest between the two sides.
Imad Wasim, captaining ABF, lost the toss to SKNP's Jason Holder and was asked to bat first.
The chase was a rather comfortable one. Alick Athanaze's 37* and Holder's 18* ensured there was no drama after the side lost four wickets for 76 in 10 overs.
Salamkheil's four-wicket scalp earned him the Player of the Match award.
'Stunner"
The highlight of the match, at least on the Internet, was Holder's 'stunner" to dismiss the ABF opening batter R Cornwall during the fourth over, bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi on the night.
Cornwall, facing his sixth delivery, walked down the pitch and chipped Farooqi towards the mid-off region. The ball had no timing or air on it, and Holder went ahead and completed a regulation catch.
Hyping up Holder's grab, the CPL's official X handle wrote: 'Holder holds on to a STUNNER!"
Holder holds on to a STUNNER! #CPL25 #BiggestPartyInSport #CricketPlayedLouder #SKNPvABF #CaribCatch — CPL T20 (@CPL) August 14, 2025
Cricket Fans Stunned
Before you read any further, we suggest you watch and perhaps rewatch the catch because when fans came across the 'stunner", they were far from stunned.
'ONE OF THE GREATEST CATCHES IN HISTORY," wrote one sarcastically.
'Cannot believe Holder held on to this impossible chance!" added another.
The hilarity continued.
'The way i just watched this video twice just to see how is this stunner (sic)."
'Oh my god. What a catch. ABD should learn."
'And he took this catch without gloves. Unbelievable."
'Better than any version of catches taken by Jonty Rhodes. Holder the greatest fielder of all time."
'He made it look easy. Easily catch of the year."
Maybe, just maybe, it was all a ploy by CPL's cheeky admin to bring attention to the season opener.
Jason Holder Hails Bowlers
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It was Holder's bowlers that earned him a win in the series opener, and he credited them for being outstanding, helping keep ABF batters in check.
'Today, the bowlers were outstanding. When we look at the way we bowled up front in the property, we got wickets; the innings credit must go to Waqar. I thought Waqar was upstanding. He gave us four wickets, which is always crucial energy in T20 games. So happy with the way we've started. If you've got bankers, it makes life easy. We've got quality bowling here. In my opinion, it's only one game in. As I said to the boys, it's important not to get too high or to get too low in this competition; just remain level. And I think if we do that and we are consistent, we'll go deep in this competition," Holder was quoted as saying by ESPN after the conclusion of the contest.
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August 16, 2025, 10:30 IST
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